Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2021

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 544 To prohibit drilling in the Arctic Ocean. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 28, 2021 Mr. HUFFMAN (for himself, Mr. CLEAVER, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. BEYER, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. CASTEN, Ms. KUSTER, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. POCAN, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. BROWNLEY, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. WELCH, Mr. PA- NETTA, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. SOTO, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. TONKO, and Mr. SCOTT of Virginia) in- troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Nat- ural Resources A BILL To prohibit drilling in the Arctic Ocean. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Arctic Ocean 4 Drilling Act of 2021’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:26 Feb 17, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H544.IH H544 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 544 IH SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING IN ARCTIC 1 OCEAN AREAS OF THE OUTER CONTINENTAL 2 SHELF. 3 Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 4 (43 U.S.C. 1337) is amended by adding at the end the 5 following: 6 ‘‘(q) PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING IN 7 ARCTIC PLANNING AREA OF THE OUTER CONTINENTAL 8 SHELF.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act 9 or any other law, the Secretary of the Interior shall not 10 issue or renew a lease or any other authorization for the 11 exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, 12 or any other mineral in the Arctic Ocean, including the 13 Beaufort Sea and Chukchi Sea Planning Areas.’’. 14 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:26 Feb 17, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H544.IH H544 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS