As Interior becomes a battlefield for President Biden s climate agenda, Sen Joe Manchin III (D-W Va ) weighs in washingtonpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from washingtonpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., talks with Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., before the start of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing on her nomination to be Interior Secretary, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP)
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WASHINGTON â The U.S. Department of the Interior today announced nearly $249 million in fiscal year (FY) 2020 energy revenues to the four offshore Gulf oil and gas producing states, including nearly $110 million for Louisiana and its coastal political subdivisions (CPS). These funds, disbursed annually based on oil and gas production revenue, are used to support coastal conservation and restoration projects, hurricane protection programs, and activities to implement marine and coastal resilience management plans.
The Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) of 2006 created a revenue-sharing model for oil- and gas-producing Gulf states to receive a portion of the revenue generated from oil and gas production offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. The act also directs a portion of revenue to the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF).
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