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THE WHITE HOUSE
1989
WASHINGTON
OCT 16 PM 6.- 4;
OCTOBER 16, 1989
10/18/89
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON cw
FROM:
MARK LANGE MA
SUBJECT:
BRIEFING FOR NATURAL GAS SUPPLY ASSOCIATION
Attached are brief remarks for your meeting with members of
the Natural Gas Supply Association, at 1,15 p.m. on Wednesday,
October 18, in Room 450 of the Old Executive Office Building.
Some 200 representatives will attend. Your remarks should
run 5 to 7 minutes.
10:00 am
Thursday
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
DATE:
FROM THE PRESIDENT
To:
Jim
see P.3
I thought we do
subsidize ethanol
etc.
(Lange/Dooley)
October 16, 1989
5:25 p.m.
[GAS. DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
BRIEFING, NATURAL GAS SUPPLY ASSOCIATION
ROOM 450, OEOB
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1989
Thurs
1:15 P.M.
10:00
It's a pleasure to have you here today. I see some familiar
faces out there. Jim Middleton, Chairman of the N.G.S.A.; and
Nick Bush, your President.
.And to all of you representing this
vital American industry: welcome.
[[ Years ago, your industry added an agent to natural gas that
gave it a characteristic scent. That way, if there was ever a
leak in someone's house, they'd have a better chance of
defecting
the
about
it.
leah
Well, it doesn't work that way here in the White House. We
have leaks in here all the time. But they're usually oderless.
Sometimes they re colorless Sometimes even tasteless [PAUSE]
But there's no truth to the rumor that we're putting
canaries in all the West Wing offices
]]
You know, just over a year ago I spoke to a group out in
Midland, Texas. Said I was proud that our administration had
2
decontrolled oil prices -- but that we hadn't yet been able to
prevail in Congress, to decontrol natural gas.
Well, you know what happened next. The wisdom of the
marketplace prevailed. After decades of disagreement, we were
able to eliminate an entire system of artificial price controls,
for one of America's cleanest energy resources.
That was this administration's first major energy
initiative -- and it was a good one.
Good for developing domestic energy resources, so imperative
to national security. Good for consumers, who will enjoy
reliable energy at reasonable prices over the longer term. And
good for the environment, which can only benefit from the broader
use of clean-burning natural gas.
Some of you were with me in the East Room when I signed the
Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol Act into law -- but all of you
deserve credit and congratulations for that achievement.
By supporting decontrol of gas prices, you've helped build
diversity, flexibility, economy, and security into our energy
picture -- now, and for the future.
3
Natural gas is -- and will continue to be -- essential to
our domestic energy security. With growing difficulties in oil
and gas leasing, and difficulties in siting nuclear plants, we
will depend more than ever on a balanced mix of energy sources.
That will mean more than deregulating the cost of gas at the
wellhead, of course -- it will also demand that we pave the way
for broader use of natural gas.
As you know, I sent a bill to re-write our Federal Clean Air
Act to Capitol Hill this summer. Today, I can report some good
news -- the bill has been reported out of Subcommittee relatively
intact -- the first time the Subcommittee has produced a bill in
several years. That's good news for clean-burning fuels. And
it's good news for cleaner air. Our bill is simple. We set a
tough standard for air pollution. We don't care which fuel can
meet it -- as long as it's met. We won't favor subsidizing any
fuel. Instead, we support harnessing the power of the
marketplace in the service of the environment.
I want to thank all of you -- and Bill Reilly and his E.P.A.
staff -- for all of the hard work you've done so far. Now let's
double our efforts to get a bill as soon as possible -- so the
American people can start the '90s as "The Clean Air Decade. "
4
Natural gas will be a vital part of this picture -- not as
the sole solution, of course, but as part of a comprehensive
energy package that makes use of a number of fuels and
technologies.
Your industry is as clearly oriented toward the future as
any in America. You understand that we can't wait for the next
energy crisis -- that a secure future demands that we plan, now.
That's why I've asked the Secretary of Energy, Admiral
Watkins, to develop a comprehensive National Energy Strategy for
the nation.
For such a strategy to succeed -- and it must succeed --
we'll need bi-partisan Federal and local support. It will be
crucial that industry leaders like yourselves work closely with
Admiral Watkins on that strategy -- and I know we can count on
you.
In the coming months, we will be looking for your thoughts
and guidance. With gas prices set by market forces -- and new
technologies offering new uses for this fuel -- natural gas is on
the verge of reaching its fullest potential as an economic,
clean, and efficient source of energy.
5
I think all of us can be confident that natural gas will
help power this nation well into the next century. Let me offer
you my every best wish for a successful Annual Meeting.
And now I'm going to turn this briefing over to two
outstanding members of the Cabinet -- Jim Watkins and Bill
Reilly.
# # #
NATURAL GAS SUPPLY ASSOCIATION BRIEFING
ROOM 450, OEOB / OCT. 19, 1989 / 10:05 A.M.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO HAVE YOU HERE TODAY. JIM
MIDDLETON, CHAIRMAN OF THE N.G.S.A.; AND NICK BUSH,
YOUR PRESIDENT. . .I SEE SOME FAMILIAR FACES OUT THERE.
To ALL OF YOU REPRESENTING THIS VITAL AMERICAN
INDUSTRY: WELCOME.
