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Union Calendar No. 36 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1230 

[Report No. 112–68] 

To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct certain offshore oil 

and gas lease sales, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 29, 2011 

Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. 

LANDRY, Mr. FLORES, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. DUNCAN of South 

Carolina, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. TIPTON, Mr. 

GOHMERT, Mr. DENHAM, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mr. NUNES, Mr. 

BOUSTANY, Mr. GRIMM, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. ROSS of Florida, Mr. GRAVES

of Missouri, Mrs. MYRICK, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. 

POMPEO, Mr. OLSON, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. LONG, 

Mr. SIMPSON, Ms. JENKINS, Mr. KELLY, Mr. RIGELL, Mr. HELLER, and 

Mrs. HARTZLER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

MAY 2, 2011 

Additional sponsors: Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. STIVERS, Mrs. NOEM, Mr. TERRY, 

Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. NUNNELEE, 

Mr. MCKEON, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. KLINE, Mr. GOODLATTE, 

Mr. REHBERG, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. CANSECO, Mr. WOODALL, Mr. 

ROE of Tennessee, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. THOMPSON of 

Pennsylvania, Mr. FINCHER, Mr. PAUL, Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado, Mr. 

CASSIDY, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. PENCE, Mr. PEARCE, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. 

SCOTT of South Carolina, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. CARTER, Mr. 

FARENTHOLD, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mrs. ELLMERS, Mr. AKIN, and Mr. 

CALVERT

MAY 2, 2011 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct certain 

offshore oil and gas lease sales, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Restarting American 

5 Offshore Leasing Now Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT PROPOSED OIL AND 

7 GAS LEASE SALE 216 IN THE CENTRAL GULF 

8 OF MEXICO. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 

10 conduct offshore oil and gas Lease Sale 216 under section 

11 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (33 U.S.C. 

12 1337) as soon as practicable, but not later than 4 months 

13 after the date of enactment of this Act. 

14 (b) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.—For the purposes of 

15 that lease sale, the Environmental Impact Statement for 

16 the 2007–2012 5-Year OCS Plan and the Multi-Sale Envi17 ronmental Impact Statement are deemed to satisfy the re18 quirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 

19 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 

20 SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT PROPOSED OIL AND 

21 GAS LEASE SALE 218 IN THE WESTERN GULF 

22 OF MEXICO. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 

24 conduct offshore oil and gas Lease Sale 218 under section 

25 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (33 U.S.C. 


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1 1337) as soon as practicable, but not later than 8 months 

2 after the date of enactment of this Act. 

3 (b) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.—For the purposes of 

4 that lease sale, the Environmental Impact Statement for 

5 the 2007–2012 5-Year OCS Plan and the Multi-Sale Envi6 ronmental Impact Statement are deemed to satisfy the re7 quirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 

8 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 

9 SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT PROPOSED OIL AND 

10 GAS LEASE SALE 220 ON THE OUTER CONTI11 NENTAL SHELF OFFSHORE VIRGINIA. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 

13 conduct offshore oil and gas Lease Sale 220 under section 

14 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (33 U.S.C. 

15 1337) as soon as practicable, but not later than one year 

16 after the date of enactment of this Act. 

17 (b) PROHIBITION ON CONFLICTS WITH MILITARY

18 OPERATIONS.—The Secretary shall not make any tract 

19 available for leasing under this section if the President, 

20 through the Secretary of Defense, determines that drilling 

21 activity on that tract would create an unreasonable con22 flict with military operations. 


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1 SEC. 5. REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT PROPOSED OIL AND 

2 GAS LEASE SALE 222 IN THE CENTRAL GULF 

3 OF MEXICO. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 

5 conduct offshore oil and gas Lease Sale 222 under section 

6 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (33 U.S.C. 

7 1337) as soon as practicable, but not later than June 1, 

8 2012. 

9 (b) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.—For the purposes of 

10 that lease sale, the Environmental Impact Statement for 

11 the 2007–2012 5-Year OCS Plan and the Multi-Sale Envi12 ronmental Impact Statement are deemed to satisfy the re13 quirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 

14 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 

15 SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 

16 In this Act: 

17 (1) The term ‘‘Environmental Impact State18 ment for the 2007–2012 5 Year OCS Plan’’ means 

19 the Final Environmental Impact Statement for 

20 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Pro21 gram: 2007–2012 (April 2007) prepared by the Sec22 retary of the Interior. 

23 (2) The term ‘‘Multi-Sale Environmental Im24 pact Statement’’ means the Environmental Impact 

25 Statement for Proposed Western Gulf of Mexico 

26 OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales 204, 207, 210, 215, 


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1 and 218, and Proposed Central Gulf of Mexico OCS 

2 Oil and Gas Lease Sales 205, 206, 208, 213, 216, 

3 and 222 (September 2008) prepared by the Sec4 retary of the Interior. 


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Union Calendar No. 36 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1230 

[Report No. 112–68] 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct 

other purposes. certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, and for 

MAY 2, 2011 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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