S. 2239 (109th): Permanent Protection for Florida Act of 2006

Introduced:
Feb 01, 2006 (109th Congress, 2005–2006)
Sponsor:
Sen. Mel Martinez [R-FL]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:

H.R. 4783 (same title)
Referred to Committee — Feb 16, 2006

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Status

This bill was introduced on February 1, 2006, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Feb 01, 2006
Referred to Committee Feb 01, 2006
Cosponsors
1 cosponsors (1D) (show)
Committees

Senate Energy and Natural Resources

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Full Title

A bill to prohibit offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf off the State of Florida, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Feb 01, 2006.
10 pages

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2/1/2006--Introduced.
Permanent Protection for Florida Act of 2006 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other mineral in the Florida exclusion zone.
Expresses the sense of Congress that states are encouraged not to issue a permit or lease for new oil and natural gas slant, directional, or offshore drilling in or under any of the Great Lakes. Declares this Act applicable to non-producing leases.
Withdraws the Florida exclusion zone from:
(1) any Outer Continental Shelf protraction diagram prepared by the Minerals Management Service; and
(2) consideration for inclusion in any five-year Outer Continental Shelf leasing program of the Department of the Interior. Declares that any non-producing or similar lease that is suspended as of the enactment of this Act in the Eastern planning area of the Gulf of Mexico (with a specified exception), and that is also active, non-producing, or in suspension as of such date, is relinquished and abandoned in exchange for royalty forgiveness for revenue streams owed by oil and gas lessees producing on that date in the Central and Western planning areas of the Gulf of Mexico. Specifies the characteristics of any relinquished and abandoned lease whose lessee is ineligible for royalty forgiveness.
Extends until June 30, 2020, the expiration date for the withdrawal of areas of the Outer Continental Shelf described in a specified Memorandum.

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