NATURAL GAS SUPPLY ASSOCIATION BRIEFING
ROOM 450, OEOB / OCT. 19, 1989 / 10:05 A.M.
It's A PLEASURE To HAVE YOU HERE TODAY. JIM
MIDDLETON, CHAIRMAN OF THE N.G.S.A.; AND NICK BUSH,
YOUR PRESIDENT.
EUGENE TRACEY AND BUD LAWRENCE;
DANNY CONKLIN AND HAROLD SCOGGINS; WAYNE GIBBENS; KEN
LAY; JERRY HALVORSEN; WAYNE VALIS; AND TO THE MANY
FRIENDS AND FAMILIAR FACES OUT THERE -- TO ALL OF YOU
REPRESENTING THIS VITAL AMERICAN INDUSTRY: WELCOME.
- 2 -
[[ YEARS AGO, YOUR INDUSTRY ADDED AN AGENT TO NATURAL
GAS THAT GAVE IT A CHARACTERISTIC SCENT. THAT WAY, IF
THERE WAS EVER A LEAK IN SOMEONE'S HOUSE, THEY'D HAVE A
cletectinathe leak
BETTER CHANCE OF KNOWING ABOUT IT.
WELL, IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY HERE IN THE WHITE
HOUSE. WE HAVE LEAKS IN HERE ALL THE TIME. BUT
THEY'RE USUALLY ODORLESS. SOMETIMES THEY'RE COLORLESS.
SOMETIMES EVEN TASTELESS... [PAUSE]
- 3 -
BUT THERE'S NO TRUTH TO THE RUMOR THAT WE'RE PUTTING
CANARIES IN ALL THE WEST WING OFFICES... ]]
You KNOW, JUST OVER A YEAR AGO I SPOKE TO A GROUP
OUT IN MIDLAND, TEXAS. SAID I WAS PROUD THAT OUR
ADMINISTRATION HAD DECONTROLLED OIL PRICES -- BUT THAT
WE HADN'T YET BEEN ABLE TO PREVAIL IN CONGRESS, TO
DECONTROL NATURAL GAS.
WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED NEXT. THE WISDOM OF
THE MARKETPLACE PREVAILED.
- 4 -
AFTER DECADES OF DISAGREEMENT, WE WERE ABLE TO
ELIMINATE AN ENTIRE SYSTEM OF ARTIFICIAL PRICE
CONTROLS, FOR ONE OF AMERICA'S CLEANEST ENERGY
RESOURCES.
THAT WAS THIS ADMINISTRATION'S FIRST MAJOR ENERGY
INITIATIVE -- AND IT WAS A GOOD ONE.
GOOD FOR DEVELOPING DOMESTIC ENERGY RESOURCES, so
IMPERATIVE TO NATIONAL SECURITY.
- 5 -
GOOD FOR CONSUMERS, WHO WILL ENJOY RELIABLE ENERGY AT
REASONABLE PRICES OVER THE LONGER TERM. AND GOOD FOR
THE ENVIRONMENT, WHICH CAN ONLY BENEFIT FROM THE
BROADER USE OF CLEAN-BURNING NATURAL GAS.
SOME OF YOU WERE WITH ME IN THE EAST ROOM WHEN I
SIGNED THE NATURAL GAS WELLHEAD DECONTROL AcT INTO
LAW -- BUT ALL OF YOU DESERVE CREDIT AND
CONGRATULATIONS FOR THAT ACHIEVEMENT.
- 6 -
BY SUPPORTING DECONTROL OF GAS PRICES, YOU'VE
HELPED BUILD DIVERSITY, FLEXIBILITY, ECONOMY, AND
SECURITY INTO OUR ENERGY PICTURE -- NOW, AND FOR THE
FUTURE.
NATURAL GAS IS -- AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE --
ESSENTIAL TO OUR DOMESTIC ENERGY SECURITY. WITH
GROWING DIFFICULTIES IN OIL AND GAS LEASING, AND
DIFFICULTIES IN SITING NUCLEAR PLANTS, WE WILL DEPEND
MORE THAN EVER ON A BALANCED MIX OF ENERGY SOURCES.
- 7 -
THAT WILL MEAN MORE THAN DEREGULATING THE COST OF
GAS AT THE WELLHEAD, OF COURSE -- IT WILL ALSO DEMAND
THAT WE PAVE THE WAY FOR BROADER USE OF NATURAL GAS.
As YOU KNOW, I SENT A BILL TO RE-WRITE OUR FEDERAL
CLEAN AIR Act TO CAPITOL HILL THIS SUMMER. TODAY, I
CAN REPORT SOME GOOD NEWS -- THE BILL HAS BEEN REPORTED
OUT OF SUBCOMMITTEE RELATIVELY INTACT -- THE FIRST TIME
THE SUBCOMMITTEE HAS PRODUCED A BILL IN SEVERAL YEARS.
- 8 -
THAT'S GOOD NEWS FOR CLEAN-BURNING FUELS. AND IT'S
GOOD NEWS FOR CLEANER AIR. OUR BILL IS SIMPLE. WE SET
A TOUGH STANDARD FOR AIR POLLUTION. WE DON'T CARE
WHICH FUEL CAN MEET IT -- AS LONG AS IT'S MET. WE
WON'T FAVOR SUBSIDIZING ANY FUEL. INSTEAD, WE SUPPORT
HARNESSING THE POWER OF THE MARKETPLACE IN THE SERVICE
OF THE ENVIRONMENT.
