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HR 5278 101th Congress House Environmental Protection Continental shelf Energy policy Environmental assessment Federal advisory bodies Oil and gas leases Oregon Petroleum in submerged lands Washington State

Pacific Northwest Coast Protection Act

Introduced: July 13, 1990 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 7, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources.
Jul 19, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Panama Canal/Outer Continental Shelf.
Jul 13, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Jul 13, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Jul 13, 1990
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pacific Northwest Coast Protection Act - Imposes a moratorium on certain outer continental shelf leasing or pre-leasing activities off the coast of Oregon and Washington until after the year 2000. Prohibits preparation of a related draft environmental impact statement until after the Pacific Northwest Outer Continental Shelf Task Force completes and analyzes scientific and environmental studies necessary to enable the Secretary of the Interior to make decisions with respect to oil and gas leasing activities in such areas.

Requires the Secretary to use the results of such studies as a basis for all decisions relating to oil and gas leasing activities on the outer continental shelf off the coast of Oregon or Washington.

Requires the Secretary to use the recommendations of the Task Force as a basis for all decisions for periods after the year 2000 in any leasing program under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.

What's happening now September 7, 1990

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1