Northeast Fisheries Heritage Protection Act of 2025

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 674 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 674 To prohibit commercial offshore wind energy development in Lobster Management Area 1 in the Gulf of Maine, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2025 Mr. Golden of Maine (for himself and Mr. Van Drew) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit commercial offshore wind energy development in Lobster Management Area 1 in the Gulf of Maine, and for other purposes. 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 ``Northeast Fisheries Heritage Protection Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN LOBSTER MANAGEMENT AREA 1. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) The New England fishing industry has been an integral part of th…