S 3646 Will be introduced by Senator DeMint to get offshore drilling off and running NOW!

SPREAD THIS INFO, let’s flood email, phone lines: DRILL BABY DRILL, don’t let the current “crisis” get in your way!

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Permanently Opens Offshore Drilling in Atlantic, Pacific, eastern Gulf of Mexico and Oil Shale Areas in statute

•       Expedited Leasing Process: Allows the Mineral Management Service (MMS) to being preleasing and leasing activities immediately, without the need to completely write a new 5-year leasing plan. The Drill Now Act would eliminate the need to write this 5-year plan, and allows the pre-leasing to begin immediately. Under current law, drilling likely wouldn’t begin until the end of 2010 or mid-2011, but under Drill Now Act, drilling could begin in late 2009.

•       Ensures State Royalty Sharing 50/50: Creates revenue sharing for all states that allow drilling off their coasts divided – 50% for the coastal stay allowing the drilling and   50% to the Federal Treasury.

•       Expedited Judicial Review of Environmental Lawsuits: Allows only 90 days to submit a legal case to U.S. District Courts.   Any appeal of a district court can only be made in the U.S. District Court of Appeals in D.C.  Limits judicial review for how the Secretary enforces laws.