National+Environment+and+Energy+Development+Act

=National Environment and Energy Development Act=
 * House Bill Number 2784 Caroline H and Lucy C**

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__**Sponsor-**__

John Peterson (Repbulican) Signed into law on June 20th, 2007

[|John Peterson]


 * __History-__  **

The history of oil drilling in the U.S. has been good and bad for the econimy. One of the low points is when there was a huge oil spill into the ocean and destroyed the enviroment. If we can't end our additction to drill for oil then there is going to be another huge oil spill. This bill was not made to put a stop to oil drilling offshore but to slow it down so there won't be another accident. If we were to increase our drilling offshore then there would be no oil left because we would use it all at once and there would be none left in the future. If the bill is passed it will help buy decreasing the chance of another oil spill and it will make people use less energy. __**Description-**__

This bill has an effect not on a certain group or person, but the country, America, itself. It will result America in a healthy and growing Amreican industrial, manufacturing, transportation, and service sector employing Americas workforce to help out in the development of affordable energy from the OCS. This bill is just try ing to help the Americans with their drilling addictions.



__**Summary-**__

This bill amends or changes the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of Interior from granting a lease for any Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) for natural gas drilling located within 25 miles of state coastline; or issuing a lease for natural gas exporation and development in any OCS area located within 50 miles of state coastline unless the state says "yes" to doing that. This act takes away all withdrawls of federal submerged lands from leasing for natural gas exploration and production.It authorizes the Secretary to issue for development and production of natural gas.


 * __Bibliography-__**

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