[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 650 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 650

To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to prohibit the exportation of Alaska 
                         North Slope crude oil.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 29, 2001

 Mrs. Boxer (for herself and Mr. Wyden) 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 amend the Mineral Leasing Act to prohibit the exportation of Alaska 
                         North Slope crude oil.

    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 ``Oil Supply Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF EXPORTATION OF ALASKA NORTH SLOPE CRUDE OIL.

    Section 28 of the Act of February 25, 1920 (commonly known as the 
``Mineral Leasing Act'') (30 U.S.C. 185), is amended by striking 
subsection(s) and inserting the following:
    ``(s) Prohibition of Exportation.--No crude oil that is transported 
by pipeline over a right-of-way granted under section 203 of the Trans-
Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act (43 U.S.C. 1652) shall be 
exported.''.
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