Shore Tourism and Ocean Protection from Offshore Oil and Gas Act (A839)
BILL SUMMARY:
In response to a proposal for a National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program that would open up US coastlines to offshore drilling, New Jersey passed Assembly Bill 839 to formally ban offshore drilling along its coastline. This bill, which was signed in the spring of 2018, prohibits the leasing of tidal or submerged lands in state waters 3-miles off of the coastline for oil/natural gas exploration, development, or production. The basis of this ban lies in the importance of New Jersey’s coastal tourism, fisheries, and recreation to its state economy and the threat of offshore drilling poses to the health of its coastline.
STATE:
New Jersey
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STATUTE:
Chapter 13, Section 19, 47–51
AUTHOR:
Assemblyman R. Bruce Land, Assemblyman Bob Andrzejczak, Assemblyman Vincent Mazzeo, Assemblyman Nicholas Chiaravalloti
CO-AUTHORS:
Assemblymembers Gordon Johnson, Tim Eustace, Nancy PInkin, Joann Downey, Eric Houghtaling, John Armato, Brian Rumpf, DiAnne Gove, Verlina Reynolds-Jackson, Carol Murphy, Joseph Lagana, Annette Quijano, & Senators Chris Brown, Vin Gopal, Christopher Connors, Robert Gordon, Linda Greenstein, Reed Gusciora, Angela McKnight, Roy Freiman
SENATE VOTE:
| Yes: 37 | No: 0 |
| R: 14 | R: 0 |
| D: 23 | D: 0 |
ASSEMBLY VOTE:
| Yes: 72 | No: 1 |
| R: 22 | R: 1 |
| D: 48 | D: 0 |
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