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112th Congress (2011-2012)
H.R.261.IH
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HR 261 IH
January 11, 2011
Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. GARAMENDI, and Ms. CASTOR of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
- This Act may be cited as the `No New Drilling Act of 2011'.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON LEASING OF OCS FOR EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT, OR PRODUCTION OF OIL, GAS, OR ANY OTHER MINERAL.
- Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (16 U.S.C. 1344) is amended--
- (1) by striking so much as precedes subsection (g) and inserting the following:
`SEC. 18. PROHIBITION ON LEASING OF OCS FOR EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT, OR PRODUCTION OF OIL, GAS, OR ANY OTHER MINERAL.
- `(a) In General- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no lease may be issued for the exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or any other mineral on the outer Continental Shelf.';
- (2) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (b) and (c), respectively; and
- (3) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by striking the first sentence.