HR 1147 IH

To prohibit the exportation of Alaskan North Slope crude oil.

March 21, 2001

Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Ms. HART, and Mr. RYUN of Kansas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

To prohibit the exportation of Alaskan North Slope crude oil.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON EXPORTATION OF ALASKAN NORTH SLOPE CRUDE OIL.

Effective 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act--

(1) no domestically produced crude oil transported by pipeline over right-of-way granted pursuant to section 203 of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act (43 U.S.C. 1652) may be exported from the United States, or any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States; and

(2) subsections (s) and (u) of section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 185(s) and (u)), and section 7(d) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2406(d)), are repealed.

SEC. 2. ENFORCEMENT.

The President may, notwithstanding section 202 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, exercise the authorities he has under sections 203 and 205 of that Act to carry out the prohibition under section 1 of this Act, and the penalties provided in section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act shall apply to violations under this Act.

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