[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[S. 70 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 70

 To permit exports of certain domestically produced crude oil, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 4, 1995

Mr. Dole (for Mr. Murkowski) (for himself, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Stevens, and 
  Mr. Heflin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
    referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To permit exports of certain domestically produced crude oil, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. EXPORTS OF ALASKAN NORTH SLOPE OIL.

    Section 28 of the Act entitled ``An Act to promote the mining of 
coal, phosphate, oil, oil shale, gas, and sodium on the public 
domain'', approved February 25, 1920 (commonly known as the ``Mineral 
Leasing Act'') (30 U.S.C. 185), is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (s) and inserting the following:

                  ``exports of alaskan north slope oil

    ``(s)(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), notwithstanding any 
other provision of law (including any regulation), any oil transported 
by pipeline over a right-of-way granted pursuant to section 203 of the 
Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act (43 U.S.C. 1652) may be 
exported.
    ``(2) Except in the case of oil exported to a country pursuant to a 
bilateral international oil supply agreement entered into by the United 
States with the country before June 25, 1979, or to a country pursuant 
to the International Emergency Oil Sharing Plan of the International 
Energy Agency, the oil shall be transported by a vessel documented 
under the laws of the United States and owned by a citizen of the 
United States (as determined in accordance with section 2 of the 
Shipping Act, 1916 (46 U.S.C. App. 802)).
    ``(3) Nothing in this subsection shall restrict the authority of 
the President under the Constitution, the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), or the National 
Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) to prohibit exportation of the 
oil.''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (u).

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act and the amendments made by it shall take effect on the 
date of enactment.
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