HM 1247 Summary

• Urges Congress to oppose President Trump's April 28, 2017 executive order lifting moratoria on oil and natural gas drilling off Florida's coast.

• Requests Congress refrain from supporting, co-sponsoring, or voting for legislation authorizing offshore drilling activities near Florida.

• Highlights Florida's tourism industry generates $88 billion in spending from 112.4 million visitors annually and employs 1.4 million people, making it vulnerable to drilling impacts.

• Cites the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill as the worst environmental tragedy in U.S. history, causing 11 deaths, injuring 115 people, and spilling 210 million gallons of oil while contaminating over 1,100 miles of coastal marshes and beaches.

• Directs copies of the memorial be sent to the U.S. President, Senate President, House Speaker, and all members of Florida's congressional delegation.