SENATE BILL: Protecting Our Beautiful Arctic (POBA) (Passed)

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Protecting Our Beautiful Artic (POBA)

An Act to protect the Artic National Wildlife Refuge

Drilling

1.) No Federal leases shall be granted for the extraction or drilling of Hydro-carbons (such as but not limted to oil, crude oil and tar) from the Artic National Wildlife Refuge.

Expansion.

1.) An additional 12.28 million acres of protected land shall be added as protected Wilderness in the Artic Refuge, extending from the coastal plain to the Canadian border.

2.) The Atigun, Hulahula, Kongakut, and Marsh Fork Canning rivers are also granted protections under this act.

Sponsor: Blair
Senate Designation: SB27:02

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

We shall now commence initial debate, beginning with 24 hours for the sponsor to post an advocacy here and an additional 48 hours for all other members to post their response.

[Blair]

This bill is very much a start of an attempt to codify & protect our Artic region to the North; specifcally in the Artic National Wildlife Refuge.

This is a protected area of land which irrc in Atlasian law is protected from oil drilling; but this further strengthens this & expands the amount of land which is protected from oil drilling and other similar processes which harm the natural environment, disrupt the migration patterns of animals and damages the way of life for the people who live in these communities.

I will find the map which the expansion in this bill corresponds to (I had it when I wrote the bill) and am happy to formally put that into the bill.

[Rep Jessica]

IF this bill ever makes it to the house it will be strongly opposed. Our nation needs fossil fuels to maintain a first world economy and cheap energy for our poor. This is completely unreasonable to close off any of our resources of energy.

[Blair]

IF this bill ever makes it to the house it will be strongly opposed. Our nation needs fossil fuels to maintain a first world economy and cheap energy for our poor. This is completely unreasonable to close off any of our resources of energy.

Thank you for these comments but this bill does not ban fossil fuels it simply codifies what has been an existing policy for 30+ years & expands it.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Is their any drilling currently going on in the expanded area under this text?

[Former President tack50]

Even if there isn't any drilling, we should still protect this area?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Even if there isn't any drilling, we should still protect this area?

Actually my concern is the opposite, I am trying to gauge the impact on jobs and oil production from this action.

[Blair]

Is their any drilling currently going on in the expanded area under this text?

My understanding is that there isn't; however it all extends from the 1980s when the issue was give to Congress to sort out but of course it was never actually solved & just became an ongoing stalemate; this just legislates to ensure that one president cannot undo it at a whim.

[Blair]

I motion for a final vote

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I motion for a final vote

Senators have 24 hours to object.

[Blair]

assume this is on a final vote?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Without objection, a final vote is now open on this legislation, Senators please vote Aye, Nay or abstain.

[Blair]

Aye

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Aye

[Former President tack50]

Aye

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Abstain

This ends soon.

[Devout Centrist]

Aye

[At-Large Senator LouisvilleThunder]

Abstain

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Vote on Final Passage of the Protecting Our Beautiful Arctic (POBA)

Aye (4): Blair, Devout Centrist, Tack50 and Scott
Nay (0):
Abstain (2): LT and NC Yankee

Didn't Vote (0):

This bill has passed the Senate and is sent to the VP For House action.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

SENATE BILL

An Act to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Be it enacted in both houses of Congress Assembled,

Protecting Our Beautiful Arctic (POBA)

Drilling

1.) No Federal leases shall be granted for the extraction or drilling of Hydro-carbons (such as but not limted to oil, crude oil and tar) from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Expansion.

1.) An additional 12.28 million acres of protected land shall be added as protected Wilderness in the Arctic Refuge, extending from the coastal plain to the Canadian border.

2.) The Atigun, Hulahula, Kongakut, and Marsh Fork Canning rivers are also granted protections under this act.

People's Regional Senate
Passed 4-0-2 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,