Resolution 236-1989
Mayor Michael H. Puto
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~;:~e--iE RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMt-fIS-
-/-~ONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, OPPOSING
~~FSHORE OIL DEVELOPMENT IN THE FLORIDA KEYS.
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WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida, is vested with the power to promote the interests of
Monroe County; and
WHEREAS, the United States Department of the Interior has
leased and scheduled 73 leases for oil development in the Gulf of
Mexico, some of them as close as twenty-five miles from Key West
and the Dry Tortugas; and
WHEREAS, these leases are subject to development by nine oil
companies as early as October, 1989, when the current drilling
ban expires; and
WHEREAS, it has not been demonstrated that oil exploration
and development activities can proceed without risk of pollution
to the fragile living coral reefs, mangroves and seagrass beds of
the Florida Keys and the Everglades; and
WHEREAS, it is evident that a national energy policy is
needed which promotes the use of energy sources other than fossil
fuels which contribute to the greenhouse effect and are subject
to depletion within the decade given current consumption
patterns; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, as follows:
Section 1.
The Board is hereby unanimously opposed to
offshore oil exploration and development in areas affecting the
irreplaceable marine environment of the Florida Keys and the
Everglades.
Section 2.
The Board is specifically opposed to the
development of 73 oil leases currently held by nine oil companies
subject to development at the expiration of the current
Congressional drilling ban.
Section 3. The Board hereby urges President Bush, Secretary
of the Interior Manual Lujan, Governor Bob Martinez, Senators
Lawton Chiles and Bob Graham, and Congressman Dante Fasce11 to
provide permanent protection to our surrounding waters from oil
exploration and development, and to insure an immediate extension
of the current drilling ban which expires in October, 1989.
Section 4.
The Board calls upon these leaders of our
country to develop a national energy policy which provides non-
polluting, environmentally safe alternatives to the depletion of
fossil fuels.
Section 5.
The Clerk of the Board is hereby directed to
mail certified copies of this Resolution to the following
individuals: The Honorable George Bush, President of the United
States, The Honorable Manual Lujan, Secretary of the United
States Department of the Interior, The Honorable Bob Martinez,
Governor of the State of Florida, The Honorable Dante Fasce11,
United States House of Representatives, The Honorable Connie
Mack, United States Senator, and The Honorable Bob Graham, United
States Senator.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Monroe County, Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held
on the ", f~ day of
, 1989.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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