Preserving Florida's Coastal Communities Act

Preserving Florida's Coastal Communities Act

Amends the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to extend the moratorium on oil and gas leasing and related activities in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico for five years (through June 30, 2027).

[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2630 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2630

 To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to extend the 
  moratorium on oil and gas leasing and related activities in certain 
                      areas of the Gulf of Mexico.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 3, 2015

 Mr. Jolly (for himself and Ms. Graham) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to extend the 
  moratorium on oil and gas leasing and related activities in certain 
                      areas of the Gulf of Mexico.

    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 ``Preserving Florida's Coastal 
Communities Act''.

SEC. 2. MORATORIUM ON COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY IN CERTAIN AREAS 
              OF GULF OF MEXICO.

    Section 104(a) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 
(43 U.S.C. 1331 note) is amended by striking ``June 30, 2022'' and 
inserting ``June 30, 2027''.
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