To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing oil and gas leases on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf off the State of Florida.

Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from engaging in any leasing activity with respect to specified submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf off the State of Florida. Declares that it is the sole responsibility of the United States to buy back any existing oil or gas lease on such lands. Directs the Secretary to promulgate guidelines for the United States to follow when buying back such leases.

Authorizes appropriations.

 
HR 5317 IH
101st CONGRESS
2d Session
 H. R. 5317
To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing oil and gas leases
on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf off the State of Florida.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 19, 1990
Mr. IRELAND (for himself, Mr. FASCELL, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mr. LEHMAN
of Florida, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BENNETT, Mr. GRANT, Mr. HUTTO, Mr. GOSS,
Mr. NELSON of Florida, Mr. SHAW, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. SMITH
of Florida, Mr. LEWIS of Florida, Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida, Mr. JAMES,
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, and Mr. STEARNES) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
A BILL
To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing oil and gas leases
on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf off the State of Florida.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION.
  The Secretary of the Interior shall not--
  (1) prepare for, or conduct, any preleasing or leasing activity under the
  Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) including, but
  not limited to, calls for information, tract selection, notices of sale,
  receipt of bids, and award of leases;
  (2) approve any plan of exploration pursuant to section 11 of the Outer
  Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1340); or
  (3) approve any development or production plan pursuant to section 25 of
  the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1351),
with respect to any submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf (as such
term is defined in section 2(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
(43 U.S.C. 1331(a)) located south of 26 degrees north latitude and east of
86 degrees west longitude.
SEC. 2. GUIDELINES FOR BUYING BACK EXISTING LEASES.
  (a) DECLARATION- To the extent that it is determined that there is a legal
  obligation to buy back any existing oil or gas lease on the submerged
  lands described in section 1, the Congress declares that it is the sole
  responsibility of the United States to buy back such leases.
  (b) GUIDELINES- The Secretary of the Interior shall issue guidelines for
  the buying back by the United States of any existing oil or gas lease on
  submerged lands described in section 1.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
  There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to
  buy back leases described in section 2(a).