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

United States115th CongressS-2298Senate
Updated: Jan 11, 2018

Summary

New England Coastal Protection Act This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Department of the Interior from issuing a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas off the coast of: (1) Maine, (2) New Hampshire, (3) Massachusetts, (4) Rhode Island, or (5) Connecticut.

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HR-4774: To prohibit oil and gas leasing on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of New England.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

  1. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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  2. Introduced in Senate

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