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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 287
To prohibit oil and gas leasing on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast
of New England.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 8, 2019
Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. COURTNEY,
Ms. DELAURO, Mr. GOLDEN, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. HIMES, Mr. KEATING,
Mr. KENNEDY, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr.
LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MOULTON,
Mr. NEAL, Mr. PAPPAS, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mrs. TRAHAN,
and Mr. WELCH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
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 Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘New England Coastal
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Protection Act’’.
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•HR 287 IH
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING ON THE
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OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OFF THE COAST
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OF NEW ENGLAND.
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Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
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(43 U.S.C. 1337) is amended by adding at the end the
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following:
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‘‘(q) PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING IN
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CERTAIN AREAS OF THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.—
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any
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other law, the Secretary may not issue a lease for the ex-
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ploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas
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in any area of the outer Continental Shelf off the coast
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of the State of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts,
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Rhode Island, or Connecticut.’’.
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