Introduced
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To prohibit slant drilling for oil or gas beneath Great Lakes unless a state energy emergency has been declared by the governor or continued by the legislature.
Referred to the Committee on Conservation and Outdoor Recreation
Amendment offered
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To require that the wellheads for any drilling permitted under the bill be at least 1,500 feet from the shoreline.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To add a "sunset clause" that would make the drilling ban in the bill expire in October, 2003.
The amendment failed 17 to 87 (details)
Substitute offered
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To replace the previous version of the bill with a version recommended by the committee which reported it. The substitute requires that an energy emergency that would allow slant drilling must be declared by the House and Senate in a Concurrent Resolution. As introduced, the bill authorized the governor to declare the emergency.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To establish March 1, 2002 as the date the bill goes into effect.
The amendment passed 92 to 11 (details)
Amendment offered
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To clarify a technical definition in the bill related to exactly what drilling would be permitted in the event of an energy emergency.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To establish explicitly that drilling leases held by a person prior to the date the bill goes into effect would still be valid.
The amendment failed 21 to 82 (details)
Passed in the House 98 to 7 (details)
To prohibit slant drilling for oil or gas beneath Great Lakes unless a state energy emergency has been declared by the legislature.
Substitute offered
To use a consistent definition of "Great Lakes" throughout the bill.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 28 to 5 (details)
To prohibit slant drilling for oil or gas beneath Great Lakes.
Passed in the House 98 to 8 (details)
To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.
