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H. R. No. 305 As Adopted by the HouseAs Adopted by the House
| 129th General Assembly | | Regular Session | | 2011-2012 |
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Representatives Dovilla, Adams, J.
Cosponsors:
Representatives Terhar, Hall, Ruhl, Rosenberger, Derickson, Huffman, Adams, R., Hackett, Newbold, Hill, Grossman, Baker, Thompson, Boose, Buchy, Damschroder, Hagan, C., Scherer, Anielski, Beck, Blair, Brenner, Combs, Conditt, Duffey, Gardner, Goodwin, Hayes, Henne, Hottinger, Johnson, Kozlowski, Lynch, Maag, Martin, Sears, Sprague, Stautberg, Uecker, Young Speaker Batchelder
A RESOLUTION | To urge the Administration of President Barack Obama
to allow oil and natural gas production off the
northern coast of Alaska, to grant permits for oil
and natural gas exploration in the Gulf of Mexico
on a timely basis, and to grant a presidential
permit to allow the construction of the Keystone
XL pipeline project.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
| WHEREAS, Gasoline and diesel prices in Ohio were at an
all-time record average high in 2011, are moving even higher in
2012, and are having major detrimental impacts on the families,
farms, and businesses of Ohio; and |
| WHEREAS, According to CNNMoney, households in the United
States are now spending an average of 9% of all household income
on gasoline purchases, leaving them with significantly reduced
purchasing power; and |
| WHEREAS, Slight interruptions in oil supply can cause prices
to fluctuate wildly; and |
| WHEREAS, Fluctuations in gasoline and diesel prices have
historically corresponded with the price of crude oil, and several
leading economists have recently projected that high oil,
gasoline, and diesel prices are likely to completely stall the
economic recovery in the United States; and |
| WHEREAS, The Energy Information Administration of the United
States Department of Energy reports that consumption of crude oil
liquid fuels is currently at a record high of 86.7 million barrels
per day worldwide and 19.1 million barrels per day in the United
States; and |
| WHEREAS, The United States imports half of all the oil it
consumes, much of it from unstable and unfriendly OPEC member
countries, and in 2011 alone, imported over 4.15 billion barrels
of oil at a cost in excess of $393 billion; and |
| WHEREAS, Compared to 2010 and based on reduced production
from the Gulf of Mexico due to declines in existing fields and the
impact of President Obama's drilling moratorium and the subsequent
delay in issuing new drilling permits, the United States produced
130,000 fewer barrels of crude oil per day in 2011, and is
projected to produce another 190,000 fewer barrels of crude oil
per day in 2012 on federally leased land; and |
| WHEREAS, Expanded offshore oil and natural gas development in
the Gulf of Mexico, in Alaska, and off America's coastlines will
generate thousands of new, high-paying jobs throughout the 50
states that range from steel and pipe manufacturing jobs in Ohio
and the other states of the Midwest, to shipping jobs on the
coasts, to advanced computer technology positions in California
and Seattle, and to union jobs in pipeline construction and
maintenance; and |
| WHEREAS, Although the United States Department of the
Interior projects that the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas in Alaska
contain at least 22 billion barrels of recoverable crude oil and
energy producers have successfully bid on 665 leases in this area
during lease sales held by the Department in 2003, 2005, 2007, and
2008 that total over $4 billion, these producers have not yet
secured permits from President Obama's Administration or been able
to drill even one exploratory well within these lease blocks; and |
| WHEREAS, TransCanada PipeLines Limited filed an application
for a presidential permit with the United States Department of
State to develop a $13 billion pipeline project, known as the
Keystone XL Project, that will carry 700,000 barrels of oil per
day from South Dakota, Oklahoma, and Texas to refineries in the
Gulf Coast region; and |
| WHEREAS, The United States Department of State conducted an
even more thorough analysis of the TransCanada Keystone XL
pipeline permit application than required under the National
Environmental Policy Act process and concluded that the pipeline
would be state of the art with a superior degree of safety; and |
| WHEREAS, On January 18, 2012, President Obama rejected
TransCanada's application for a presidential permit to build the
Keystone XL pipeline; and |
| WHEREAS, The Keystone XL pipeline is projected to create
20,000 construction and manufacturing jobs in the United States,
and add more than $20 billion to the United States economy; now
therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That we, the members of the House of
Representatives of the 129th General Assembly of the State of
Ohio, respectfully urge the Administration of President Barack
Obama to ensure that permitting in the Gulf of Mexico returns to
an efficient pace so that oil and natural gas production may
resume, and Gulf residents may return to work and American
consumers may be assured of a stable supply of affordable energy;
and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That we, the members of the House of
Representatives of the 129th General Assembly of the State of
Ohio, respectfully ask the Obama Administration to acknowledge the
strong and thorough preparedness producers have demonstrated in
their plans for Arctic development and to permit the exploration
and production of our vast oil and natural gas resources located
off of Alaska's northern coast; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That we, the members of the House of
Representatives of the 129th General Assembly of the State of
Ohio, respectfully request the Obama Administration to
expeditiously grant a presidential permit to allow the
construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, and thus create American
jobs, spur investment in the economy, and reflect the will of the
American public; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives
transmit duly authenticated copies of this resolution to the
President of the United States, the Secretary of State of the
United States, the Speaker and Clerk of the United States House of
Representatives, the President Pro Tempore and Secretary of the
United States Senate, the members of the Ohio Congressional
delegation, and the news media of Ohio. |
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