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S.55: Offshore Fairness Act
About This Bill
- Introduced Jan. 7, 2015
- Latest Major Action Jan. 7, 2015
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Bill Summary
Offshore Fairness Act This bill amends the Submerged Lands Act to change the seaward boundaries of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia from a distance of three geographic miles from the coast line to a distance of three marine leagues. This change expands the offshore jurisdictions of those states. The Department of the Interior must convey the submerged land in the Outer Continental...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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Jan. 7, 2015 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Jan. 7, 2015 |
Introduced in the Senate by David Vitter (R-La.) |