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HR 4749 114th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Atlantic Coast (U.S.) Atlantic Ocean Energy revenues and royalties Georgia Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Military operations and strategy North Carolina Oil and gas South Carolina State and local finance Virginia

NC OFFSHORE Act

Introduced: March 16, 2016 Introduced by: Hudson, Richard Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 18, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Mar 16, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 16, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

North Carolina Opening Fossil Fuels Safely and Harnessing Opportunities for Robust Employment Act or the NC OFFSHORE Act

This bill requires the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to conduct one oil and gas lease sale off North Carolina's coast every year for five years.

In addition, it protects military operations by allowing BOEM and the Department of Defense to mutually make certain areas off limits to exploration and allows coastal states to receive revenue from offshore energy projects.

This mandate shall take effect not later than two years after enactment of this bill.

What's happening now March 18, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4749: NC OFFSHORE Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4749/
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"H.R. 4749: NC OFFSHORE Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4749/.
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H.R. 4749, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4749/.
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