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Defend our Coast Act

Last updated: 4/10/2025 · Introduced: 4/10/2025

Author: Deborah Ross (D-NC)

TL;DR (AI)

  • This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to withdraw the Mid-Atlantic Planning Area from potential oil and gas leasing.
  • It prohibits the Secretary from issuing leases for oil or gas exploration, development, or production within the defined Mid-Atlantic Planning Area.
  • The Mid-Atlantic Planning Area is specifically defined as the area depicted in the 2024-2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program.
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