S.Amdt. 3104

SA 3104. Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Booker, Ms.
Mikulski, Mr. Markey, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr.
Nelson, and Mr. Cardin) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2953 proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2012, to
provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United
States, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:

At the end of subtitle B of title III, add the following:

SEC. 31__. 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 or any other
authorization for the exploration, development, or production
of oil, natural gas, or any other mineral in--
``(1) the Mid-Atlantic planning area;
``(2) the South Atlantic planning area; or
``(3) the North Atlantic planning area.''.
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