[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1013 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1013
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit
the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the
Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 7, 2003
Mr. Corzine (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
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A BILL
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit
the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the
Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism Anti-
Drilling Act'' or the ``COAST Anti-Drilling Act''.
SEC. 2. 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:
``(p) 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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