Florida Shores Protection and Fairness Act This bill revises the Gulf of Mexico outer Continental Shelf revenue sharing program. Specifically, it expands the program to include Florida. Currently, only Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas are included in the program that shares the revenues from oil and gas leasing on the Gulf of Mexico outer Continental Shelf. Additionally, the bill extends to June 30, 2032, the moratorium on oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Florida Shores Protection and Fairness Act
USA117th CongressS-28| Senate
| Updated: 1/22/2021
Florida Shores Protection and Fairness Act This bill revises the Gulf of Mexico outer Continental Shelf revenue sharing program. Specifically, it expands the program to include Florida. Currently, only Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas are included in the program that shares the revenues from oil and gas leasing on the Gulf of Mexico outer Continental Shelf. Additionally, the bill extends to June 30, 2032, the moratorium on oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico.