For his nomination. In the House Democrats filed a bill to providefunding for the federal governments response to the coronavirus pandemic. Livecoverage of the senate on cspan2. May they not fear anything that may assail them on every side. Help them to remember that there is none holy like you, and nothing can compare to your majesty and might. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley i ask to speak in morning business for one minute. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Grassley iowa has had 14 presumptive positive cases of covid19. My staff and i remain in constant communication with federal agencies to ensure that the federal government is pro
That revenue is just a bid among federal programs and shared with the state, local and tribal governments. Finally, we will hear testimony on two measures that would boost revenue sharing from onshore renewable as well as offshore development. Both bills under consideration or sponsored by members of this committee. Senator cassidy has introduced s2418 which is the coastal act and senator mick sally has introduced f2 666 which is a public lands are knowable Energy Development act. As a cosponsor of the coastal act i want to thank senator cassidy for introducing legislation that would bring revenue sharing for coastal producing states into parity with onshore developments. Progress laid the foundation through the passage of the gulf of Mexico Energy security act back in 2006. At that time the bill did not include alaska. The coastal act we are considering now what establish a Revenue Sharing Program that would include alaska. At the current time our offshore production is pretty minimal
Offshore areas. Secondly, we will explore how that is distributed and shared with state, local, and tribal governments. Then we will hear testimonies that will both revenue sharing from onshore renewable and onshore developments. Both bills under consideration are sponsored by members of this committee. Senator cassidy, introducing in s14 the coastal act, and senator mcsally, introducing the energy reproducing act. Thank you for introducing legislation that would bring revenuesharing for coastal producing states into parity with onshore development. Congress lay the foundation for offshore revenuesharing through the passage of the gulf of Mexico Energy security act in 2006. At that time the bill did not include alaska. The coastal act that we are considering now would establish a revenuesharing program that would include alaska and, at the current time, our offshore production is pretty minimal and therefore any returns to the state are equally minimal. It is important to address this
We are here this morning for three closely related purposes and first we will examine federal revenues generated from Energy Development on our federal lands, indian lands and federal offshore areas. Secondly, we will explore how that revenue is just a bid among federal programs and shared with the state, local and tribal governments. Finally, we will hear testimony on two measures that would boost revenue sharing from onshore renewable as well as offshore development. Both bills under consideration or sponsored by members of this committee. Senator cassidy has introduced s2418 which is the coastal act and senator mick sally has introduced f2 666 which is a public lands are knowable Energy Development act. As a cosponsor of the coastal act i want to thank senator cassidy for introducing legislation that would bring revenue sharing for coastal producing states into parity with onshore developments. Progress laid the foundation through the passage of the gulf of Mexico Energy security ac
Federal lands, indian lands, good morning, everyone. The committee will come to order. First, we will examine federal revenues generated from Energy Development on federal lands, indian lands, and federal offshore areas. Secondly, we will explore how that is distributed and shared with state, local, and tribal governments. Then we will hear from onshore renewable and onshore developments. Both bills under consideration are sponsored by members of this committee. Senator cassidy, introducing in 2018 the coastal act, and senator mcsally, introducing the energy reproducing act. Thank you for introducing legislation that would bring revenuesharing for coastal producing states into parity with onshore development. Congress lay the foundation for offshore revenuesharing through the passage of the gulf of Mexico Energy securing act in 2006. At that time the bill did not include alaska. The coastal act that we are considering now would establish a revenuesharing program that would include alas