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GA SR859
Resolution
Status
Engrossed
4/27/2010
Primary Sponsor
Jim Butterworth
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AI Summary
- Urges the U.S. Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service to include all outer continental shelf (OCS) planning areas in its proposed five-year plan for 2010–2015 and to approve the broadest possible plan for offshore energy development.
- Calls for regulations that share public revenues generated from offshore energy activities with coastal states.
- Highlights areas of greatest energy resource potential, including the Sale 181 area, the Eastern Gulf of Mexico, and the North Aleutian Basin, and recommends studying federal Atlantic OCS areas offshore of Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia.
- Emphasizes the outer continental shelf's value for oil, natural gas, and large-scale wind energy production, noting these industries provide thousands of jobs and significant local, state, and federal revenues.
- Directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit copies of the resolution to the U.S. Secretaries of Commerce, Interior, and Energy, as well as the Minerals Management Service, FERC, NOAA, and EPA.
Legislative Description
U.S. Dept. of Interior, Mineral Mgmt. Service; urged to include all outer continental shelf planning areas in proposed five-year plan
Last Action
Senate Passed/Adopted
4/27/2010
Committee Referrals
Natural Resources and the Environment1/26/2010
Full Bill Text
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