- 9 -
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU -- AND BILL REILLY AND
HIS E.P.A. STAFF -- FOR ALL OF THE HARD WORK YOU'VE
DONE so FAR. Now LET'S DOUBLE OUR EFFORTS TO GET A
BILL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE -- so THE AMERICAN PEOPLE CAN
START THE '90s AS "THE CLEAN AIR DECADE."
NATURAL GAS WILL BE A VITAL PART OF THIS PICTURE --
NOT AS THE SOLE SOLUTION, OF COURSE, BUT AS PART OF A
COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY PACKAGE THAT MAKES USE OF A NUMBER
OF FUELS AND TECHNOLOGIES.
- 10 -
YOUR INDUSTRY IS AS CLEARLY ORIENTED TOWARD THE
FUTURE AS ANY IN AMERICA. You UNDERSTAND THAT WE CAN'T
WAIT FOR THE NEXT ENERGY CRISIS -- THAT A SECURE FUTURE
DEMANDS THAT WE PLAN, NOW. THAT'S WHY I'VE ASKED THE
SECRETARY OF ENERGY, ADMIRAL WATKINS, TO DEVELOP A
COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL ENERGY STRATEGY FOR THE NATION.
FOR SUCH A STRATEGY TO SUCCEED -- AND IT MUST
SUCCEED -- WE'LL NEED BI-PARTISAN FEDERAL AND LOCAL
SUPPORT.
- 11 -
IT WILL BE CRUCIAL THAT INDUSTRY LEADERS LIKE
YOURSELVES WORK CLOSELY WITH ADMIRAL WATKINS ON THAT
STRATEGY -- AND I KNOW WE CAN COUNT ON YOU.
IN THE COMING MONTHS, WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR YOUR
THOUGHTS AND GUIDANCE. WITH GAS PRICES SET BY MARKET
FORCES -- AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES OFFERING NEW USES FOR
THIS FUEL -- NATURAL GAS IS ON THE VERGE OF REACHING
ITS FULLEST POTENTIAL AS AN ECONOMIC, CLEAN, AND
EFFICIENT SOURCE OF ENERGY.
- 12 -
I THINK ALL OF US CAN BE CONFIDENT THAT NATURAL GAS
WILL HELP POWER THIS NATION WELL INTO THE NEXT CENTURY.
LET ME OFFER YOU MY EVERY BEST WISH FOR A SUCCESSFUL
ANNUAL MEETING.
AND NOW I'M GOING TO TURN THIS BRIEFING OVER TO TWO
OUTSTANDING MEMBERS OF THE CABINET -- JIM WATKINS AND
BILL REILLY.
###
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
OCTOBER 16, 1989
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON cw
FROM:
MARK LANGE MA
SUBJECT:
BRIEFING FOR NATURAL GAS SUPPLY ASSOCIATION
Attached are brief remarks for your meeting with members of
the Natural Gas Supply Association, at 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday,
October 18, in Room 450 of the Old Executive Office Building.
Some 200 representatives will attend. Your remarks should
run 5 to 7 minutes.
(Lange/Dooley)
October 16, 1989
5:25 p.m.
[GAS.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
BRIEFING, NATURAL GAS SUPPLY ASSOCIATION
ROOM 450, OEOB
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1989
1:15 P.M.
It's a pleasure to have you here today. I see some familiar
faces out there. Jim Middleton, Chairman of the N.G.S.A.; and
Nick Bush, your President.
And to all of you representing this
vital American industry: welcome.
[[ Years ago, your industry added an agent to natural gas that
gave it a characteristic scent. That way, if there was ever a
leak in someone's house, they'd have a better chance of knowing
about it.
Well, it doesn't work that way here in the White House. We
have leaks in here all the time. But they're usually odorless.
Sometimes they're colorless. Sometimes even tasteless [PAUSE]
But there's no truth to the rumor that we're putting
canaries in all the West Wing offices
]]
You know, just over a year ago I spoke to a group out in
Midland, Texas. Said I was proud that our administration had
2
decontrolled oil prices -- but that we hadn't yet been able to
prevail in Congress, to decontrol natural gas.
Well, you know what happened next. The wisdom of the
marketplace prevailed. After decades of disagreement, we were
able to eliminate an entire system of artificial price controls,
for one of America's cleanest energy resources.
That was this administration's first major energy
initiative -- and it was a good one.
Good for developing domestic energy resources, so imperative
to national security. Good for consumers, who will enjoy
reliable energy at reasonable prices over the longer term. And
good for the environment, which can only benefit from the broader
use of clean-burning natural gas.
Some of you were with me in the East Room when I signed the
Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol Act into law -- but all of you
deserve credit and congratulations for that achievement.
By supporting decontrol of gas prices, you've helped build
diversity, flexibility, economy, and security into our energy
picture -- now, and for the future.
3
Natural gas is -- and will continue to be -- essential to
our domestic energy security. With growing difficulties in oil
and gas leasing, and difficulties in siting nuclear plants, we
will depend more than ever on a balanced mix of energy sources.
That will mean more than deregulating the cost of gas at the
wellhead, of course -- it will also demand that we pave the way
for broader use of natural gas.
