H.R. 1977 — Introduced in House

I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1977 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 22, 2015 Mr. Pallone (for himself, Mr. Connolly, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Sires, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Langevin, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Keating, Ms. Castor of Florida, and Mr. Quigley) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and North Atlantic planning areas. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism Anti-Drilling Act or the COAST Anti-Drilling Act. 2. Prohibition of oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the outer Continental Shelf Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337) is amended by adding at the end the following: (q) Prohibition of oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the outer Continental Shelf Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any other law, the Secretary of the Interior shall not issue a lease or any other authorization for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other mineral in— (1) the Mid-Atlantic planning area; (2) the South Atlantic planning area; or (3) the North Atlantic planning area. .