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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (5066)	9/13/2006 1:00:24 PM
From: richardred	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224724

He's been targeting Hillary's stance on ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION . BTW look who can take credit for the recent Chevron oil discovery. Key Vote Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 Bill Number: S 3711 Issue: Energy Issues Date: 08/01/2006 Sponsor:Sen Domenici, Pete V. [NM] Roll Call Number: 219 Bill Passed (Senate) How members voted Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton voted YES. Read statements Senator Clinton made in this general time period. Official Title of Legislation: S 3711: A bill to enhance the energy independence and security of the United States by providing for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes. Project Vote Smart's Synopsis: Vote to pass a bill that allows offshore oil and gas leasing in the 181 and 181 South areas within a year and plans to expand into the Eastern Planning, Central Planning and Western Planning areas at some future date. Highlights: -Permits anyone who has a prior lease in the regions where a moratorium on drilling until June 30, 2022 has been put in place to "exchange the lease for a bonus or royalty credit that may only be used in the Gulf of Mexico" (Sec 4(c)(1)) Prevents any leasing, preleasing, or any related activity from occurring in the following areas until, at the earliest, June 30, 2022: -“Any area east of the Military Mission Line in the Gulf of Mexico” (Sec 4(a)(1)) -“Any area in the Eastern Planning Area that is within 125 miles of the coastline of the State of Florida” (Sec 4(a)(2)) -Any area in the Central Planning Area that is within 100 miles of Florida's coastline or outside of the 181 area (Sec 4 (a)(3)) Requires 50 percent of the revenues from this project be deposited into the Federal Treasury and deposits the remaining 50 percent of the revenues into a special Treasury account, from which: -75 percent will go to Gulf producing States Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas(Sec 5(a)(2)(A)) -25 percent will go to the Land and Water Conservation Fund (Sec 5(a)(2)(B)) Senate Passage Vote: 08/01/2006: Passed: 71-25: Record Vote Number: 219. House Vote: 08/02/2006: No vote taken; held at the desk. Last Updated: 08/17/2006 Additional Resources: CQ.com, (2006). CQ Floor Votes. Gulf of Mexico Offshore Drilling-Passage. Retrieved August 4, 2006, from cq.com (Subscription) The Library of Congress, (2006). Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (Engrossed as Agreed to or Passed by Senate)[S.3711.ES]]. Retrieved August 4, 2006, from thomas.loc.gov The Patriot News, (2006). Offshore Drilling Plans. Retrieved August 3, 2006, from www.pennlive.com The Orlando Sentinel, (2006). Senate bill expands offshore drilling in Gulf of Mexico. Retrieved August 1, 2006 from www.mercurynews.com For further status information, call the Voter's Research Hotline at 1-888-VOTE-SMART (1-888-868-3762). For Full Text of Legislation Click Here vote-smart.org