[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3201 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3201

               To prohibit drilling in the Arctic Ocean.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 2, 2023

   Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Markey, Ms. Warren, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
 Blumenthal, Mr. Welch, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Menendez) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                      Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
               To prohibit drilling in the Arctic Ocean.

    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 ``Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 
2023''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING IN ARCTIC AREAS OF THE OUTER 
              CONTINENTAL SHELF.

    Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(q) Prohibition of Oil and Gas Leasing in Arctic Areas of the 
Outer Continental Shelf.--
            ``(1) Definition of arctic.--In this subsection, the term 
        `Arctic' has the meaning given the term in section 112 of the 
        Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4111).
            ``(2) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        this Act or any other law, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
        not issue or extend a lease or any other authorization for the 
        exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or 
        any other mineral on Arctic areas of the outer Continental 
        Shelf.''.
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