H.R. 205 · 116th Congress
Protecting and Securing Florida’s Coastline Act of 2019
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18 cosponsors · 9 D, 9 R
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- House Introduced Jan 3, 2019
- House Passed Sep 11, 2019 248–180
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House · Sep 11, 2019
Protecting and Securing Florida's Coastline Act of 2019
(Sec. 2)This bill permanently extends the moratorium on oil and gas leasing, preleasing, and related activities in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico near the coast of Florida.
(Sec. 4)The Department of the Interior must collect non-refundable fees from the operators of facilities subject to inspection under this bill, including inspection fees for offshore energy facilities and oil drilling rigs. All fees collected must be deposited into the Ocean Energy Safety Fund.
(Sec. 6)Interior must contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to complete the study on the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Offshore Oil and Gas Operations Inspection Program.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
Votes to become law
About this bill and sources
Official title: Protecting and Securing Florida's Coastline Act of 2019
Latest action (Sep 12, 2019): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 3, 2019
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- House Introduced Jan 3, 2019
- House Passed Sep 11, 2019 248–180
Final vote · House · Sep 11, 2019
Passage — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Nancy Pelosi