As you know, I sent a bill to re-write our Federal Clean Air
Act to Capitol Hill this summer. Today, I can report some good
news -- the bill has been reported out of Subcommittee relatively
intact -- the first time the Subcommittee has produced a bill in
several years. That's good news for clean-burning fuels. And
it's good news for cleaner air. Our bill is simple. We set a
tough standard for air pollution. We don't care which fuel can
meet it -- as long as it's met. We won't favor subsidizing any
fuel. Instead, we support harnessing the power of the
marketplace in the service of the environment.
I want to thank all of you -- and Bill Reilly and his E.P.A.
staff -- for all of the hard work you've done so far. Now let's
double our efforts to get a bill as soon as possible -- so the
American people can start the '90s as "The Clean Air Decade."
4
Natural gas will be a vital part of this picture -- not as
the sole solution, of course, but as part of a comprehensive
energy package that makes use of a number of fuels and
technologies.
Your industry is as clearly oriented toward the future as
any in America. You understand that we can't wait for the next
energy crisis -- that a secure future demands that we plan, now.
That's why I've asked the Secretary of Energy, Admiral
Watkins, to develop a comprehensive National Energy Strategy for
the nation.
For such a strategy to succeed -- and it must succeed --
we'll need bi-partisan Federal and local support. It will be
crucial that industry leaders like yourselves work closely with
Admiral Watkins on that strategy -- and I know we can count on
you.
In the coming months, we will be looking for your thoughts
and guidance. With gas prices set by market forces -- and new
technologies offering new uses for this fuel -`- natural gas is on
the verge of reaching its fullest potential as an economic,
clean, and efficient source of energy.
5
I think all of us can be confident that natural gas will
help power this nation well into the next century. Let me offer
you my every best wish for a successful Annual Meeting.
And now I'm going to turn this briefing over to two
outstanding members of the Cabinet -- Jim Watkins and Bill
Reilly.
###
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
DROP-BY NATURAL GAS SUPPLY ASSOCIATION BRIEFING
DATE:
October 19, 1989
TIME:
10:05 a.m.
LOCATION:
Room 450 OEOB
THROUGH:
DAVID DEMAREST
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR
COMMUNICATIONS
FROM:
BOBBIE KILBERG
BK
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
FOR PUBLIC LIAISON
I. PURPOSE:
To note success of the Natural Gas Deregulation Act, discuss
Clean Air initiatives and thank the Natural Gas Supply
Association for their support of Administration policies.
II. BACKGROUND:
The Natural Gas Supply Association (NGSA) represents over 90
gas production and supply companies and has been very
helpful in working to unite the gas community behind the
Administration's Clean Air Act. NGSA is one of 14
Associations which has helped create the Clean Air Coalition
to help foster grassroots support for the President's bill.
In addition to the NGSA membership, the leadership of the
following groups will be present at the briefing: American
Gas Association, Independent Petroleum Association of
America, Mid Continent Oil and Gas Association and the
Interstate Natural Gas Association.
The President will speak at the opening of the briefing. He
will be followed by EPA Administrator Reilly and Energy
Secretary Watkins.
III. PARTICIPANTS:
The President
Seated onstage during President's remarks:
EPA Administrator William Reilly
Energy Secretary James Watkins
Jim Middleton, Chairman, Natural Gas Supply Association
Nick Bush, President, Natural Gas Supply Association
Seated in front row:
Eugene Tracey, Chairman, American Gas Association
Bud Lawrence, President, American Gas Association
Danny Conklin, Chairman, Independent Petroleum Association
of America
Harold Scoggins, President, Independent Petroleum
Association of America
Wayne Gibbens, President, Mid-Continent Oil and Gas
Association
Ken Lay, Chairman, Interstate Natural Gas Association
Jerry Halvorsen, President, Interstate Natural Gas
Association
Wayne Valis, President, Valis Associates
Approximately 210 NGSA members and gas industry
association officials
IV. PRESS PLAN:
Open press.
V. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS:
-- The President arrives Room 450 holding room.
-- Met in holding room by:
Jim Middleton, Chairman, Natural Gas Supply Association
Nick Bush, President, NGSA
-- Holding room gift presentation and photo.
-- Guests depart holding room to stage.
-- President is announced and enters stage.
-- The President makes brief remarks.
-- The President departs.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 16, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
C. BOYDEN GRAY
Mr
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Natural Gas Supply
Association Briefing
The Counsel's Office has no legal objections to the
above-referenced briefing. I have prepared an environmental
insert that should be added on page 3.
Environment Insert:
Deregulation will not be complete, however, unless Congress
enacts the emissions trading and alternativve fuel provisions
of our clean Air Act legislation now pending in Congress.
These provisions are essential to the creation of a free
market that will permit natural gas - the cleanest fuel
available - the opportunity to compete fairly for a role in
reducing our nation's air pollution. I believe that
sufficient gas will be discovered to service any new markets
that can be developed.
2607 Jeff flolishead
PE : 110 91 100 68
081191SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
10/17/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATURAL GAS SUPPLY ASSOCIATION
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
ROGERS
CARD
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
The attached has been forwarded to the President.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
1989 OCT 16 PM 6: 47
OCTOBER 16, 1989
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
cw
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
MARK LANGE MA
SUBJECT:
BRIEFING FOR NATURAL GAS SUPPLY ASSOCIATION
Attached are brief remarks for your meeting with members of
the Natural Gas Supply Association, at 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday,
October 18, in Room 450 of the Old Executive Office Building.
