[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 757 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 757

 To exempt the State of New Mexico from certain provisions of certain 
                orders related to oil and gas drilling.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 3, 2021

 Ms. Herrell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To exempt the State of New Mexico from certain provisions of certain 
                orders related to oil and gas drilling.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting New Mexico's Jobs and 
Public Education System Act''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTION OF NEW MEXICO FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF CERTAIN 
              ORDERS RELATED TO OIL AND GAS DRILLING.

    The following provisions shall not apply to the State of New 
Mexico:
            (1) Section 208 of Executive Order 14008 on Tackling the 
        Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, issued on January 27, 2021 
        (relating to a pause on new oil and natural gas leases on 
        public lands).
            (2) Section 3(g) of order number 3395 issued by the Acting 
        Secretary of the Interior and dated January 20, 2021 (related 
        to any lease, contract, or other agreement, or permit regarding 
        fossil fuel extraction).
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