[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5697 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5697

 To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit leasing in 
                   the North Atlantic Planning Area.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 1, 2010

 Mr. Markey of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
 Mr. Olver, Mr. Hodes, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
Lynch, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Pingree of Maine, and Ms. DeLauro) introduced 
  the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit leasing in 
                   the North Atlantic Planning Area.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS LEASING IN THE NORTH 
              ATLANTIC PLANNING AREA.

    Section 8(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
1337(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(9) The Secretary may not issue any oil and gas lease under this 
Act for any submerged lands in the North Atlantic Planning Area, as 
such area is designated on June 18, 2010.''.
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