On the recordMarch 8, 2012
I call up my amendment No. 1535 which is at the desk, and I ask it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Louisiana [Mr. Vitter] proposes an amendment numbered 1535. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To provide for an extension of the Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2010 2015) On page _, between lines _ and _, insert the following: SEC. _. EXTENSION OF LEASING PROGRAM. (a) In General.--The Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2010 2015 issued by the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') under section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344) shall be considered to be the final oil and gas leasing program under that section for the period of fiscal years 2013 through 2018. (b) Final Environmental Impact Statement.--The Secretary is considered to have issued a final environmental impact statement for the program applicable to the period described in section (a) in accordance with all requirements under section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)).
