[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1311 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1311

To permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing in the North Aleutian Basin 
                 Planning Area, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 4, 2007

   Mr. Kerry introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing in the North Aleutian Basin 
                 Planning Area, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Bristol Bay Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING IN CERTAIN AREAS OF THE 
              OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.

    Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(q) Prohibition of Oil and Gas Leasing in Certain Areas of the 
Outer Continental Shelf.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        this Act or any other law and except as provided in paragraph 
        (2), beginning on the date of enactment of this subsection, the 
        conduct of oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related 
        activities is prohibited in areas of the outer Continental 
        Shelf located in the North Aleutian Basin Planning Area.
            ``(2) Effect.--Nothing in this subsection affects any 
        rights under any lease issued under this Act before the date of 
        enactment of this subsection.''.

SEC. 3. EXCLUSION FROM COMPREHENSIVE INVENTORY OF OUTER CONTINENTAL 
              SHELF OIL AND NATURAL GAS RESOURCES.

    Section 357(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
15912(a)) is amended by inserting after ``Continental Shelf'' the 
following: ``(other than the North Aleutian Basin Planning Area 
referred to in section 8(q)(1) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1337 (q)(1)))''.
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