[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1327 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1327

 To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to withdraw the outer 
 Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic planning area from disposition, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 1, 2023

Ms. Ross (for herself, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Adams, Mr. Scott of 
  Virginia, and Mr. Nickel) introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to withdraw the outer 
 Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic planning area from disposition, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Defend our Coast Act''.

SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL FROM DISPOSITION OF MID-ATLANTIC OUTER CONTINENTAL 
              SHELF.

    Section 12 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
1341) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Withdrawal From Disposition of Mid-Atlantic Outer Continental 
Shelf.--The Secretary may not issue a lease for the exploration, 
development, or production of oil or gas on the outer Continental Shelf 
in the Mid-Atlantic planning area.''.
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