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S 950 104th Congress Senate Energy Continental shelf Energy policy Gas in submerged lands Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Mining leases Ocean mining Oil and gas leases Petroleum in submerged lands Prospecting Public Lands and Natural Resources Submarine oil well drilling

Coastal States Protection Act

Introduced: June 20, 1995 See on congress.gov
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Jun 20, 1995
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jun 20, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8711-8712)
Jun 20, 1995
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Coastal States Protection Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing a lease for mineral exploration, development, or production on submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf that are seaward of, or adjacent to, specified lands under a State or Federal lease moratorium.

What's happening now June 20, 1995

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1898 Identical bill Coastal States Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

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Murray, Patty
Washington · Jun 20, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 950: Coastal States Protection Act. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-S-950/
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"S. 950: Coastal States Protection Act." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-S-950/.
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