Some 200 representatives will attend. Your remarks should
run 5 to 7 minutes.
(Lange/Dooley)
October 16, 1989
5:25 p.m.
[GAS.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
BRIEFING, NATURAL GAS SUPPLY ASSOCIATION
ROOM 450, OEOB
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1989
1:15 P.M.
It's a pleasure to have you here today. I see some familiar
faces out there. Jim Middleton, Chairman of the N.G.S.A.; and
Nick Bush, your President. .And to all of you representing this
vital American industry: welcome.
[[ Years ago, your industry added an agent to natural gas that
gave it a characteristic scent. That way, if there was ever a
leak in someone's house, they'd have a better chance of knowing
about it.
Well, it doesn't work that way here in the White House. We
have leaks in here all the time. But they're usually odorless.
Sometimes they're colorless. Sometimes even tasteless [PAUSE]
But there's no truth to the rumor that we're putting
canaries in all the West Wing offices
]]
You know, just over a year ago I spoke to a group out in
Midland, Texas. Said I was proud that our administration had
2
decontrolled oil prices -- but that we hadn't yet been able to
prevail in Congress, to decontrol natural gas.
Well, you know what happened next. The wisdom of the
marketplace prevailed. After decades of disagreement, we were
able to eliminate an entire system of artificial price controls,
for one of America's cleanest energy resources.
That was this administration's first major energy
initiative -- and it was a good one.
Good for developing domestic energy resources, so imperative
to national security. Good for consumers, who will enjoy
reliable energy at reasonable prices over the longer term. And
good for the environment, which can only benefit from the broader
use of clean-burning natural gas.
Some of you were with me in the East Room when I signed the
Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol Act into law -- but all of you
deserve credit and congratulations for that achievement.
By supporting decontrol of gas prices, you've helped build
diversity, flexibility, economy, and security into our energy
picture -- now, and for the future.
3
Natural gas is -- and will continue to be -- essential to
our domestic energy security. With growing difficulties in oil
and gas leasing, and difficulties in siting nuclear plants, we
will depend more than ever on a balanced mix of energy sources.
That will mean more than deregulating the cost of gas at the
wellhead, of course -- it will also demand that we pave the way
for broader use of natural gas.
As you know, I sent a bill to re-write our Federal Clean Air
Act to Capitol Hill this summer. Today, I can report some good
news -- the bill has been reported out of Subcommittee relatively
intact -- the first time the Subcommittee has produced a bill in
several years. That's good news for clean-burning fuels. And
it's good news for cleaner air. Our bill is simple. We set a
tough standard for air pollution. We don't care which fuel can
meet it -- as long as it's met. We won't favor subsidizing any
fuel. Instead, we support harnessing the power of the
marketplace in the service of the environment.
I want to thank all of you -- and Bill Reilly and his E.P.A.
staff -- for all of the hard work you've done so far. Now let's
double our efforts to get a bill as soon as possible -- so the
American people can start the '90s as "The Clean Air Decade."
4
Natural gas will be a vital part of this picture -- not as
the sole solution, of course, but as part of a comprehensive
energy package that makes use of a number of fuels and
technologies.
Your industry is as clearly oriented toward the future as
any in America. You understand that we can't wait for the next
energy crisis -- that a secure future demands that we plan, now.
That's why I've asked the Secretary of Energy, Admiral
Watkins, to develop a comprehensive National Energy Strategy for
the nation.
For such a strategy to succeed -- and it must succeed --
we'll need bi-partisan Federal and local support. It will be
crucial that industry leaders like yourselves work closely with
Admiral Watkins on that strategy -- and I know we can count on
you.
In the coming months, we will be looking for your thoughts
and guidance. With gas prices set by market forces -- and new
technologies offering new uses for this fuel -- natural gas is on
the verge of reaching its fullest potential as an economic,
clean, and efficient source of energy.
5
I think all of us can be confident that natural gas will
help power this nation well into the next century. Let me offer
you my every best wish for a successful Annual Meeting.
And now I'm going to turn this briefing over to two
outstanding members of the Cabinet -- Jim Watkins and Bill
Reilly.
# # #
@Medicis Corporation
TEL No. 2027281022
Oct 16,89 10:06 No 006 P.02
NATURAL GAS SUPPLY ASSOCIATION
Nicholas J. Bush
Suite 300
President
1129 20th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036-3403
(202) 331-89()O
October 13, 1989
Wayne Valis
Valis Associates
1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Suite 1201
Washington, D.C. 20006
Dear Wayne:
News that the President wishes to use our meeting as a forum for a major address is terrific.
We are honored and flattered. This will be a great opportunity for the President to reaffirm his
commitment to his Clean Air bill. As you know, NGSA has worked hard with other
organizations to support the Administration's effort, particularly in the acid rain provisions.
Some of those attending the Presidential speech, however, will be from integrated petroleum
companies and may have some sensitivity to the ongoing debate over the methanol question. It
would be a shame if this opportunity was not an entirely positive one for the President.
Couldn't the President's remarks:
o
Stress the great job that Bill Reilly has done at EPA along with the
White House staff in bringing together the first significant, comprehensive
Clean Air bill amendments that have won bipartisan support since the
passage of the original measure.
0
Reiterate his personal support for his proposal and his commitment to
working with Congress to achieve the very best Clean Air bill possible.
