Bill Text: GA SR859 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: U.S. Dept. of Interior, Mineral Mgmt. Service; urged to include all outer continental shelf planning areas in proposed five-year plan
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-04-27 - Senate Passed/Adopted [SR859 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-SR859-Enrolled.html
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Senate
Resolution 859
By:
Senators Hill of the 32nd, Rogers of the 21st, Shafer of the 48th, Hawkins of
the 49th, Butterworth of the 50th and others
ADOPTED
SENATE
A
RESOLUTION
Urging
the Minerals Management Service of the United States Department of the Interior
to include all outer continental shelf planning areas in its proposed five-year
plan for 2010 through 2015 and to approve the broadest possible five-year plan
for offshore development; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the outer continental shelf is home to wide areas of recreational and commercial
activities, as well as some of the nation's most fertile areas of oil and
natural gas production, while also offering the largest area available in the
eastern United States for the large-scale production of wind energy;
and
WHEREAS,
the development of oil and natural gas resources where allowed off our shores
has coexisted for decades with these other activities while benefiting coastal
residents and noncoastal Americans alike; and
WHEREAS,
offshore development of oil and natural gas has provided needed supplies of
American energy and substantial local, state, and federal revenues;
and
WHEREAS,
offshore development of wind energy resources has proven highly successful in
many areas of the world; and
WHEREAS,
the offshore oil and natural gas industry and the wind power industry provide
thousands of jobs and are important sources of economic development;
and
WHEREAS,
offshore oil and natural gas production operations and wind energy production
have a long history of environmentally sensitive and safe performance, and other
federal Atlantic outer continental shelf areas, such as those offshore of
Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia, should also be studied for their resource
potential; and
WHEREAS,
today, areas of the outer continental shelf offer some of the greatest potential
for American energy resources, including the Sale 181 area, the Eastern Gulf of
Mexico, and the area known as the North Aleutian Basin.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body join in
urging the Minerals Management Service of the United States Department of the
Interior to include all outer continental shelf planning areas in its proposed
five-year plan for 2010 through 2015 and to approve the broadest possible
five-year plan for offshore development and to enact regulations that provide
for sharing public revenues generated from these offshore energy policies with
coastal states.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to the United States
Secretaries of Commerce, the Interior, and Energy and to the administrators of
the Minerals Management Service, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Environmental
Protection Agency.
