No Drilling in the North Atlantic Act of 2023
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What This Bill Does
This bill stops the Secretary of the Interior from leasing areas in the North Atlantic Planning Area (a region on the ocean floor off the eastern U.S. coast) for oil and gas exploration, development, or production. The bill does not affect oil and gas leases that were already issued before the bill becomes law.
Who It Affects
The Secretary of the Interior (the federal official in charge of managing public lands and ocean resources) is directly affected and cannot issue new oil and gas leases in the North Atlantic Planning Area.
Key Provisions
• The Secretary of the Interior cannot lease any area in the North Atlantic Planning Area of the Outer Continental Shelf for oil and gas exploration, development, or production (Sec. 2(a))
• This prohibition does not affect any oil and gas leases that were issued before this bill becomes law (Sec. 2(b))
What Changes
If this bill becomes law, the Secretary of the Interior would lose the authority to issue new oil and gas leases in the North Atlantic Planning Area. However, any leases already issued before the bill's enactment would continue to be valid.
Important Definitions
None defined in this bill text.
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