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42 U.S.C. § 15941

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Great Lakes oil and gas drilling ban
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Title
42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter
CH149
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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No Federal or State permit or lease shall be issued for new oil and gas slant, directional, or offshore drilling in or under one or more of the Great Lakes. (Pub. L. 109–58, title III, § 386, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 744.)

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