Political Quotes

“I ask that the amendment be modified with the changes at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is so modified. The amendment, as modified, is as follows: At the end, add the following: TITLE--OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OIL AND GAS LEASING REVENUE SEC. _01. REVENUE SHARING FROM OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF WIND ENERGY PRODUCTION FACILITIES. The first sentence of section 8(p)(2)(B) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(2)(B)) is amended by inserting after ``27 percent'' the following: ``, or, in the case of projects for offshore wind energy production facilities, 37.5 percent''. SEC. _02. OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LEASING PROGRAM REFORMS. Section 18(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(5)(A) In each oil and gas leasing program under this section, the Secretary shall make available for leasing and conduct lease sales including at least 50 percent of the available unleased acreage within each outer Continental Shelf planning area (other than the North Aleutian Basin planning area or the North Atlantic planning area) considered to have the largest undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas resources (on a total btu basis) based on the most recent national geologic assessment of the outer Continental Shelf, with an emphasis on offering the most geologically prospective parts of the planning area.…”