S.Amdt. 1518
What it does: Adds TITLE VIII--OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF at the end of the bill
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ)What it changes
1 change to H.R. 6 · shown in the bill's text
Adds TITLE VIII--OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF at the end of the bill
Adds a titleIn H.R. 6 · Placed on Calendar Senate
Passed the House of Representatives January 18, 2007.
Inserted: TITLE VIII--OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
Inserted: SEC. 801. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING IN CERTAIN AREAS OF THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.
Inserted: Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337) is amended by adding at the end the following:
Inserted: "(q) Prohibition of Oil and Gas Leasing in Certain Areas of the Outer Continental Shelf.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any other law, the Secretary of the Interior shall not issue a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other mineral in--
Inserted: "(1) the Mid-Atlantic planning area; or
Inserted: "(2) the North Atlantic planning area.".
Original wording
At the end, add the following:
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As printed
SA 1518. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 6, to reduce our Nation's dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean, renewable, and alternative energy resources, promoting new emerging energy technologies, developing greater efficiency, and creating a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to invest in alternative energy, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end, add the following:
TITLE VIII--OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
SEC. 801. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING IN CERTAIN 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 Certain Areas of the Outer Continental Shelf.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any other law, the Secretary of the Interior shall not issue a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other mineral in--
“(1) the Mid-Atlantic planning area; or
“(2) the North Atlantic planning area.”.
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Senate amendment submitted
June 12, 2007