S.Amdt. 3533

SA 3533. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147,
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment,
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 142, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:

prohibition of oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the outer
continental shelf

Sec. 433. 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;
``(3) the North Atlantic planning area; or
``(4) the Straits of Florida planning area.''.
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