HR 1036
106th Congress
House
Energy
Continental shelf
Federal-state relations
Gas in submerged lands
Government Operations and Politics
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Mining leases
Ocean mining
Oil and gas leases
Petroleum in submerged lands
Prospecting
Public Lands and Natural Resources
State laws
Submarine oil well drilling
Territorial waters
Coastal States Protection Act
Introduced: March 9, 1999
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 16, 1999
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Mar 16, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Mar 9, 1999
Introduced in House
Mar 9, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Plain-English summary
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 or adjacent to lands beneath navigable waters of a coastal State whose Governor has placed a moratorium on such activities with respect to oil, gas, or other minerals.
What's happening now
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Committees of jurisdiction
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