ESAEA Legislation

[Samantha Rockwood]

Here is the Energy, Science, Agriculture and Enviromental Affairs Committee Docket

[Samantha Rockwood]

ESAEA: Protect ANWR Bill

Mr. BREDESEN, submits:

A BILL

To protect the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge from oil drilling

BE IT ENACTED by the House of Representatives and Senate of the United States of America

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE

This bill shall be cited and known as the "Protect ANWR Bill"

SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS

1) For the purpose of this bill ANWR shall refer to the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge that covers 19,049,236 acres (79,318 km²) in the Alaska North Slope region.

2) For the purpose of this bill Oil corporations shall refer to any legal, commercial body that specializes in the retail, drilling, or seeking of oil.

SECTION 3. FINDINGS

The Congress finds that-

1) Although there is currently an oil crisis in the United States ANWR holds on between 4.3 and 11.8 billion barrels of oil.

2)At the current rate of U.S. consumption which is 20 million barrels a day the ANWR deposit would last for roughly 525 days if it accounted for 100% of U.S. oil consumption if it contained 10.4 billion barrels.

3) At the current rate of U.S. consumption which is 20 billlion barrels a day the ANWR deposit would last 215 days if it provided 100% of U.S. oil if it contained 4.3 billion barrels.

4) Increased oil drilling in the United States is a temporary solution to an increasingly temporary fuel source.

SECTION 4. PROVISIONS

1) The Congress of the United States would provide upto but not exceeding 3 million dollars in federal aid to ANWR to keep it open.

2) The Congress of the United States will provide a tax deduction to oil companies that put a 10% of their overall income into research into renewable energy souces. The tax deduction will be the same amount of money the oil company spends on research.

SECTION 4. ENACTMENT

This bill shall be enacted upon the President's signature

SECTION 5. PLAIN ENGLISH SUMMARY

This bill gives money to ANWR to allow it to stay open but also gives money to oil companies to research into renewable energy resources.

[Samantha Rockwood]

ESAEA: Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act

A Bill

To amend the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act to provide protection for their nests

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.’

SECTION 2. PROVISIONS
(A) TITLE 16, CHAPTER 5A, SUBCHAPTER II, Section 668 of US Code is amended to read as follows:

`(a) Prohibited Acts
Whoever, within the United States or any place subject to the jurisdiction thereof, without being permitted to do so as provided in this subchapter, shall knowingly, or with wanton disregard for the consequences of his act take, possess, sell, purchase, barter, offer to sell, purchase or barter, transport, export or import, or destroy at any time or in any manner any bald eagle commonly known as the American eagle or any golden eagle, alive or dead, or any part, nest, or egg thereof of the foregoing eagles, shall be subject to penalties as outlined in (b);

`(b) Criminal Penalties; Reward For Information
(1) Whoever violates any permit or regulation issued pursuant to this subchapter, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than one year or both.
(2) In the case of a second or subsequent conviction for a violation of this section committed after October 23, 1972, such person shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than two years, or both
(3) The commission of each taking or other act prohibited by this section with respect to a bald or golden eagle shall constitute a separate violation of this section: (4) One-half of any such fine as indicated in (1) or (2), but not to exceed $2,500, shall be paid to the person or persons giving information which leads to conviction.

`© Exceptions
Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit possession or transportation of any bald eagle, alive or dead, or any part, nest, or egg thereof, lawfully taken prior to June 8, 1940, and that nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit possession or transportation of any golden eagle, alive or dead, or any part, nest, or egg thereof, lawfully taken prior to the addition to this subchapter of the provisions relating to preservation of the golden eagle.

SECTION 4. ENACTMENT.
This bill shall go into effect immediately upon the President’s signature.

SECTION 5. PLAIN ENGLISH SUMMARY
This legislation would amend the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act to provide protection for their nests, which are currently not protected under that legislation.

Co-Sponsers:
Senator Phil Strunk(R-P)