0
Reiterate his commitment to the principles of freedom of choice in
meeting standards, no subsidization or preference for one particular fuel
over another; and, no new taxes to achieve these objectives.
0
Stress the importance of natural gas and its potential contributions to a
cleaner environment. Point out that it is not the sole answer but an
important part of the total solution which will include a multiplicity of
fuels and technologies. Bright days for natural gas are ahead.
o
Avoid open shop comments about the dispute over the "methano!" or
alternative fuel issue -- the Clean Air fight has a long way to go and the
President could use this occasion to firm up support among some of his
biggest helpers. Confrontation on the methanol issue would only
jeopardize that.
Sincerely,
this
NJB/jct
Representing the Nation's Producers of Natural Gas
081191SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
10/12/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10/16/89 10:00 AM
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATURAL GAS SUPPLY ASSOCATION BRIEFING
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON N/C
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 10:00 AM, Monday, October 16, with a copy
to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE: Call Peggy for research changes.
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Lange/Dooley)
October 12, 1989
4:30 p.m.
1989 OCT 12 PM 4: 52
[GAS.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
BRIEFING, NATURAL GAS SUPPLY ASSOCIATION
ROOM 450, OEOB
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1989
1:15 P.M.
It's a pleasure to have you here today. I see some familiar
faces out there. Jim Middleton, Chairman of the N.G.S.A.; and
Nick Bush, your President. To all of you welcome.
V
And
representing this vital American industry:
[[ Years ago, your industry added an agent to natural gas that
gave it a characteristic scent. That way, if there was ever a
leak in someone's house, they'd have a better chance of knowing
about it.
Well, it doesn't work that way here in the White House. We
have leaks in here all the time. They're usually odorless.
Sometimes they're colorless. Sometimes even tasteless... [PAUSE]
But there's no truth to the rumor that we're putting
canaries in all the West Wing offices
]]
You know, just over a year ago I spoke to a group out in
Midland, Texas. Said I was proud that our administration had
decontrolled oil prices -- but that we hadn't yet been able to
prevail in Congress, to decontrol natural gas.
2
Well, you know what happened next. The wisdom of the
marketplace prevailed. After decades of disagreement, we were
able to eliminate an entire system of artificial price controls,
for one of America's cleanest energy resources.
That was this administration's first major energy initiative
-- and it was a good one.
Good for developing domestic energy resources, so imperative
to national security. Good for consumers, who will enjoy
reliable energy at reasonable prices over the longer term. And
good for the environment, which can only benefit from the broader
use of clean-burning natural gas.
Some of you were with me in the East Room when I signed the
Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol Act into law -- but all of you
deserve credit and congratulations for that achievement.
By supporting decontrol of gas prices, you've helped build
diversity, flexibility, economy, and security into our energy
picture -- now, and for the future.
Natural gas is -- and will continue to be -- essential to
our domestic energy security. With growing difficulties in oil
3
and gas leasing, and difficulties in siting nuclear plants, we
will depend more than ever on a balanced mix of energy sources.
That will mean more than deregulating the cost of gas at the
wellhead
pipeline, of course -- it will also demand that we pave the way
for broader use of natural gas.
Grady insert A
[ Possible topical insert on C.A.A. / environment of
but as part of a comprehenoive energy package that makes use of a number of fush and technologies
natural gas will be a vital part of that bietnce - not as the sole solution, of course,
Your industry is as clearly oriented toward the future as
any in America. You understand that we can't wait for the next
energy crisis -- that a secure future demands that we plan, now.
That's why I've asked the Secretary of Energy, Admiral
Watkins, to develop a comprehensive National Energy Strategy for
the nation.
For such a strategy to succeed -- and it must succeed --
we'll need bi-partisan Federal and local support. It will be
crucial that industry leaders like yourselves work closely with
Admiral Watkins on that strategy -- and I know we can count on
you.
In the coming months, we will be looking for your thoughts
and guidance. With gas prices set by market forces -- and new
technologies offering new uses for this fuel -- natural gas is on
4
the verge of reaching its fullest potential as an economic,
clean, and efficient source of energy.
I think all of us can be confident that natural gas will
help power this nation well into the next century. Let me offer
you my every best wish for a successful Annual Meeting.
And now I'm going to turn this briefing over to two
outstanding members of the Cabinet -- Jim Watkins and Bill
Reilly.
###
(Lange/Dooley)
October 16, 1989
5:25 p.m.
[GAS.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
BRIEFING, NATURAL GAS SUPPLY ASSOCIATION
ROOM 450, OEOB
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1989
1:15 P.M.
It's a pleasure to have you here today. I see some familiar
faces out there. Jim Middleton, Chairman of the N.G.S.A.; and
Nick Bush, your President
And to all of you representing this
vital American industry: welcome.
[[ Years ago, your industry added an agent to natural gas that
gave it a characteristic scent. That way, if there was ever a
leak in someone's house, they'd have a better chance of knowing
about it.
Well, it doesn't work that way here in the White House. We
have leaks in here all the time. But they're usually odorless.
Sometimes they're colorless. Sometimes even tasteless [PAUSE]
But there's no truth to the rumor that we're putting
canaries in all the West Wing offices
]]
You know, just over a year ago I spoke to a group out in
Midland, Texas. Said I was proud that our administration had
2
decontrolled oil prices -- but that we hadn't yet been able to
prevail in Congress, to decontrol natural gas.
