Florida Coastal Protection Act
Summary
Florida Coastal Protection Act This bill prohibits the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management from offering any tract for oil and gas leasing or preleasing in the following areas: the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Planning Area that is within 125 miles of the coastline of Florida, the South Atlantic Planning Area that is south of 30 degrees 43 minutes North Latitude, or the Straits of Florida Planning Area.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Apr 26, 2021
Last action May 13, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
3
May 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
lower
May 10, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 21 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kathy Castor
DDemocratic
Co
Al Lawson, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Posey
RRepublican
Co
Brian J. Mast
RRepublican
Co
Byron Donalds
RRepublican
Co
Carlos A. Gimenez
RRepublican
Co
Charlie Crist
DDemocratic
Co
Darren Soto
DDemocratic
Co
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
DDemocratic
Co
Frederica S. Wilson
DDemocratic
Co
Gus M. Bilirakis
RRepublican
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