The National Offshore Oil Spill Response... Act [LAW'D]

[Hans-im-Glück]

AYE

[Bacon King]

Vote still ongoing, this is just an update...

Senators voting aye: Hans-im-Glück (1)
Senators voting nay: Bacon King, Franzl (2)
Senators abstaining: none (0)
Senators yet to vote: AHDuke, Badger, Bgwah, Bullmoose88, Dallasfan65, Libertas, NCYankee (7)

[bullmoose88]

Nay

[bgwah]

aye

[Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Nay.


I guess I am making progress. If I weren't I would have atleast hinted that bgwah's motivations here were suspect due to recent events.

[Bacon King]

Current vote on the amendment is 2-4.

[VP Duke]

Nay

[Badger]

NAY. Banning all offshore drilling in Atlasia by the end of the year, as opposed to limiting new offshore drilling and maybe phasing out such drilling over several years as clean energy alternatives are developed and made affordable, is just way too drastic.

[Bacon King]

The amendment has failed.

[Bacon King]

This bill is now up for a final vote. Senators, please vote aye, nay, or abstain.

The National Offshore Oil Spill Response Equipment and Resources Act

I. The Coast Guard, in conjunction with the Department of Internal Affairs, shall oversee the creation of Oil Spill Response Zones which are to be overseen by the Coast Guard once established.
    A. The Department of Internal Affairs shall divide the Atlasian coast into Offshore Oil Spill Response Zones at their own discretion, except that at least four zones must be in existence and that at least one zone must consist of no Atlasian waters than the area off the Alaskan coast.
    B. If no offshore drilling is occurring in a zone then the Coast Guard may deem it inoperative with the authority to reverse its decision depending on the changes in the situation in the zone with regards to offshore drilling.

II. The Oil Spill Response Supply Agency shall be created within the Department of Internal Affairs to determine the type, amount and quality of the equipment, supplies, and materials that are required in each zone.
     A. The location of the stockpiles are at the discretion of the Department of Internal Affairs, except that there shall be at least one within each zone and that no drilling location is unnecessarily far from the closest stockpile. The Senate recommends the following list of cities as suitable locations to the Department of Internal Affairs
   1. Portland, ME
   2. Charleston, SC
   3. Mobile, AL
   4. San Diego, CA
   5. Dutch Harbor, AK
     B. 50% of the cost of the stockpiles is to be divided proportionally amongst the oil companies which are drilling in the zone based on what percentage of the oil drilling, in the said zone, they are responsible for. The other 50% shall be provided from the revenue collected by a national oil extraction tax of 5% to be levied by this act. All excess revenue from this tax is to be directed towards the Department of Internal Affairs for use related to energy.
    1. The collection of both is to be enforced by the Internal Revenue Service for Oil Response Supply Agency.

[Bacon King]

Aye

[Badger]

AYE.

[VP Duke]

Aye

[I left.]

Aye

[bullmoose88]

Present and Abstaining.

[Hans-im-Glück]

AYE

[Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Aye

[Bacon King]

With six ayes and four abstentions (one declared, three via a lack of vote) this bill has passed the Senate and is hereby presented to President Purple State.