[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1333 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1333

To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to create a buffer in between oil and 
   gas drilling operations and homes, businesses, schools, and other 
   buildings that require special protection, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 25, 2019

 Ms. Barragan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to create a buffer in between oil and 
   gas drilling operations and homes, businesses, schools, and other 
   buildings that require special protection, 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 ``No Drilling in Our Backyards Act''.

SEC. 2. BUFFER FROM OIL AND GAS DRILLING OPERATIONS.

    The Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is amended by--
            (1) redesignating section 44 as section 45; and
            (2) inserting after section 44 the following:

``SEC. 45. BUFFER FROM OIL AND GAS DRILLING OPERATIONS.

    ``The Secretary of the Interior may not issue a permit for any oil 
and gas drilling operation that is located within 1,500 feet from a 
home, business, school, or other building that requires special 
protection, as determined by the Secretary.''.
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