,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dbhd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bb1 #bjbc ,mr4 
,gold5 ( ,ma9e introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural
 ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit     
comm]cial (f%ore w9d en]gy developm5t 9 
,lob/] ,managem5t ,area #a 9 ! ,gulf (  
,ma9e1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,nor!a/ 
,fi%]ies ,h]itage ,protection ,act4  #b4
 ,prohibition on comm]cial (f%ore w9d   
en]gy developm5t 9 ,lob/] ,managem5t    
,area #a  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !   
foll[+3  7#a7 ,! ,new ,engl& fi%+       
indu/ry has be5 an integral "p ( !      
hi/ory1 culture1 & economy ( ! region = 
ov] #djj ye>s4  7#b7 ,9 #bjba1 ,new     
,engl& comm]cial fi%]ies l&$ an e/imat$ 
#eja1adc1adb p\nds ( cat*1 valu$ at     
#a1ifh1jhf1cge1 :i* supports ?\s&s (    
fi%]m51 _! families1 & communities t    
dep5d on ^! ocean res\rces4  7#c7 ,!    
,unit$ ,/ates lob/] fi%]y1 ) ,ma9e &    
,massa*usetts produc+ #ic p]c5t ( !     

lob/] h>ve/1 is "o ( ! mo/ valuable     
fi%]ies 9 ! c\ntry ) comm]cial l&+s     
total+ #acd1gjj1jjj p\nds valu$ at      
#ibe1jjj1jjj4  7#d7 ,lob/] ,managem5t   
,area #a 9 ! ,gulf ( ,ma9e is a critical
 & highly productive fi%+ gr\nd =       
halibut1 tuna1 fl\nd]1 r$fi%1 black sea 
bass1 monkfi%1 mack]el1 rock & s& crab1 
mussels1 h>d%ell & s(t%ell clams1 oy/]s1
 scallops1 con*s1 squid1 & lob/]4  7#e7 
,! ,bureau ( ,ocean ,en]gy ,managem5t   
rec5tly publi%$ ,comm]cial ,leas+ = ,w9d
 ,p[] ,developm5t on ! ,gulf ( ,ma9e    
,out] ,cont95tal ,%elf 7,,ocs7-,call =  
,in=mation & ,nom9ations 7#hh ,f$4 ,reg4
 #bedbg2 publi%$ ,april #bf1 #bjbc71 :i*
 invites public comm5t on pot5tial      
comm]cial w9d en]gy developm5t 9 ! ,gulf
 ( ,ma9e4  7#f7 ,! ,call id5tifies      
approximately #i1hjj1jjj million acres  
to site pot5tial comm]cial (f%ore w9d   
projects 9 ! ,gulf ( ,ma9e1 includ+     
,lob/] ,managem5t ,areas #a & #c & o!r  
areas t are clos$ to fi%+ ei!r p]man5tly
 or seasonally 9 an ef=t to protect !   

endang]$ ,nor? ,atlantic "r :ale4  7#g7 
,sit+ (f%ore w9d developm5t outside (   
,lob/] ,managem5t ,area #a w\ld avoid   
conflict ) ! ,new ,engl& comm]cial &    
recreational fi%+ indu/ries & pres]ve a 
vital fi%+ gr\nd = future g5]ations4    
7b7 ,prohibition on comm]cial (f%ore w9d
 developm5t 9 ,lob/] ,managem5t ,area #a
 ,not)/&+ section #h ( ! ,out]          
,cont95tal ,%elf ,l&s ,act 7#dc         
,u4,s4,c4 #accg71 no lease1 lic5se1     
p]mit1 or o!r au?orization may be issu$ 
= ! developm5t ( comm]cial (f%ore w9d   
en]gy 9 ,lob/] ,managem5t ,area #a4  7c7
 ,gulf ( ,ma9e (f%ore w9d project       
environm5tal review process /udy  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 !      
,comptroll] ,g5]al %all conduct a /udy  
to assess ! suffici5cy ( ! environm5tal 
review processes ( ! national ,m>9e     
,fi%]ies ,s]vice1 ! ,bureau ( ,ocean    
,en]gy ,managem5t1 & any o!r relevant   
,f$]al ag5cy = (f%ore w9d projects 9 !  
,gulf ( ,ma9e 9 place z ( ! date (      

enactm5t ( ?is section4  7#b7 ,cont5ts  
,! /udy requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all   
include consid]ation ( ! foll[+3  7,a7  
,! impacts ( (f%ore w9d projects 9 !    
,gulf ( ,ma9e on-- 7i7 m>9e mammals1    
includ+ :ales2  7ii7 f9fi%2  7iii7 b5?ic
 res\rces2  7iv7 ! comm]cial &          
recreational fi%+ indu/ries1 includ+    
m>9e equipm5t retail]s1 on%ore          
processors1 fi% m>kets1 & o!r %oreside  
bus9esses2  7v7 air quality & gre5h\se  
gas emissions2  7vi7 cultural1          
hi/orical1 & ,tribal res\rces2  7vii7   
m>9e inv]tebrates2  7viii7 ess5tial fi% 
habitat 7z t t]m is def9$ 9 section #c (
 ! ,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y ,cons]vation 
& ,managem5t ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4        
#ahjb772  7ix7 plankton abundance &     
di/ribution2  7x7 recreation & t\rism2 &
  7xi7 fi%]ies-dep5d5t communities4     
7,b7 ,h[ ea* ag5cy describ$ 9 p>agraph  
7#a7 det]m9es :i* /akehold]s to consult 
) reg>d to (f%ore w9d projects 9 ! ,gulf
 ( ,ma9e & if a timely1 compreh5sive    
comm5t p]iod is provid$ = local         

repres5tatives & int]e/$ p>ties ) reg>d 
to su* (f%ore w9d projects4  7d7 ,lob/] 
,managem5t ,area #a def9$ ,9 ?is        
section1 ! t]m ,lob/] ,managem5t ,area  
#a has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m ,,eez ,ne>%ore
 ,managem5t ,area #a 9 section #fig4ah (
 title #ej1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 
7or a successor regulation74