Well, you know what happened next. The wisdom of the
marketplace prevailed. After decades of disagreement, we were
able to eliminate an entire system of artificial price controls,
for one of America's cleanest energy resources.
That was this administration's first major energy initiative
-- and it was a good one.
Good for developing domestic energy resources, so imperative
to national security. Good for consumers, who will enjoy
reliable energy at reasonable prices over the longer term. And
good for the environment, which can only benefit from the broader
use of clean-burning natural gas.
Some of you were with me in the East Room when I signed the
Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol Act into law -- but all of you
deserve credit and congratulations for that achievement.
By supporting decontrol of gas prices, you've helped build
diversity, flexibility, economy, and security into our energy
picture -- now, and for the future.
3
Natural gas is -- and will continue to be -- essential to
our domestic energy security. With growing difficulties in oil
and gas leasing, and difficulties in siting nuclear plants, we
will depend more than ever on a balanced mix of energy sources.
That will mean more than deregulating the cost of gas at the
wellhead, of course -- it will also demand that we pave the way
for broader use of natural gas.
As you know, I sent a bill to re-write our Federal Clean Air
Act to Capitol Hill this summer. Today, I can reprot some good
news -- the bill has been reported out of Subcommittee relatively
intact -- the first time the Subcommittee has produced a bill in
several years. That's good news for clean burning fuels. And
it's good news for cleaner air. Our bill is simple. We set a
tough standard for air pollution. We don't care which fuel can
meet it -- as long as it's met. We won't favor subsidizing any
fuel. Instead, we support harnessing the power of the
marketplace in the service of the environment.
I want to thank all of you -- and Bill Reilly and his E.P.A.
staff -- for the work you've done so far. Now let's double our
all had
efforts to get a bill as soon as possible -- so the American
people can start the '90s as "The Clean Air Decade."
4
Natural gas will be a vital part of this picture -- not as
the sole solution, of course, but as part of a comprehensive
energy package that makes use of a number of fuels and
technologies.
Your industry is as clearly oriented toward the future as
any in America. You understand that we can't wait for the next
energy crisis -- that a secure future demands that we plan, now.
That's why I've asked the Secretary of Energy, Admiral
Watkins, to develop a comprehensive National Energy Strategy for
the nation.
For such a strategy to succeed -- and it must succeed --
we'll need bi-partisan Federal and local support. It will be
crucial that industry leaders like yourselves work closely with
Admiral Watkins on that strategy -- and I know we can count on
you.
In the coming months, we will be looking for your thoughts
and guidance. With gas prices set by market forces -- and new
technologies offering new uses for this fuel -- natural gas is on
the verge of reaching its fullest potential as an economic,
clean, and efficient source of energy.
5
I think all of us can be confident that natural gas will
help power this nation well into the next century. Let me offer
you my every best wish for a successful Annual Meeting.
And now I'm going to turn this briefing over to two
outstanding members of the Cabinet -- Jim Watkins and Bill
Reilly.
###
SECURITY THE OFFICE OF THE
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
NOTICE:
Enclosed are comments from staff members of the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). Such comments do not necessarily
represent the official position of the Director of OMB or of the
Office of Management and Budget. If you wish to have the
Director's personal comments, please let me know -- and contact
me if you have any questions.
David J. Haun
Executive Assistant
to the Director
SS 6v 91 100 68
081191SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
10/12/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10/16/89 10:00 AM
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATURAL GAS SUPPLY ASSOCATION BRIEFING
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION. FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 10:00 AM, Monday, October 16, with a copy
to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
See comments
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Lange/Dooley)
October 12, 1989
4:30 p.m.
1989 OCT i2 PM 4: 52
[GAS.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
BRIEFING, NATURAL GAS SUPPLY ASSOCIATION
ROOM 450, OEOB
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1989
1:15 P.M.
It's a pleasure to have you here today. I see some familiar
faces out there. Jim Middleton, Chairman of the N.G.S.A.; and
Nick Bush, your President
To all of you: welcome.
[[ Years ago, your industry added an agent to natural gas that
gave it a characteristic scent. That way, if there was ever a
leak in someone's house, they'd have a better chance of knowing
about it.
Well, it doesn't work that way here in the White House. We
have leaks in here all the time. They're usually odorless.
Sometimes they're colorless. Sometimes even tasteless [PAUSE]
But there's no truth to the rumor that we're putting
canaries in all the West Wing offices
]]
You know, just over a year ago I spoke to a group out in
Midland, Texas. Said I was proud that our administration had
decontrolled oil prices -- but that we hadn't yet been able to
prevail in Congress, to decontrol natural gas.
2
Well, you know what happened next. The wisdom of the
marketplace prevailed. After decades of disagreement, we were
able to eliminate an entire system of artificial price controls,
for one of America's cleanest energy resources.
That was this administration's first major energy initiative
-- and it was a good one.
Good for developing domestic energy resources, so imperative
to national security. Good for consumers, who will enjoy
reliable energy at reasonable prices over the longer term. And
good for the environment, which can only benefit from the broader
use of clean-burning natural gas.
Some of you were with me in the East Room when I signed the
Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol Act into law -- but all of you
deserve credit and congratulations for that achievement.
