New England Coastal Protection Act of 2024

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9273 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9273 To prohibit oil and gas leasing on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of New England. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 2, 2024 Mr. Magaziner (for himself, Mr. Amo, Mr. Courtney, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Golden of Maine, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Keating, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Pingree, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Auchincloss, Ms. Pressley, and Mr. Himes) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit oil and gas leasing on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of New England. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``New England Coastal Protection Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING ON OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OFF COAST OF NEW ENGLAND. Section 8 of the O…