[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 440 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 440

To impose a 10-year moratorium on oil and gas leasing in certain areas 
                      off the coast of New Jersey.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 1993

  Mr. Zimmer (for himself, Mr. Gallo, Mr. Andrews of New Jersey, Mrs. 
   Roukema, and Mr. Saxton) introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To impose a 10-year moratorium on oil and gas leasing in certain areas 
                      off the coast of New Jersey.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. MORATORIUM ON OIL AND GAS LEASING.

    During the period described in section 2, the Secretary of the 
Interior may not--
            (1) prepare for, or conduct, any preleasing or leasing 
        activity (including, but not limited to, calls for information, 
        tract selection, notices of sale, receipt of bids, and award of 
        leases);
            (2) approve any plan of exploration pursuant to section 11 
        of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1340); or
            (3) approve any development or production plan pursuant to 
        section 25 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
        1351),
for any land within protraction diagram NK 18-12, NJ 18-2, NJ 18-3, NJ 
18-5, NJ 18-6, or NJ 19-1, which is within ``sale 121-area 
identification'' as depicted on the map entitled ``Mid-Atlantic 
Planning Area'' and numbered MMS-11.

SEC. 2. MORATORIUM PERIOD.

    The period referred to in section 1 is the 10-year period which 
begins on the date of enactment of this Act.

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