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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (1756)	8/17/2008 11:11:39 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86356

He's exactly on topic. Obama's bill repeals the previous bill calling for an inventory of the potential oil sites. What do you think the "3-D seismic or other high tech mapping" is for.

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (1756)	8/18/2008 6:42:02 AM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86356

Murdock wasn't lying. You are still confused. (Being generous in saying that.) The "relevant excerpts from Obama's bill" that you posted aren't from Obama's bill at all! They're from current law enacted as part of the 2005 energy act: "(2) use any available technology, except drilling, but including 3–D seismic technology to obtain accurate resource estimates; " I repeat, this language is from the 2005 energy bill and is currently law. It is not from Obama's bill. The language above is part of the section of the 2005 energy bill legislation that Obama's bill would repeal! I spelled this out for you. You should be able to understand it. Again: Here is a section of Obama's bill: SEC. 101. TERMINATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ENERGY POLICY ACT OF 2005. (a) In General- The following provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 are repealed as of the date of enactment of this Act: (1) Section 343 (42 U.S.C. 15903) (relating to marginal property production incentives). (2) Section 344 (42 U.S.C. 15904) (relating to incentives for natural gas production from deep wells in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico). (3) Section 345 (42 U.S.C. 15905) (relating to royalty relief for deep water production). (4) Section 346 (Public Law 109-58; 119 Stat. 794) (relating to Alaska offshore royalty suspension). (5) Section 357 (42 U.S.C. 15912) (relating to comprehensive inventory of OCS oil and natural gas resources). govtrack.us This is a link to part of the legislation enacted by the 2005 energy act: law.cornell.edu See the 42 USC 15912? There it is in the current law. And above there it is in Obama's bill - but there it is to be repealed. This is getting surreal.