,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbgf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ab1 #bjae ,mr4 
,murphy of ,florida 7for himself1 ,ms4  
,frankel of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,wasserman   
,schultz1 ,mr4 ,posey1 ,ms4 ,graham1    
,mr4 ,hastings1 ,ms4 ,brown of ,florida1
 and ,ms4 ,castor of ,florida7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,natural 
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish a  
moratorium on oil and gas-related       
seismic activities off the coastline of 
the ,state of ,florida1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,seismic ,moratorium
 ,act4  #b4 ,moratorium on oil and      
gas-related seismic activities in the   
exclusive economic zone off the         
coastline of the ,state of ,florida  7a7
 ,in general ,except as provided in     
subsection 7b7 and notwithstanding any  
other provision of law1 no person may   
conduct geological or geophysical       
activities 7as those terms are described

 in the final programmatic environmental
 impact statement of the ,bureau of     
,ocean ,energy ,management entitled     
,atlantic ,,ocs ,proposed ,geological   
and ,geophysical ,activities1           
,mid-,atlantic and ,south ,atlantic     
,planning ,areas and completed ,february
 #bjad7 in support of oil or gas        
exploration and development in any area 
located within the exclusive economic   
zone 7as defined in section #ajg of     
title #df1 ,united ,states ,code7       
located off the coastline of the ,state 
of ,florida4  7b7 ,termination of       
moratorium ,the moratorium described in 
subsection 7a7 shall only be terminated 
if the ,administrator of the ,national  
,oceanic and ,atmospheric               
,administration determines that the     
reasonably foreseeable impacts of the   
geological or geophysical activities    
described in subsection 7a7 to          
individuals or populations of marine    
mammals1 sea turtles1 or fish are       
minimal4