Resolution No. 06-05A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA,
SUPPORTING THE PERMANENT PROTECTION FOR FLORIDA ACT OF
2006, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, for many years the State of Florida has been under pressure to support
initiatives designed to allow offshore drilling off the coast of Florida in the Gulf of Mexico, and
WHEREAS, although these efforts have been previously defeated, the United States
Congress is again considering whether such drilling should occur adjacent to the State of Florida,
and
WHEREAS, the Department of the Interior has prepared the 2007-2012 Offshore Drilling
Plan for the Gulf of Mexico that includes a proposal to give the State of Louisiana the authority over
portions of Florida waters, and that if the plan to grant authority over Lease Sale Area 181 to
Louisiana is approved, it bears the potential to allow drilling in Florida waters, and
WHEREAS, any such action is contrary to the consistent opposition of Floridians to oil
exploration in Florida waters and will undermine Florida's efforts to protect local waters and our
coastline, and
WHEREAS, this component of the offshore drilling plan should be challenged and Florida
should seek to maintain its right to manage its own waters in accordance with the community and
environmental standards that its citizens demand, and
WHEREAS, Florida Senators Mel Martinez and Bill Nelson have introduced a bill known
as the Permanent Protection For Florida Act of 2006, which would .permanently prohibit offshore
drilling on the outer Continental Shelf off the State of Florida, including Lease Sale Area 181,
which, under the Department of the Interior 2007-2012 Offshore Drilling Plan for the Gulf of
Mexico, would give the State of Louisiana authority over portions of Florida waters, including
Lease Sale Area 181, and
WHEREAS, the Permanent Protection for Florida Act 2006 is a bipartisan bill that
proposes to protect Florida's unique environment and tourism dependent economy from the threat
of offshore drilling.
NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Commission of the City of Atlantic Beach
as follows:
fiF.('.TT(~N 1. The City Commission of the City of Atlantic Beach hereby supports the
passage of the Permanent Protection for Florida Act of 2006.
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SF,('.Ti(1N 2. This Resolution shall be spread upon the minutes of the City of Atlantic
Beach and copies shall be provided to all members of the United States Congress representing the
State of Florida and other officials as deemed appropriate by the City.
SF,(''TinN 3. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its final passage and
adoption.
PASSED by the City Commission this ~~~' day of ~/ , 2006.
ATT T:
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Donna L. Bussey, City Clerk
Approved as to form and correctness:
City
C./J~x1QSEN, ESQUIRE
i
Donald M. Wolfson
Mayor, Presiding Officer
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