HR 722
101th Congress
House
Energy
New Jersey
Oil and gas leases
Petroleum
Petroleum in submerged lands
Prospecting
To impose a 10-year moratorium on oil and gas leasing in certain areas off the coast of New Jersey.
Introduced: January 31, 1989
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 9, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources.
Jan 31, 1989
Introduced in House
Jan 31, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Plain-English summary
Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from engaging (for a ten-year period) in any activity related to oil exploration, production, leasing, or preleasing, in specified areas off the New Jersey coast.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1