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HJM025....................................................by WAYS AND MEANS OFFSHORE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT - Stating findings of the Legislature and encouraging the President of the United States of America to revoke administrative withdrawals on offshore energy development on the nation's Outer Continental Shelf and direct the Minerals Management Service to contract for test wells to be drilled in order to provide needed energy resources to the United States in an environmentally responsible manner; and encouraging the Congress of the United States of America to make the nation's Outer Continental Shelf available for energy development in an environmentally responsible manner. 03/22 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing 03/23 Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg 03/24 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg 03/27 3rd rdg - ADOPTED - voice vote Floor Sponsor - Raybould Title apvd - to Senate 03/28 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Res/Env 03/30 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord 04/03 10th Ord - ADOPTED - 26-7-2 AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Keough, Little, Lodge, McGee, McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder, Stegner, Williams NAYS -- Burkett, Kelly, Langhorst, Malepeai, Marley, Stennett, Werk Absent and excused -- Gannon, Sweet Floor Sponsor - Brandt Title apvd - to House 04/04 To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed - Pres signed To Secretary of State
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2006IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 25 BY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE 1 A JOINT MEMORIAL 2 TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTA- 3 TIVES OF THE UNITED STATES IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED, TO THE CONGRESSIONAL 4 DELEGATION REPRESENTING THE STATE OF IDAHO IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED 5 STATES, AND TO THE UNITED STATES SECRETARIES OF THE INTERIOR AND OF 6 ENERGY. 7 We, your Memorialists, the House of Representatives and the Senate of the 8 State of Idaho assembled in the Second Regular Session of the Fifty-eighth 9 Idaho Legislature, do hereby respectfully represent that: 10 WHEREAS, policies of the federal government have placed much of the Outer 11 Continental Shelf off-limits to oil and natural gas production; and 12 WHEREAS, development of oil and natural gas resources, where allowed off 13 our shore, has coexisted for decades with recreational and commercial activi- 14 ties while benefitting the entire nation; and 15 WHEREAS, America's increased dependence on foreign energy supplies and 16 global competition for oil and natural gas will create a threat to our 17 national security; and 18 WHEREAS, since 2000, natural gas and oil prices have more than doubled; 19 and 20 WHEREAS, rising energy costs are taking a toll on poor families throughout 21 the nation and, in a recent annual survey by the National Energy Assistance 22 Directors' Association, 32% of families had to sacrifice medical care, 24% 23 failed to make their rent or mortgage payment, 20% were without food for at 24 least a day, and 44% skipped paying or paid less than their home energy bill 25 in the past year; and 26 WHEREAS, the nation's farming and ranching sectors depend on a reliable 27 and affordable supply of energy to run equipment, fertilize crops, and trans- 28 port products to market; and 29 WHEREAS, the Economic Research Service of the United States Department of 30 Agriculture estimates that farmers' fuel expenses for 2005 exceeded their 2004 31 fuel expenses by 37%, and higher energy prices mean increased costs to farmers 32 and ranchers, who already face tremendous economic challenges; and 33 WHEREAS, in spite of significant progress in energy efficiency, the United 34 States will still need 32% more energy to support economic growth by 2025; and 35 WHEREAS, inland states throughout the west are doing more to increase 36 domestic energy production, and the public lands that lie off our nation's 37 coasts also hold enormous potential for energy production, which could signif- 38 icantly help to meet the energy needs of all Americans. 39 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular Ses- 40 sion of the Fifty-eighth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and 41 the Senate concurring therein, that we encourage the President of the United 42 States of America, the Honorable George W. Bush, to revoke administrative 43 withdrawals on offshore energy development on the nation's Outer Continental 44 Shelf and direct the Minerals Management Service to contract for test wells to 2 1 be drilled in order to provide needed energy resources to the United States in 2 an environmentally responsible manner. 3 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we encourage the Congress of the United 4 States of America to make the nation's Outer Continental Shelf available for 5 energy development in an environmentally responsible manner. 6 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Clerk of the House of Representa- 7 tives be, and she is hereby authorized and directed to forward a copy of this 8 Memorial to the President of the United States of America, the President of 9 the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Congress, the 10 congressional delegation representing the State of Idaho in the Congress of 11 the United States, and the United States Secretaries of the Interior and of 12 Energy.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE RS 16268 The purpose of this legislation is to encourage the President of the United States to revoke administrative withdrawals on offshore development on the nation's Outer Continental Shelf and direct the Minerals Management Service to contract for test wells to be drilled to provide needed energy resources to the United States in an environmentally-responsible manner. FISCAL NOTE There is no fiscal impact to the general fund. Contact Name: Rep. Dell Raybould Phone: (208) 332-1000 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE HJM 25