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HF 4495

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/21/2022 02:33pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

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Engrossments
Introduction Posted on 03/21/2022

Current Version - as introduced

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A resolution
urging the President of the United States to consider the current geopolitical tensions
and support policies and take measures to ensure America's long-term energy
affordability, security, leadership and progress, including actions that result in the
continued operation of existing oil and natural gas pipelines, the construction of new
pipelines, and an end to restrictions on developing our nation's onshore and offshore
oil and natural gas resources.

WHEREAS, oil and natural gas are vital components of our nation's economy, providing
more than 11 million jobs nationwide, including 172,900 total jobs and $23 billion in gross domestic
income in Minnesota alone; and

WHEREAS, United States energy abundance has provided security that has historically led
to reliable, affordable energy for American consumers and our allies; and

WHEREAS, the world is looking to America for energy leadership and stability as current
geopolitical events pose potential economic disruptions when inflation already affects households,
both in the United States and across Europe; and

WHEREAS, operation and expansion of a key component of America's energy success, our
oil and natural gas pipelines, which provide the most efficient means of transporting those
commodities, are being blocked by the federal government and many state governments; and

WHEREAS, the Biden administration continues to increase costs and delay efforts to develop
oil and natural gas leasing on federal lands and waters despite the fact that the program provides
billions in revenues to federal, state, and local governments and supports conservation programs
throughout the country; and

WHEREAS, United States offshore production is one of the least carbon-intensive
energy-producing regions in the world, and halting offshore leasing and development will shift
production and capital investment overseas and undermine decades of environmental progress;
NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota that it strongly urges the
President of the United States to take measures and support policies that ensure long-term American
energy leadership, security, and progress, including those that result in the continued operation of
existing oil and natural gas pipelines, the construction of new oil and gas pipelines, the resumption
of consistent, credible federal lease sales, and the immediate preparation of a new five-year program
to guide future offshore leasing.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of State of the State of Minnesota is directed
to prepare enrolled copies of this memorial and transmit them to the President of the United States,
the United States Secretary of the Interior, the United States Secretary of Transportation, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, the Minnesota Congressional delegation, and the news media of
Minnesota.