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Current Events => Politics => Topic started by: Chris_ on May 06, 2008, 05:19:00 AM
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The bill would open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) as well as the Atlantic and Pacific regions of the Outer Continental Shelf for exploration and production; and lift the one-year moratorium on developing oil shale in Colorado, Wyoming and Utah.
Specific provisions of the bill include:
Outer Continental Shelf. The bill allows petitions for leasing activities in the Atlantic and Pacific regions of the Outer Continental Shelf. The bill allows the Governors of coastal states to submit a petition for a lifting of the moratorium within their state boundaries. The bill creates a revenue sharing agreement for participating states in which 37.5% of revenues will go to new producing states, 12.5% to the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and 50% to the Federal Treasury.
ANWR. The bill establishes a competitive oil and gas leasing program for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Coastal Plain under the Mineral Leasing Act. It provides for a 50/50 share of ANWR revenues between the Federal Government and the State of Alaska. Directs that $35 million of the State share be deposited annually into a “Coastal Plain Local Government Impact Aid Assistance Fund†for Alaska communities.
Peritting. Repeals the $4,000 fee for new applications for permits to drill that was established in last year’s Omnibus Appropriations Bill.
Refineries. Grants the EPA authority to accept consolidated applications for permits required to construct and operate refineries, and authorizes financial assistance to states and Indian tribes for the hiring of personnel to process permits. Establishes a 360-day deadline for the approval or disapproval of consolidated permit applications for new refineries and a 120-day deadline for applications to expand existing refineries.
Co-sponsors of S.2958 include Senators Allard (R-CO); Barrasso (R-WY); Bennett (R-UT); Bond (R-MO); Bunning (R-KY); Chambliss (R-GA); Cornyn (R-TX); Enzi (R-WY); Hutchinson (R-TX); Inhofe (R-OK); Isakson (R-GA); McConnell (R-KY); Murkowski (R-AK); Sessions (R-AL); Stevens (R-AK); Thune (R-SD); Voinovich (R-OH); and Wicker (R-MS).
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2008/05/senators-introd.html
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Co-sponsors of S.2958 include Senators Allard (R-CO); Barrasso (R-WY); Bennett (R-UT); Bond (R-MO); Bunning (R-KY); Chambliss (R-GA); Cornyn (R-TX); Enzi (R-WY); Hutchinson (R-TX); Inhofe (R-OK); Isakson (R-GA); McConnell (R-KY); Murkowski (R-AK); Sessions (R-AL); Stevens (R-AK); Thune (R-SD); Voinovich (R-OH); and Wicker (R-MS).
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2008/05/senators-introd.html
Gee...wonder where the D's are????
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bring it on!!!
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About time!
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Kudos to Kit Bond and the others.....too bad it has a snowball's chance in hell of ever passing......
doc
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Kudos to Kit Bond and the others.....too bad it has a snowball's chance in hell of ever passing......
doc
Correct unless there is a landslide Repub. victory in Nov.
The Repubs. need to get off their asses and come up with a 10 point program to not only pass/reform legislation on energy but taxes, welfare, etc. Hawk it to the media and the public cause the Prez will not and carry it forward as a part of their platform at the convention.
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Kudos to Kit Bond and the others.....too bad it has a snowball's chance in hell of ever passing......
doc
Correct unless there is a landslide Repub. victory in Nov.
The Repubs. need to get off their asses and come up with a 10 point program to not only pass/reform legislation on energy but taxes, welfare, etc. Hawk it to the media and the public cause the Prez will not and carry it forward as a part of their platform at the convention.
Actually there was a GOP "leadership" conference yesterday in DC, where, after reviewing their losses in the two recent "special elections"....they are expecting a bloodbath in the congressional elections in November....estimating a 10 seat loss in the Senate, and at least 50 seats in the House......
Couldn't happen to a more deserving bunch IMHO, they had their chance, and failed to lead......I doubt there is much they can do now to stave off the inevitable......
We can sit around and pontificate all we want on "doing what is good for the country", et al, but the simple fact is that the "Republicans" that are in the party leadership right now have led us off a cliff.......
We are going to spend several years wandering in the wilderness after November, however, we must remember that it required a "Jimmy Carter" to give us Ronald Reagan......
doc
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Co-sponsors of S.2958 include Senators Allard (R-CO); Barrasso (R-WY); Bennett (R-UT); Bond (R-MO); Bunning (R-KY); Chambliss (R-GA); Cornyn (R-TX); Enzi (R-WY); Hutchinson (R-TX); Inhofe (R-OK); Isakson (R-GA); McConnell (R-KY); Murkowski (R-AK); Sessions (R-AL); Stevens (R-AK); Thune (R-SD); Voinovich (R-OH); and Wicker (R-MS).
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2008/05/senators-introd.html
Gee...wonder where the D's are????
<<< left field, trying to "raise awareness", etc. :whatever: