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HR 5861 110th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Coastal zone Energy Florida Gulf of Mexico Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Oil and gas leases

Florida Coastal Protection Act

Introduced: April 22, 2008 Introduced by: Castor, Kathy Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Apr 24, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Apr 22, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Apr 22, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Florida Coastal Protection Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from offering for oil and gas leasing or preleasing (including any related activity) any tract located in: (1) specified areas of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico; (2) a specified portion of the South Atlantic Planning Area; or (3) the Straits of Florida Planning Area.

What's happening now April 24, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5861: Florida Coastal Protection Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5861/
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"H.R. 5861: Florida Coastal Protection Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5861/.
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H.R. 5861, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5861/.
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