Now look what the Heritage Foundation had to say 02/08/2008: The U.S. Senate has not ratified, and therefore the United States is not a party to, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, commonly known as the "Law of the Sea Treaty," or LOST. The Bush Administration's fiscal year 2009 budget proposal, however, requests nearly $5 million to fund the LOST organization as well as the international tribunal established by the treaty. The Administration's request is both fiscally irresponsible and opposed to U.S. national interest. If it is not withdrawn, Congress should reject the Administration's proposal and any other request to provide funding for international organizations of which the United States is not a member.
Question is: Why would the the words, "...CMS Plans would be implemented in accordance with customary international law, including as reflected in the Law of the Sea Convention..., be included if we aren't party to the "Law of the Sea Treaty"?
Hmmmm....... " *********I tried to get the italics off from here, but was unable to********* Hmmmmmm.....is right.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1909569/posts
You are right, Bush wanted it ratified. As far as I know it has not been passed; however, it seems like it was referred to in the wording of Obama's Executive Order.
Yes, it is in Section II (iii)!!!!!!!!!!!! b) The United States shall promote this policy by: •
(i) ensuring a comprehensive and collaborative framework for the stewardship of the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes that facilitates cohesive actions across the Federal Government, as well as participation of State, tribal, and local authorities, regional governance structures, nongovernmental organizations, the public, and the private sector; •
(ii) cooperating and exercising leadership at the international level; •
(iii) pursuing the United States' accession to the Law of the Sea Convention; and •
(iv) supporting ocean stewardship in a fiscally responsible manner
So, yes,......he is by Executive Order PROMOTING the LOST Treaty.....and as I have read over and over, IT is NOT in the best interests of our country to abide by his treaty!...we are giving our sovereignty AWAY to the UN!
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I found these on the Rules Committee web site per these 2 bills:
Amendment in the nature of a substitute that combines provisions of H.R. 3534, the “Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009,” and H.R. 5629, the “Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010.”
SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS IN PART B PROPOSED TO BE MADE IN ORDER
(summaries derived from information provided by sponsors)
Sponsor
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1. Rahall (WV)
#13
(REVISED) (1) Makes a technical change. (2) Strikes “biomass” from the Renewable Energy Resource definition. (3) Clarifies that the Secretary of the Interior may enter into cooperative education and training agreements with safety training firms in establishing the National Oil and Gas Health and Safety Academy. (4) Clarifies that the Secretary is permitted to consult with industry representatives regarding training program curricula, but is not authorized to utilize industry representatives as instructional personnel for the trainings. (5) Imposes civil penalties on CEO’s who certify to false information about a company’s capability to prevent or contain an oil spill. (6) Establishes a Citizen’s Advisory Committee composed of non-energy industry individuals to assist the Gulf Coast Restoration Task Force in its work. (7) Clarifies that the Regional Assessment and Regional Strategic Plan created by the Great Lakes Regional Coordination Council shall include only renewable and not non-renewable energy resources. (8) Ensures that Gulf residents would have the right of first refusal for processing the claims filed due to the oil spill. (9) Replaces the requirement for dispersant manufacturers to disclose their product’s chemical formula with a requirement to disclose dispersant products’ ingredients. (10) Provides that discharges resulting from salvage activities consistent with the National Contingency Plan or as directed by the President are exempt from liability under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. (11) Requires redundancy in accident and spill response plans as part of the permitting process under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. (12) Authorizes a study of the economic, safety, and environmental impacts of requiring a relief well be drilled in tandem with the drilling of some or all wells. (13) Requires the GAO to complete a study to determine whether the reforms to the Department of Interior mandated in this legislation have increased oversight and decreased conflicts of interest within the department. (14) Includes in the Environmental Study an analysis of the cumulative impact of drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf. (15) Requires oil and gas companies to pay royalties on all oil that is discharged from a well, including spilled oil. (16) Directs GAO to study the impact of assessing a fee on the processing of oil and gas leases and using the proceeds to fund the gathering of baseline environmental data necessary for the permitting process. (17) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to arrange with the National Academy of Engineering to study and report to the Secretary regarding whether the accuracy of collection of royalties on production of oil, condensate, and natural gas under leases of federal lands would be improved by implementing certain prescribed measures. (18) Amends the liability provisions in the Oil Pollution Act to protect claimants from signing broad liability releases, and to clarify that the new cause of action under OPA for damages to human health does not supersede remedies under other federal law.
(20 minutes)
2. Castle (DE)
#72
Would ensure there is no delay in the development of ocean renewable energy resources, including offshore wind, in the establishment of the new Bureau of Energy and Resource Management.
(10 minutes)
4. Shea-Porter (NH)
#21
Would ensure that the ethics guidelines required for certain Department of Interior employees are updated at least every three years. The amendment would also ensure that the best available technology for oil spill response and mitigation, and the availability and accessibility of that technology is part of the Offshore Technology Research and Risk Assessment Program. Finally, the amendment would require that operators annually certify that their response and exploration plans include the best available technology and its availability.
(10 minutes)
7. Connolly (VA), Holt (NJ), Welch (VT)
#9
(REVISED) Would prevent oil companies from shifting oil spill cleanup costs onto taxpayers by ensuring that Oil Pollution Act liabilities of an oil subsidiary will be inherited by the parent oil company in the event the subsidiary goes bankrupt and does not sell its assets. The amendment does not alter underlying liability provisions of OPA, and includes technical corrections from the Department of Justice.
(10 minutes)
8. Melancon (LA), Childers (MS)
#60
(REVISED) Would seek to end the federal moratorium on deepwater drilling. The moratorium would be prohibited from enforcement on those rigs that meet safety requirements set forth in NTL 05 and NTL 06.
(10 minutes)
I know! I kept reading this too and was just going to post it when I saw your ping. This is beyond belief!
So, yes,......he is by Executive Order PROMOTING the LOST Treaty.....and as I have read over and over, IT is NOT in the best interests of our country to abide by his treaty!...we are giving our sovereignty AWAY to the UN!
I'm reading this the same way you are! What are We The People to do?!?!?
The Goal: A hard-left World Government.
The only way to achieve this is to bring the US down—to put her in her place, so to speak.
Your new Kings and Queens are en route.
HERE’S THE RUB: The true-red communists WILL interrupt their warm ‘n fuzzy little plan along the way—and guess who gets to die fighting them? YOU and your children, that’s who.
We could maintain our Republic and live as a free people, but nope, the political eggheads intend to march us all into hell.