New England Coastal Protection Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4852 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4852 To prohibit oil and gas leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of New England. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 30, 2024 Mr. Whitehouse (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Collins, Ms. Hassan, Mr. King, Mr. Markey, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Shaheen, and Ms. Warren) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 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''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OFF THE COAST OF NEW ENGLAND. Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337) is amended by a…