To terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior.

Declares without force or effect: (1) the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior set forth in the Minerals Management Service Notice to Lessees No. 2010-N04, dated May 30, 2010; and (2) any suspension of deepwater drilling operations issued in connection with such moratorium.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5525 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5525

    To terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the 
                       Secretary of the Interior.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 15, 2010

Mr. Olson (for himself, Mr. Pence, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. McCaul, Mr. 
Smith of Texas, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. 
   Boustany, Mr. Harper, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Melancon, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
 Cuellar, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Cassidy) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
    To terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the 
                       Secretary of the Interior.

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

SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF MORATORIUM ON DEEPWATER DRILLING.

    The moratorium set forth in the Minerals Management Service Notice 
to Lessees No. 2010-N04, dated May 30, 2010, and any suspension of 
operations issued in connection with the moratorium, shall have no 
force or effect.
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