New England Coastal Protection Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, New England Coastal Protection Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers. The main policy domain is Energy, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H418895A809544637BA013854842B7DEB: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the New England Coastal Protection Act.
- Section HCAB4D6066BB4426CB613B1A478089092: 2. Prohibition of oil and gas leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of New England Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C....
Evidence Chain:
This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.
At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, New England Coastal Protection Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, New England Coastal Protection Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
- energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Whitehouse (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Collins, Ms. Hassan, …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and …
Introduced in Senate
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
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