House Natural Resources Committee
Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
Protecting Coastal Communities from Offshore Drilling
On Tuesday, April 2, at 10:00 a.m., in Room 1334 of the Longworth House Office Building, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources will hold a legislative hearing titled, “Protecting Coastal Communities from Offshore Drilling,” including discussion on:
- H.R. 1941 (Rep. Cunningham): To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior including in any leasing program certain planning areas, and for other purposes. “Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act”
- H.R. 205 (Rep. Rooney): To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to permanently extend the moratorium on leasing in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico. “Protecting and Securing Florida’s Coastline Act”
- H.R. 1149 (Rep. Van Drew): To prohibit the Department of the Interior from issuing certain geological and geophysical exploration permits under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, and for other purposes. “Atlantic Coastal Economies Protection Act”
Witness List
Panel I- Rep. Joe Cunningham, South Carolina, 1st District
- Rep. Jeff Van Drew, New Jersey, 2nd District
- Rep. Francis Rooney, Florida, 19th District
Panel II
- Jimmy Carroll, Mayor, Isle of Palms, SC
- Vipe Desai, Founding Member, Business Alliance for Protecting the Pacific Coast, Owner, HDX Mix, Huntington Beach, CA
- David Yates, Executive Director & CEO, Clearwater Marine Aquarium, Clearwater, FL
- Sharon Hewitt, Senator, Louisiana State Senate, District – 1, Baton Rouge, LA