SJR136 Summary

• Urges the federal government to provide continued and expanded access to Gulf of Mexico offshore oil and natural gas in the 2019-2024 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program.

• Cites economic benefits including 651,000 sustained jobs in 2014 (18,000 in Alabama) and over $7 billion in federal revenue, with potential for 23,000 additional jobs and $1.7 billion in annual GDP for Alabama from expanded access.

• Notes Gulf of Mexico produces nearly 20 percent of the nation's crude oil and expanded access could generate one million additional barrels of oil equivalent per day, reducing dependence on Persian Gulf imports.

• Urges continuation of revenue sharing between federal government and Gulf Coast states authorized by the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006, and supports congressional efforts to lift the existing revenue sharing cap.

• Directs transmission of resolution to the President, Department of Interior Secretary, Speaker of House, Senate Majority Leader, and all members of Alabama Congressional Delegation.