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Title: Offshore Leasing Act
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that requires the Secretary of the Interior to conduct offshore oil and gas lease sales.
Highlights:
- Requires the Secretary of the Interior to conduct the following offshore oil and gas lease sales (Secs. 2-5):
- Lease Sale 216 in the Central Gulf of Mexico no later than 4 months after the enactment of this bill;
- Lease Sale 218 in the Western Gulf of Mexico no later than 8 months after the enactment of this bill;
- Lease Sale 220 on the outer continental shelf offshore Virginia no later than 1 year after the enactment of this bill; and
- Lease Sale 222 in the Central Gulf of Mexico no later than June 1, 2012.