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H.R. 4783 (109th)

Permanent Protection for Florida Act of 2006

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Introduced

16 February 2006

Last action

24 February 2006 · Referred

Status

Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

Sponsors

Rep. Davis, Jim [D-FL-11], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Boyd, Allen [D-FL-2], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5]

Subjects

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Source updated

15 August 2025

Summary

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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Timeline

  1. 16 February 2006

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 16 February 2006

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 16 February 2006

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 24 February 2006

    Committee

    Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

    Source: Committee

  5. 24 February 2006

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

    Source: Committee

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