SB2986: WHALE Act Warding off Hostile Administrative Leasing Efforts Act
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
A bill to prohibit the issuance of an interim or final rule, and to prohibit the inclusion in certain oil and gas leases, exploration or development plans, or well permits requirements or recommendations, that establish a vessel speed or operational restriction in the Central or Western Planning Area of the Gulf of Mexico of the outer Continental Shelf until the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce complete a study demonstrating that proposed mitigation efforts would have no negative impact on supply chains, United States offshore energy production and generation, military activities, including readiness, and United States commercial and recreational fishing maritime commerce, and for other purposes.
Plain-language summary
The WHALE Act would block the federal government from creating rules or permit requirements that limit how fast ships can travel in two regions of the Gulf of Mexico. These speed restrictions aim to protect whales from ship strikes. The bill requires the Secretaries of Interior and Commerce to first study whether such restrictions would harm oil and gas production, military readiness, fishing, and shipping. The bill was recently introduced in Congress and has not yet been voted on.
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SB2986: WHALE Act Warding off Hostile Administrative Leasing Efforts Act
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Sponsors
Bill Cassidy
Primary SponsorCo-sponsors (7)
Cynthia Lummis
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Katie Boyd Britt
Roger Wicker
Tommy Tuberville