H.R. 2272 — Introduced in House

I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2272 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 1, 2017Mr. Pallone (for himself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Tsongas, Ms. Norton, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Keating, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Sires, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Demings, Ms. Meng, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Norcross, and Mr. Hastings) 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, North Atlantic, and Straits of Florida 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; (3) the North Atlantic planning area; or (4) the Straits of Florida planning area. .