S.Amdt. 1620

SA 1620. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed

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by her to the bill H.R. 1957, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to modernize and improve the Internal Revenue Service, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end, add the following:

SEC. __. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING ON THE OUTER
CONTINENTAL SHELF OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA,
OREGON, AND WASHINGTON.

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
shall not issue a lease for the exploration, development, or
production of oil or natural gas in any area of the outer
Continental Shelf off the coast of the State of California,
Oregon, or Washington.''.
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