The COAST Anti-Drilling Act would permanently ban offshore oil and natural gas drilling in four specific Atlantic Ocean planning areas: the North Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Straits of Florida. The bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the federal government from issuing any leases or authorizations for oil, gas, or mineral exploration and production in these regions. The legislation is designed to protect marine ecosystems and support tourism-dependent coastal communities by preventing drilling activities off the eastern U.S. coast. The bill includes no specific funding provisions or implementation timelines beyond the permanent prohibition. It affects the oil and gas industry's ability to develop federal offshore leases in these Atlantic waters, as well as coastal states and communities that depend on ocean-related tourism and fishing.
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