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On the recordNovember 12, 1974
If our studies show that development cannot occur in a particular area without unacceptable risk, then we will not hold a lease sale.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Remarks at a Meeting With Coastal State Governors on Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Development

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