[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1467 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H.R. 1467

 To provide for the continuance of oil and gas operations pursuant to 
         certain existing leases in the Wayne National Forest.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 28, 1997

   Mr. Ney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the continuance of oil and gas operations pursuant to 
         certain existing leases in the Wayne National Forest.

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

SECTION 1. ELECTION TO CONTINUE OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS UNDER CERTAIN 
              EXISTING LEASES.

    In the case of the Wayne National Forest, an election under section 
17(b)(3) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(b)(3)), including an 
election made before the date of enactment of this Act, shall be deemed 
to be an election to continue operations pursuant to the existing lease 
instead of an election to continue the lease as a noncompetitive lease 
under section 17(c)(1) of that Act, and in the case of any such 
election, the provisions of subparagraphs (C) and (D) of such section 
17(b)(3) shall not apply. The preceding sentence shall not apply to any 
lands subject to an election made by a leaseholder under such section 
17(b)(3) before the date of enactment of this Act if the lease holder 
notifies the Secretary of the Interior (within 6 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act) that the leaseholder intends such election to 
remain an election to continue the lease as a noncompetitive lease 
under section 17(c)(1) of that Act.
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