H.R. 3811

To terminate the effect of laws prohibiting the spending of appropriated funds to conduct oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities for any area of the Outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes.

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109th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 3811

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 15, 2005

Mr. Poe introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

A BILL

To terminate the effect of laws prohibiting the spending of appropriated funds to conduct oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities for any area of the Outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes.

1.

Termination of laws prohibiting the spending of appropriated funds for OCS leasing activities

All provisions of existing Federal law prohibiting the spending of appropriated funds to conduct oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities for any area of the Outer Continental Shelf shall have no force or effect.

2.

Revocation of existing presidential withdrawals

All existing withdrawals by the President under the authority of section 12 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1341) are hereby revoked and are no longer in effect.

3.

Requirement to conduct lease sale for submerged lands of the outer Continental Shelf in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico

The Secretary of the Interior shall, 180 days the date of the enactment of this Act and under section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337), conduct a sale of oil and gas leases on all submerged lands of the outer Continental Shelf in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico that—

(1)

are depicted as Leased or Deferred-Not Offered on the Minerals Management Service document entitled Eastern Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 181, December 2001 Lease Terms, Economic Conditions, Stipulations, and Deferred Blocks for the FINAL NOTICE OF SALE 181; and

(2)

are not subject to a lease under that section.