To prohibit activities other than certain required environmental or oceanographic studies under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act within the outer continental shelf off the State of Florida, and for other purposes.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jan 26, 1993

Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from either conducting any lease sales, or issuing any new leases in any area of the outer continental shelf off the State of Florida, between the seaward lateral boundary between Florida and Alabama and the seaward lateral boundary between Florida and Georgia. Sets forth a moratorium period. Requires the Secretary to: (1) undertake specified environmental or oceanographic studies; (2) initiate cancellation of all leases within a specified area; and (3) report annually to the Congress on the status of such cancellations. Provides that: (1) compensation for such leases shall be paid out of the Treasury; and (2) the State of Florida shall incur no cost or other liability as a consequence of such lease cancellations. Authorizes appropriations.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Rep. Goss, Porter J. [R-FL-14] · R–FL

Committees

Natural Resources Committee
Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee

14 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

Legislative record

Actions

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Feb 18, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Feb 12, 1993
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Feb 12, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oceanography, Gulf of Mexico, and the Outer Continental Shelf.
Jan 26, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Jan 26, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 26, 1993
Introduced in House
Jan 26, 1993
Introduced in House

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HR 4613 · To protect the ecologically fragile coastal resources of south Florida by prohibiting offshore oil and gas activities and by cancelling Federal leases in the area of the outer Continental Shelf adjacent to the south Florida coast.

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Discuss H.R.583, 103rd Congress: To prohibit activities other than certain required environmental or oceanographic studies under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act within the outer continental shelf off the State of Florida, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/583

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1993-01-26.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/hr583/BILLS-103hr583ih.htm

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Analyze H.R.583 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss H.R.583, 103rd Congress: To prohibit activities other than certain required environmental or oceanographic studies under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act within the outer continental shelf off the State of Florida, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/583

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1993-01-26.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/hr583/BILLS-103hr583ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-02T17:22:52Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss H.R.583, 103rd Congress: To prohibit activities other than certain required environmental or oceanographic studies under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act within the outer continental shelf off the State of Florida, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/583

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1993-01-26.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/hr583/BILLS-103hr583ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-02T17:22:52Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss H.R.583, 103rd Congress: To prohibit activities other than certain required environmental or oceanographic studies under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act within the outer continental shelf off the State of Florida, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/583

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1993-01-26.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/hr583/BILLS-103hr583ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-02T17:22:52Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.R.583 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.