Natural Resources
Co-Sponsors: 18 – 9 Democrats, 9 Republicans
The 2006 Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act prohibited offshore leasing in the eastern Gulf of Mexico (off the coast of Florida) through June 2022 because drilling on Florida’s coast affected its tourism and fishing industries. This bill makes this moratorium on offshore leasing in the eastern Gulf of Mexico permanent.
(Summary from Castor press release)
This bill addresses Green New Deal goal 2(K)p.9 to restore and protect fragile ecosystems, 4(L)p.13 to ensure that oceans are protected, and 4(L)p.13 to ensure that public lands are protected.