[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2818 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2818

 To prohibit oil and gas drilling in Mosquito Creek Lake in Cortland, 
                                 Ohio.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 8, 1999

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit oil and gas drilling in Mosquito Creek Lake in Cortland, 
                                 Ohio.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION.

    After the enactment of this Act no person may commence any drilling 
activity (including any slant or directional drilling) to extract oil 
or gas from lands beneath waters under the jurisdiction of the United 
States in Mosquito Creek Lake in Cortland, Ohio. The Attorney General 
of the United States may bring an action in the appropriate United 
States district court to enforce the prohibition contained in this 
section.
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