[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 176 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 176

To reject the final 5-year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing 
 Program for fiscal years 2013 through 2018 of the Administration and 
   replace the plan with a 5-year plan that is more in line with the 
            energy and economic needs of the United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 29, 2013

 Mr. Vitter (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Sessions) 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 reject the final 5-year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing 
 Program for fiscal years 2013 through 2018 of the Administration and 
   replace the plan with a 5-year plan that is more in line with the 
            energy and economic needs of the United States.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF LEASING PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (c), the Draft Proposed 
Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2010-2015 issued by 
the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section as the 
``Secretary'') under section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1344) shall be considered to be the final oil and gas 
leasing program under that section for the period of fiscal years 2013 
through 2018.
    (b) Final Environmental Impact Statement.--The Secretary is 
considered to have issued a final environmental impact statement for 
the program applicable to the period described in subsection (a) in 
accordance with all requirements under section 102(2)(C) of the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)).
    (c) Exceptions.--Lease Sales 214, 232, and 239 shall not be 
included in the final oil and gas leasing program for the period of 
fiscal years 2013 through 2018.
    (d) Eastern Gulf of Mexico Not Included.--Nothing in this section 
affects restrictions on oil and gas leasing under the Gulf of Mexico 
Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109-432).
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