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109th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 878
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 21, 2005
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
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.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism
Anti-Drilling Act
or the COAST Anti-Drilling Act
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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:
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—
the Mid-Atlantic planning area; or
the North Atlantic planning area.
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