119-s1472

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1472 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 1472

To prohibit oil and gas leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf off the 
 coast of New England.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 April 10, 2025

 Mr. Whitehouse (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Collins, Ms. Hassan, 
 Mr. King, Mr. Markey, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Shaheen, and Ms. 
 Warren) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
 referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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 A BILL

To prohibit oil and gas leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf off the 
 coast of New England.

 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 ``New England Coastal Protection 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL 
 SHELF OFF THE COAST OF NEW ENGLAND.

 

Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (q) Prohibition of Oil and Gas Leasing in Certain Areas of the 
Outer Continental Shelf.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
section or any other law, the Secretary may not issue a lease for the 
exploration for, or development or production of, oil or natural gas in 
any area of the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of the State of 
Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, or Connecticut.''.
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