Amendment prohibits oil or gas drilling in any of the Great Lakes, Lake Saint Clair, or the Saint Mary's, Saint Clair, Detroit, Niagara, or Saint Lawrence Rivers.

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Amendment Number
127
Description
Amendment prohibits oil or gas drilling in any of the Great Lakes, Lake Saint Clair, or the Saint Mary's, Saint Clair, Detroit, Niagara, or Saint Lawrence Rivers.
Purpose
An amendment to add a new section prohibiting funds from being expended to issue any permit or lease for the purpose of drilling to extract or explore for oil or gas from the land beneath the water in any of the 5 Great Lakes, Lake Saint Clair, the St. Mary's River, the Saint Clair River, the Detroit River, the Niagra River or the St. Lawrence River from Lake Ontario to the 45th parallel of latitude.
Congress
107
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Jun 28, 2001
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Bonior amendment (A006) Agreed to by recorded vote: 265 - 157 (Roll No. 203). (consideration: CR H3720-3721; text: CR H3720)
Latest Action Time
10:09:39
Submitted Date
Jun 27, 2001
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 15, 2021
Amendment 127 — Informed