,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abif  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #b1       
#bjai,mr4 ,whitehouse 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,blumenthal1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,ms4       
,hassan1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 
,murphy1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 and
 ,ms4 ,warren7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
prohibit oil and gas leasing on the     
,outer ,continental ,shelf off the coast
 of ,new ,england4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,new     
,england ,coastal ,protection ,act4  #b4
 ,prohibition of oil and gas leasing on 
the ,outer ,continental ,shelf off the  
coast of ,new ,england ,section #h of   
the ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands   
,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #accg7 is amended by
 adding at the end the following3  7q7  
,prohibition of oil and gas leasing in  
certain areas of the outer ,continental 
,shelf ,notwithstanding any other       

provision of this section or any other  
law1 the ,secretary may not issue a     
lease for the exploration for1 or       
development or production of1 oil or    
natural gas in any area of the outer    
,continental ,shelf off the coast of the
 ,state of ,maine1 ,new ,hampshire1     
,massachusetts1 ,rhode ,island1 or      
,connecticut4  4