NEHA Announces Position on Offshore Oil Drilling
NEHA’s board of directors just released a position paper on offshore oil drilling. Some of the board’s recommendations include the following:
Support legislation to require an accurate, comprehensive, and reviewed contingency plan for worst-case scenario prior to the issuance of any new drilling permit.
Support legislation that improves and increases a disaster relief fund such as the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund (OSLTF). For this and future disasters, the fund should have government oversight but be funded by the oil companies and managed by a neutral third party. Any and all fines levied on offshore drilling rigs should be put into this fund.
Support legislation to reorganize the Minerals Management Service, and move it from the Department of the Interior to U.S. EPA. This will separate the inspection and regulatory staff from revenue collection and development staff and place them in a separate federal agency.
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