I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1230 
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 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct certain 
offshore oil and gas lease sales, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Restarting American 
Offshore Leasing Now Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT PROPOSED OIL AND 
GAS LEASE SALE 216 IN THE CENTRAL GULF 
OF MEXICO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 
conduct offshore oil and gas Lease Sale 216 under section 
8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (33 U.S.C. 
1337) as soon as practicable, but not later than 4 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.—For the purposes of 
that lease sale, the Environmental Impact Statement for 
the 2007–2012 5-Year OCS Plan and the Multi-Sale Envi-
ronmental Impact Statement are deemed to satisfy the re-
quirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT PROPOSED OIL AND 
GAS LEASE SALE 218 IN THE WESTERN GULF 
OF MEXICO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 
conduct offshore oil and gas Lease Sale 218 under section 
8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (33 U.S.C. 
1337) as soon as practicable, but not later than 8 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.—For the purposes of 
that lease sale, the Environmental Impact Statement for 
the 2007–2012 5-Year OCS Plan and the Multi-Sale Envi-
ronmental Impact Statement are deemed to satisfy the re-
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quirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT PROPOSED OIL AND 
GAS LEASE SALE 220 ON THE OUTER CONTI-
NENTAL SHELF OFFSHORE VIRGINIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 
conduct offshore oil and gas Lease Sale 220 under section 
8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (33 U.S.C. 
1337) as soon as practicable, but not later than one year 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON CONFLICTS WITH MILITARY 
OPERATIONS.—The Secretary shall not make any tract 
available for leasing under this section if the President, 
through the Secretary of Defense, determines that drilling 
activity on that tract would create an unreasonable con-
flict with military operations. 
SEC. 5. REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT PROPOSED OIL AND 
GAS LEASE SALE 222 IN THE CENTRAL GULF 
OF MEXICO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 
conduct offshore oil and gas Lease Sale 222 under section 
8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (33 U.S.C. 
1337) as soon as practicable, but not later than June 1, 
2012. 
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(b) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.—For the purposes of 
that lease sale, the Environmental Impact Statement for 
the 2007–2012 5-Year OCS Plan and the Multi-Sale Envi-
ronmental Impact Statement are deemed to satisfy the re-
quirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘Environmental Impact State-
ment for the 2007–2012 5 Year OCS Plan’’ means 
the Final Environmental Impact Statement for 
Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Pro-
gram: 2007–2012 (April 2007) prepared by the Sec-
retary of the Interior. 
(2) The term ‘‘Multi-Sale Environmental Im-
pact Statement’’ means the Environmental Impact 
Statement for Proposed Western Gulf of Mexico 
OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales 204, 207, 210, 215, 
and 218, and Proposed Central Gulf of Mexico OCS 
Oil and Gas Lease Sales 205, 206, 208, 213, 216, 
and 222 (September 2008) prepared by the Sec-
retary of the Interior. 
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