I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1149 To prohibit the Department of the Interior from issuing certain geological and geophysical exploration permits under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 11, 2019 Mr. VAN DREW (for himself, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Ms. SHALALA, and Mr. MAST) introduced the fol- lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To prohibit the Department of the Interior from issuing certain geological and geophysical exploration permits under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, 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 ‘‘Atlantic Coastal 4 Economies Protection Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:43 Feb 21, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1149.IH H1149 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 1149 IH SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ISSUING PERMITS UNDER OUTER 1 CONTINENTAL SHELF LANDS ACT. 2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Department of the Interior 3 may not issue any of the permits described in subsection 4 (b). Any such permit issued before the date of the enact- 5 ment of this Act shall have no force or effect. 6 (b) PERMITS DESCRIBED.—The permits referred to 7 in subsection (a) are the following: 8 (1) A permit under section 11 of the Outer 9 Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1340) au- 10 thorizing TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company to en- 11 gage in geophysical exploration for mineral resources 12 (permit application number E14–001). 13 (2) A permit under such section authorizing 14 Ion/GX Technology Corporation to engage in geo- 15 physical exploration for mineral resources (permit 16 application number E14–003). 17 (3) A permit under such section authorizing 18 WesternGeco LLC to engage in geophysical explo- 19 ration for mineral resources (permit application 20 number E14–004). 21 (4) A permit under such section authorizing 22 CGG Services (US) Inc. to engage in geophysical ex- 23 ploration for mineral resources (permit application 24 number E14–005). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:43 Feb 21, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1149.IH H1149 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 1149 IH (5) A permit under such section authorizing 1 Spectrum Geo Inc. to engage in geophysical explo- 2 ration for mineral resources (permit application 3 number E14–006). 4 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:43 Feb 21, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1149.IH H1149 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS