SJR78 Summary

• Urges the federal government to immediately release the 2019-2024 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program with continued and expanded access to Gulf of Mexico energy resources.

• Cites economic benefits to Alabama including potential creation of 14,000 jobs, over $1.2 billion in annual gross domestic product, and nearly $2.2 billion in new state revenue for coastal conservation and hurricane protection.

• Notes that Gulf of Mexico offshore activity sustained 315,000 jobs in fiscal year 2016 and contributed nearly 17 percent of the nation's crude oil production.

• Emphasizes that expanded energy access could generate an additional one million barrels of oil equivalent per day and reduce crude oil imports from the Persian Gulf.

• Requests resolution be transmitted to the President, Secretary of the Interior, Speaker of the House, Senate Majority Leader, and all members of the Alabama Congressional Delegation.