SRES 608
111th Congress
Senate
Energy
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alaska
Arctic Ocean
Arctic and polar regions
Department of the Interior
Economic development
Gulf of Mexico
Licensing and registrations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Oil and gas
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of the Interior should take immediate action to expedite the review and appropriate approval of applications for shallow water drilling permits in the Gulf of Mexico, the Beaufort Sea, and the Chukchi Sea.
Introduced: August 5, 2010
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Became law
Aug 5, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6905-6906)
Aug 5, 2010
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) national energy security and the regional Gulf Coast economy depend upon the full and immediate restoration of shallow water drilling operations in the Gulf of Mexico; (2) the long-term economic health of the state of Alaska depends upon the responsible development of the oil and natural gas reserves of the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas; and (3) the Secretary of the Interior should provide written guidance regarding new safety requirements, and take immediate action to expedite the review and approval of applications for shallow water drilling permits in the outer Continental Shelf.
What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6905-6906)
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