117 HR 544 IH: Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2021 U.S. House of Representatives 2021-01-28 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 544IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 28, 2021Mr. Huffman (for himself, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Casten, Ms. Kuster, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kim of New Jersey, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Welch, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Foster, Mr. Takano, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Soto, Mr. McEachin, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Tonko, and Mr. Scott of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesA BILLTo prohibit drilling in the Arctic Ocean.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2021.

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Prohibition of oil and gas leasing in Arctic Ocean areas of the outer Continental Shelf

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 Arctic planning area of the outer Continental Shelf

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or any other law, the Secretary of the Interior shall not issue or renew a lease or any other authorization for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other mineral in the Arctic Ocean, including the Beaufort Sea and Chukchi Sea Planning Areas..