I 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 261 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 11, 2011 Mr. Pallone (for himself, Mr. Garamendi, and Ms. Castor 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 prohibit the leasing of any area of the outer Continental Shelf for the exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or any other mineral.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the No New Drilling Act of 2011.

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Prohibition on leasing of OCS for exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or any other mineral

Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (16 U.S.C. 1344) is amended— (1)by striking so much as precedes subsection (g) and inserting the following:

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Prohibition on leasing of OCS for exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or any other mineral

(a)

In general

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no lease may be issued for the exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or any other mineral on the outer Continental Shelf.

; (2)by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (b) and (c), respectively; and (3)in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by striking the first sentence.