To prohibit oil and gas drilling in Finger Lakes National Forest in New York.

Proscribes issuance of any Federal permit or lease for oil or gas drilling in Finger Lakes National Forest in New York.

[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 752 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 752

To prohibit oil and gas drilling in Finger Lakes National Forest in New 
                                 York.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 12, 2003

    Mr. Walsh (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Rangel, Ms. 
 Slaughter, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Olver, Mr. Engel, Ms. Kaptur, 
 Mr. Rahall, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Meeks of New 
  York, Mr. Owens, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
  Serrano, Mr. Acevedo-Vila, Mr. Towns, Mr. Weiner, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
Gilchrest, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Stupak, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
  Crowley, and Mr. Boehlert) introduced the following bill; which was 
                 referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit oil and gas drilling in Finger Lakes National Forest in New 
                                 York.

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

SECTION 1. OIL AND GAS DRILLING IN FINGER LAKES NATIONAL FOREST IN NEW 
              YORK PROHIBITED.

    No Federal permit or lease shall be issued for oil or gas drilling 
in Finger Lakes National Forest in New York.
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