IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 140 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that domestic oil and 
gas resources are critical to our Nation’s security and economy and 
the Secretary of the Interior should take immediate action to streamline 
the shallow and deepwater permitting process. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2011 
Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. BOREN, Ms. JACKSON LEE of 
Texas, Mr. COSTA, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, 
Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. MCCAUL, Mrs. MCMORRIS
RODGERS, Mr. 
NUNNELEE, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. ALEXANDER, 
Mr. AKIN, Mr. PAUL, Mr. CULBERSON, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. GUTHRIE, 
Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, Mr. BROUN of 
Georgia, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. OLSON, Mrs. ROBY, 
Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, Mr. 
GRIMM, Mr. CANSECO, Mr. BONNER, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. LATTA, Mr. 
REHBERG, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. ROSS of Arkansas, Mr. 
FINCHER, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. HARPER, 
Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina, Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado, Mr. RENACCI, 
Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. MCHENRY, Mrs. ADAMS, Mr. HALL, Mr. 
MCKINLEY, Mr. DENT, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. 
AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Ms. JENKINS, Mr. 
DAVIS of Kentucky, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. BENISHEK, Mr. CARTER, 
Mr. FLORES, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. COBLE, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. 
GRAVES of Georgia, Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California, Mr. 
CUELLAR, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. 
FARENTHOLD, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. 
BURGESS, Mr. REYES, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. AL 
GREEN of Texas, and Mr. HINOJOSA) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
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domestic oil and gas resources are critical to our Na-
tion’s security and economy and the Secretary of the 
Interior should take immediate action to streamline the 
shallow and deepwater permitting process. 
Whereas the Gulf of Mexico produces about 30 percent of oil 
in the United States and 10 percent of natural gas in the 
United States; 
Whereas, on May 30, 2010, the Department of the Interior 
enacted a deepwater moratorium which lasted until Octo-
ber 12, 2010; 
Whereas more than 400,000 jobs across the Gulf Coast are 
tied to the offshore drilling industry; 
Whereas, in 2009, the offshore drilling industry accounted for 
$70,000,000,000 in economic value and provided about 
$20,000,000,000 in revenue to Federal, State, and local 
governments through royalties, bonuses, and tax collec-
tions; 
Whereas the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Ho-
rizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling recognized the im-
portance of the industry in a report, stating, ‘‘the devel-
opment of offshore energy resources contributes substan-
tially to local economies, supporting businesses small and 
large and employing tens of thousands of workers’’; 
Whereas the Department of the Interior has issued only 37 
new shallow water permits since the shallow water mora-
torium was lifted and only 1 new permit for deepwater 
exploration; and 
Whereas, as a result of the de facto moratorium, at least 12 
rigs (shallow and deepwater) have departed the Gulf of 
Mexico, and more are expected to follow: Now, therefore, 
be it 
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Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that— 
(1) the Nation’s economy and security depends 
upon full and immediate restoration of shallow and 
deepwater drilling operations in the Gulf of Mexico; 
(2) the long-term economic health of the State 
of Alaska depends upon the responsible development 
of the oil and natural gas reserves of the Beaufort 
and Chukchi Seas; and 
(3) the Secretary of the Interior should— 
(A) streamline the review and appropriate 
approval of applications for both shallow and 
deepwater drilling permits in the Outer Conti-
nental Shelf; 
(B) take immediate action to provide the 
shallow and deepwater industry with a com-
pleted sample application which meets all of the 
new safety and environmental regulations for 
use as a template; 
(C) provide written guidance and clarifica-
tion to applicants regarding new safety require-
ments; and 
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(D) provide permit applicants with timely 
and detailed explanations on any areas of a per-
mit which do not satisfy new requirements. 
Æ 
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