The Gulf Oil Revenue Sharing - Bill Passed!!! (Merged)

Tuesday could be the BIG day!

House to vote on offshore royalties

Louisiana would get millions for coast
Saturday, December 02, 2006
By Bruce Alpert
WASHINGTON -- Republican House leaders have scheduled a vote Tuesday on Senate-passed energy legislation that would give Louisiana and other producing states a share of offshore royalty payments.

The bill will be brought up under procedures that would require a two-thirds vote. If approved, the legislation would go directly to President Bush, who has promised to sign it into law.

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Some groups are lobbying to delay this bill until next year, so the Democratic majority can re-write some sections. But the Republicans have already agreed to drop the Alaska/Preserve drilling from this one. AND both Charlie Melancon and Mary Landrieu are telling fellow Democrats NOT to wait, and are trying to get this one passed on Tuesday.

If we're going to email anybody, the time is now. I heard Jindal on WWL again (yesterday?) and he said it's not just this Bill that we need, but another "water" one that's up for a vote later this week as well. I'll try to look it up now.

I'm also going to "unstick" this thread for more exposure. After the super-successful grassroots efforts under 1-Levee and then One Assessor, we can stick together and get this passed as well.