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Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 April 2009 10:02 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 22 April 2009 10:02
From Tallahassee.com:
Catching opponents off guard in the waning days of the session, House Republicans unveiled a dramatic proposal Tuesday to lift Florida’s offshore drilling ban.
An amendment (HB 1219) by Rep. Dean Cannon, R-Winter Park, passed the House Policy Council with fewer than 11 days left in the session. It would give the governor and the Cabinet the power to grant oil- and gas-drilling leases as close as three miles from shore.
“I just want to start a dialogue,” Cannon said.
This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 at 10:02 am and is filed under State Legislature News.
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