HR 440
103th Congress
House
Energy
Continental shelf
Energy policy
Environmental Protection
Gas in submerged lands
New Jersey
Oil and gas leases
Petroleum in submerged lands
Prospecting
Submarine oil well drilling
To impose a 10-year moratorium on oil and gas leasing in certain areas off the coast of New Jersey.
Introduced: January 5, 1993
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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 4, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Jan 5, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 5, 1993
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from engaging in any oil or gas leasing or preleasing activity (including the approval of exploration, development, or production plans) for a ten-year moratorium period for specified areas off the New Jersey coast.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1