Coastal States Protection Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing a lease for mineral exploration, development, or production on submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf that are seaward or adjacent to lands beneath navigable waters of a coastal State whose Governor has placed a moratorium on such activities with respect to oil, gas, or other minerals.
Actions
Mar 20, 2001
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Mar 20, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.