HR 1697
108th Congress
House
Energy
Atlantic Ocean
Continental shelf
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
COAST Anti-Drilling Act
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 16, 2003
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Apr 16, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Apr 9, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Apr 9, 2003
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism Anti-Drilling Act, or the COAST Anti-Drilling Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other mineral in either the Mid-Atlantic planning area or the North Atlantic planning area.
What's happening now
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Committees of jurisdiction
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