HB80

Bill Title- Sea Breeze Energy

__Sponsors__- Jack Updyke and Justin Wazbinski http://mockcongress2010.wikispaces.com/JUpdyke http://mockcongress2010.wikispaces.com/JWazbinski __Purpose__- The purpose of our bill is to use wind energy through windfarms as an environmentally friendly, alternative energy resource. They will be built on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of our country for maximum efficiency. This will help our environment by reducing pollution. This should also stop the problem of global warming. This will be a great step to getting Americans to start using renewable energy resources opposed to non-renewable.

__Eligibility__- This bill will help everyone. It will preserve non-renewable resources and keep pollution to a minimum. This bill is going to protect our environment and everyone in our nation. If our bill passes, hopefully we can set an example for other countries around the globe.

__Terms and Benefits__- We will put windmills on the American coasts. The shorelines that are not populated by a substantial amount of animals and has a low tourism count will be purchased and construction will begin as soon as possible. The coasts are excellent locations for windfarms because there is a lot of wind off-shore from land and sea breezes. To raise enough money for the construction required to manufacture the windmills, purchase the land, and pay for the much needed research, a modest tax increase will be implemented over the course of a few short years. Skilled engineers and construction workers will draw-up the plans for and build the windfarms. Tests will be performed to make sure nothing in the environment will be harmed or put at risk with the use of the windfarms.

__Fiscal Impact__- The cost of the bill should not be too harsh. The metal for the windmills will be around one billion dollars. The construction and maintainance workers are going to cost around 500 million dollars for the years of construction needed. Also the price of the land should cost around 300 million dollars. The technological research required for finding the correct angles and the most effect positioning of the individual windmills, will cost around 500 million dollars. Again, these are just estimates and can be greatly altered if more land than expected can be bought, the amount of populated coastline differs from test results, and if labor goes at a different pace than anticipated.