Defend our Coast Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 337 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. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 8, 2019 Mr. MCEACHIN (for himself, Mr. JONES, Mrs. LURIA, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, and Mr. BEYER) intro- duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to with- draw 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 Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Defend our Coast 4 Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:59 Jan 18, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H337.IH H337 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 337 IH SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL FROM DISPOSITION OF MID-ATLAN- 1 TIC OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF. 2 Section 12 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 3 (43 U.S.C. 1341) is amended by adding at the end the 4 following: 5 ‘‘(g) WITHDRAWAL FROM DISPOSITION OF MID-AT- 6 LANTIC OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.—The Secretary 7 may not issue a lease for the exploration, development, 8 or production of oil or gas on the outer Continental Shelf 9 in the Mid-Atlantic planning area.’’. 10 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:59 Jan 18, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H337.IH H337 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS