I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 728 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 30, 2017 Mr. LoBiondo (for himself, Mr. Frelinghuysen , Mr. Lance , and Mr. Smith of New Jersey ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing oil and gas leases on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of New Jersey.

1. Prohibition on oil and gas leasing off the coast of New Jersey (a) Prohibition The Secretary of the Interior shall not issue a lease, permit, or license for the exploration for or extraction of oil or gas on or from submerged lands described in subsection (b). (b) Lands described The submerged lands with respect to which subsection (a) applies are all submerged lands seaward from the landward boundary of the Outer Continental Shelf that lie within 125 miles of any point of the coastline of the State of New Jersey.