H.R. 2469 · 115th Congress
Seismic Moratorium Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Bill Posey
- Introduced
- 2017-05-16
- Latest action
- 2017-05-24 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Summary
Seismic Moratorium Act
This bill prohibits conducting geological or geophysical activities in support of oil or gas exploration and development in any area located within a specified exclusive economic zone located off the coastline of Florida.
This moratorium shall only be terminated if the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration determines that the reasonably foreseeable impacts of such activities are minimal to individuals or populations of marine mammals, sea turtles, or fish.
These geological and geophysical activities are described in the final programmatic environmental impact statement of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management entitled "Atlantic OCS Proposed Geological and Geophysical Activities, Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic Planning Areas," which was completed in February 2014.