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Referenced Laws
43 U.S.C. 1341
Section 1
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defend our Coast Act.
Section 2
2. Withdrawal from disposition of Mid-Atlantic outer Continental Shelf Section 12 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1341) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary may not issue a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or gas on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic Planning Area, as such planning area is depicted in the 2024–2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program (September 2023). (g)Withdrawal from disposition of Mid-Atlantic outer Continental ShelfThe Secretary may not issue a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or gas on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic Planning Area, as such planning area is depicted in the 2024–2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program (September 2023)..