,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #h1         
#bjai,ms4 ,castor of ,florida 7for      
herself1 ,mr4 ,rooney of ,florida1 ,mr4 
,crist1 and ,mr4 ,buchanan7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,outer       
,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act to      
prohibit oil and gas preleasing1        
leasing1 and related activities in      
certain areas of the ,outer ,continental
 ,shelf off the coast of ,florida1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,florida 
,coastal ,protection ,act4  #b4         
,prohibition of oil and natural gas     
preleasing1 leasing1 and related        
activities in certain areas off the     
coast of ,florida ,section #ah of the   
,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act  
7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdd7 is amended by     
adding at the end the following3  7i7   
,prohibition of oil and natural gas     

preleasing1 leasing1 and related        
activities in certain areas off the     
coast of ,florida  7#a7 ,prohibition    
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this section or any other law1 the      
,secretary may not offer for oil and gas
 leasing or preleasing or any related   
activity1 any tract located in-- 7,a7   
any area of the ,eastern ,gulf of       
,mexico that is referred to in section  
#ajd7;a7 of the ,gulf of ,mexico ,energy
 ,security ,act of #bjjf2  7,b7 the     
portion of the ,south ,atlantic         
,planning ,area south of #cj degrees #dc
 minutes ,north ,latitude2 or  7,c7 the 
,straits of ,florida ,planning ,area4   
7#b7 ,limitation on effect ,nothing in  
this subsection affects any right under 
any lease issued under this ,act before 
the date of enactment of this           
subsection4  4