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 97 STAT. 936 PUBLIC LAW 98-146—NOV. 4, 1983 (3) On Outer Continental Shelf protraction diagram NK 19-10; blocks 916, 917, 921, 922, 960, 961, 965, 966, 1003- 1005, 1009-1011. (4) On Outer Continental Shelf protraction diagram NK 19-11; blocks 521, 522, 565, 566, 609, 610, 653-655, 697-700, 734, 735, 741-744, 769, 778-781, 785-788, 813, 814, 822-826, 829-831, 857, 858, 866-869, 873-875, 901, 902, 910-913, 917, 945-947, 955,956,979,980,989 -991, 999. (5) On Outer Continental Shelf protraction diagram NK 19-12; blocks 155, 156, 198, 199, 280-282, 324-326, 369-371, 401, 413-416, 442-446, 450, 451, 489-490, 494, 495, 530, 531, 533-540, 574, 575, 577-583, 618, 619, 621-623, 626, 627, 662, 663, 665-667, 671, 672, 706, 707, 710, 711, 750, 751, 754, 755, 794,795,798,799. (6) On Outer Continental Shelf protraction diagram NK 19-9; blocks 559-561, 603-607, 647-651, 693-695, 737 -739. (7) On Outer Continental Shelf protraction diagram NK 20-7; blocks 706,750,662, 618, 574. (e) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the lease of that portion of any block described in subsection (d) above which lies outside the geographical boundaries of the submarine canyons and submarine canyon heads described in subsection (d) above: Provided, That for purposes of this subsection, the geographical boundaries of the submarine canyons and submarine canyon heads shall be those recognized by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Adminstration, Department of Commerce on the date of enactment of this Act. (f) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from granting contracts for scientific study, the results of which could be used in making future leasing decisions in the planning area and in preparing environmental impact state- 42 USC 4321 ments as required by the National Environmental Policy Act. "°*^^ (g) References made to blocks, protraction diagrams and iso- baths are to such blocks, protraction diagrams, and isobaths as they appear on the map entitled Outer Continental Shelf of the North Atlantic from 39° to 45° North Latitude, (Map No. MMS- 10), prepared by the United States Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Atlantic OCS Region. SEC. 109. No funds provided in this title may be expended by the Department of the Interior for the leasing of the following areas located in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf: (a) Blocks in an area commonly known as the seagrass beds included in Official Protraction Diagram NH 16-9, Apalachi- cola: 35, 36, 79-81, 122-125, 165-169, 209-213; Official Protrac- tion Diagram NH 17-7, Gainesville: 1, 2, 45-47, 89-93, 133-138, 177-183, 225-227, 270-272, 315-317, 360-362, 404-406, 449-450, 493-495, 539, 583-585, 628-630, 672-675, 716-719, 760-764, 804- 808, 850-853,894-897, 938-941, 984-987; and Official Protraction Diagram 17-10, Tarpon Springs: 17-23, 61-67, 106-111, 150-155, 194-199, 239-244, 283-288, 328-332, 372-377, 416-421, 460-464, 505-508, 549-552, 593-596, 637-640, and 682; (b) Blocks in an area commonly known as the Florida Middle Ground included in Official Protraction Diagram NH 16-12, Florida Middle Ground: 251, 295, 339-340, 342, 383-386, 427-430, 471-474, 515-518, and 560-561; (c) Blocks in an area within the 20-meter isobath south of 26° N. latitude included in Official Protraction Diagram NG 17-7,

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