I 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5287 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 12, 2010 Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf of the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the East Coast and Gulf Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010.

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Prohibition of oil and gas leasing on Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico OCS

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

Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any other law, the Secretary of the Interior shall not issue a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in any area on the outer Continental Shelf of the Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico..