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S5654119th Congress

Protecting Florida's Offshore Military Readiness Act

Sponsored By: Senator Scott, Rick [R-FL]

Introduced

Summary

Would create a moratorium on new oil and gas leasing and production in the Eglin Gulf Test and Training Range to protect military testing and training. It would preserve valid existing leases and would end only when the Secretary of War certifies the range is not of critical use.

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  • Military and testing units: Gives the range legal protection from new offshore energy activity to reduce the risk that drilling or production interferes with testing and training.
  • Oil and gas companies: Prevents the Secretary from offering new leases, preleases, production, or related activity in the designated area, subject to two explicit exceptions written into the bill.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Protect Eglin military range from drilling

This bill would prohibit the Secretary from offering areas inside the Eglin Gulf Test and Training Range for oil and gas leasing, preleasing, production, or related activity. It would apply to the area the Secretary of War had designated as the Eglin Gulf Test and Training Range on the enactment date. Valid existing leases in force on enactment day would remain valid. The ban would end when the Secretary of War certifies to Congress that the range is no longer of critical use. The measure would take effect immediately on enactment and would not create new funding.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Scott, Rick [R-FL]

FL • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 9/30/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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