HR 2059
98th Congress
House
Energy
Atlantic Coast (U.S.)
California
Continental shelf
Gas in submerged lands
Licenses
Massachusetts
Ocean
Oil and gas leases
Pacific Coast (U.S.)
Petroleum and petroleum products
Petroleum in submerged lands
Water and Water Resources Development
A bill to impose a moratorium on offshore oil and gas leasing, certain licensing and permitting, and approval of certain plans, with respect to geographical areas located in the Pacific Ocean off the coastline of the State of California, and in the Atlantic Ocean off the State of Massachusetts.
Introduced: March 10, 1983
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 2, 1983
Field Hearings Held in San Francisco, California.
Mar 29, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Mining, Forest Management and Bonneville Power Administration.
Mar 10, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Mar 10, 1983
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to specified submerged areas located in the Pacific Ocean off the California coastline and in the Atlantic Ocean off the Massachusetts coastline, from: (1) issuing any oil and gas lease; (2) granting any license or permit for any activity which both affects the areas and involves drilling for oil and gas; and (3) approving any exploration plan or any development and production plan which provides for such activities. Terminates the provisions of this Act of January 1, 2000.
What's happening now
Field Hearings Held in San Francisco, California.
Committees of jurisdiction
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