HR 1205
106th Congress
House
Energy
Civil actions and liability
Gas in submerged lands
Great Lakes
Law
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Petroleum in submerged lands
Submarine oil well drilling
Water Resources Development
To prohibit oil and gas drilling in the Great Lakes.
Introduced: March 18, 1999
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 24, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Mar 18, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Mar 18, 1999
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Prohibits any drilling activity (including any slant or directional drilling) to extract oil or gas from submerged lands in any of the Great Lakes.
Authorizes the Attorney General to enforce such prohibition.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1