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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 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6905-6906)
Aug 5, 2010
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 August 5, 2010

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6905-6906)

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