Resolution 184-1991
Commissioner Jack London
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RESOLUTION NO. 184_1991
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A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMIS-
SIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, OPPOSING
, !'l1 ,;, L i OFFSHORE OIL DEVELOPMENT IN THE FLORIDA KEYS.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida, is an elected board dedicated to the well-being of the
populace, economy, and environment of the Florida Keys; and
WHEREAS, the United States Department of the Interior has
negotiated 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 opened for development by nine oil
companies when the current Congressional 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 unanimously opposed to offshore oil
exploration and development in areas affecting the irreplaceable
marine environment of the Florida Keys and the Everglades.
Section 2.
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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 supports the Fiscal Year 1992 Interior
Appropriations Bill which would extend the current Congressional
drilling ban and also supports the legislation introduced by
Congressman Fasce11 creating a 100-mi1e buffer zone around the
State of Florida.
Section 3. The Board urges President Bush, Secretary of the
Interior Manual Lujan,
Governor Lawton Chiles,
Senators
Connie Mack and Bob Graham, and Congressman Dante Fasce11 to
provide permanent protection to our surrounding waters from oil
exploration and development.
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;> . 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 Lawton Chiles,
Governor of the State of Florida, The Honorable Dante Fascel1,
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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
15th day of
May
, 1991.
on the
Mayor Harvey
Mayor Pro Tem London
Commissioner Cheal
Commissioner Jones
Commissioner Stormont
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Not present
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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ATTEST: DANNY L. KOLHAGE, CLERK
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