Bill authorizing Drilling w/in 3 miles filed last night

[David Pleat]

New oil bill file in Florida Senate late last night

Senate Bill 2622 filed late last night. Find it at flsenate.org search sb2622. Allows drilling from beach to 10 mile mark with easements to shore. If it passes senate, house passed similar one last year so likely would go to Gov. Christ's desk and into law July 2010.

 

[GoodWitch58]

SB 2622:

Session :Bills : : flsenate.gov

(b) Documentation stating that all equipment or structures
166 above the surface of the water and related to the development
167 and production of oil and gas within the territorial waters of
168 the state shall be situated no closer than 3 miles from the
169 coast as calculated from the line of mean high tide;

 

[Matt J]

I believe they've found that back door.

 

[GoodWitch58]

yes, looks like it. I'm sure there were certain people we both know, keeping it wide-open!

 

[Lynnie]

I thought this was killed. What happened?

 

[GoodWitch58]

it was never dead...that's just what they wanted people to believe. Our own Senator Gaetz from Okaloosa County has not agreed to fight against it...they have no shame.

http://www.flsenate.gov/Legislators...hamber=Senate&CFID=189040431&CFTOKEN=87452924

 

[Arkiehawg]

Session :Bills : : flsenate.gov


Time to get on the phones and raise some hell with your Senators. This isn't a good bill for Floridians. Problematic for the military, no assurance of any additional jobs for Floridians and as previously reported, no long term oil reserves. Seems like the good ole boys from texassss has stroked some of the suits in Tally....

 

[Arkiehawg]

Looks like a road trip to Tally is brewing.....

 

[miznotebook]

It's my understanding that the offshore oil drilling bill that passed in the House of Representatives in the last session does not carry over to the new session, that it will have to be reintroduced and voted on again in the House. However the bill did get through there very fast last session.

 

[30A Skunkape]

Arkiehawg, don't you have some phrase you like to hurl at the Lone Star folks?