By supporting decontrol of gas prices, you've helped build
diversity, flexibility, economy, and security into our energy
picture -- now, and for the future.
Natural gas is -- and will continue to be -- essential to
our domestic energy security. With growing difficulties in oil
3
and gas leasing, and difficulties in siting nuclear plants, we
will depend more than ever on a balanced mix of energy sources.
Grady
That will mean more than deregulating the cost of gas at the
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pipeline, of course -- it will also demand that we pave the way
for use
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Your industry is as clearly oriented toward the future as standard for
any in America. You understand that we can't wait for the next air pollution.
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energy crisis that a secure future demands that we plan, now. Lave which
fuel can meet
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Watkins, to develop a comprehensive National Energy Strategy for we won't
favor subsidizin
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For such a strategy to succeed and it must succeed --
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we'll need bi-partisan Federal and local support. It will be
power of the
crucial that industry leaders like yourselves work closely with marketplace
in the
Admiral Watkins on that strategy -- and I know we can count on
service of
you.
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I want
In the coming months, we will be looking for your thoughts
to thank all
and guidance. With gas prices set by market forces -- and new of you ad
Bin Rilly
technologies offering new uses for this fuel -- natural gas is on al his EPA
staff --for the work
yai've doness fav. Now let's redalble
our efforts tight a bill as soon as possible-
50 the American people can start the 90s as the Clean Air Decale.
4
the verge of reaching its fullest potential as an economic,
clean, and efficient source of energy.
I think all of us can be confident that natural gas will
help power this nation well into the next century. Let me offer
you my every best wish for a successful Annual Meeting.
And now I'm going to turn this briefing over to two
outstanding members of the Cabinet -- Jim Watkins and Bill
Reilly.
# # #
081191SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
10/12/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10/16/89 10:00 AM
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATURAL GAS SUPPLY ASSOCATION BRIEFING
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION. FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 10:00 AM, Monday, October 16, with a copy
to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
see Commonts
10/10/1989 68
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Lange/Dooley)
October 12, 1989
4:30 p.m.
1989 OCT i2 PM 4: 52
[GAS.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
BRIEFING, NATURAL GAS SUPPLY ASSOCIATION
ROOM 450, OEOB
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1989
1:15 P.M.
It's a pleasure to have you here today. I see some familiar
faces out there. Jim Middleton, Chairman of the N.G.S.A.; and
Nick Bush, your President
To all of you: welcome.
[[ Years ago, your industry added an agent to natural gas that
gave it a characteristic scent. That way, if there was ever a
leak in someone's house, they'd have a better chance of knowing
about it.
Well, it doesn't work that way here in the White House. We
have leaks in here all the time. They're usually odorless.
Sometimes they're colorless. Sometimes even tasteless [PAUSE]
But there's no truth to the rumor that we're putting
canaries in all the West Wing offices
]]
You know, just over a year ago I spoke to a group out in
Midland, Texas. Said I was proud that our administration had
decontrolled oil prices -- but that we hadn't yet been able to
prevail in Congress, to decontrol natural gas.
2
Well, you know what happened next. The wisdom of the
marketplace prevailed. After decades of disagreement, we were
able to eliminate an entire system of artificial price controls,
for one of America's cleanest energy resources.
That was this administration's first major energy initiative
-- and it was a good one.
Good for developing domestic energy resources, so imperative
to national security. Good for consumers, who will enjoy
reliable energy at reasonable prices over the longer term. And
good for the environment, which can only benefit from the broader
use of clean-burning natural gas.
Some of you were with me in the East Room when I signed the
Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol Act into law -- but all of you
deserve credit and congratulations for that achievement.
By supporting decontrol of gas prices, you've helped build
diversity, flexibility, economy, and security into our energy
picture -- now, and for the future.
Natural gas is -- and will continue to be -- essential to
our domestic energy security. With growing difficulties in oil
3
and gas leasing, and difficulties in siting nuclear plants, we
will depend more than ever on a balanced mix of energy sources.
That will mean more than deregulating the cost of gas at the
pipeline, of course -- it will also demand that we pave the way
for broader use of natural gas.
[ Possible topical insert on C.A.A. / environment ]
E - May want to mention Clean air).
Your industry is as clearly oriented toward the future as
any in America. You understand that we can't wait for the next
energy crisis -- that a secure future demands that we plan, now.
That's why I've asked the Secretary of Energy, Admiral
Watkins, to develop a comprehensive National Energy Strategy for
the nation.
For such a strategy to succeed -- and it must succeed --
we'll need bi-partisan Federal and local support. It will be
crucial that industry leaders like yourselves work closely with
Admiral Watkins on that strategy -- and I know we can count on
you.
In the coming months, we will be looking for your thoughts
and guidance. With gas prices set by market forces -- and new
technologies offering new uses for this fuel -- natural gas is on
4
the verge of reaching its fullest potential as an economic,
clean, and efficient source of energy.
Even though there are Still reforms that need to be undertaken,
I think all of us can be confident that natural gas will
help power this nation well into the next century. Let me offer
you my every best wish for a successful Annual Meeting.
And now I'm going to turn this briefing over to two
outstanding members of the Cabinet -- Jim Watkins and Bill
Reilly.
# # #
081191SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
10/12/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10/16/89 10:00 AM
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATURAL GAS SUPPLY ASSOCATION BRIEFING
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 10:00 AM, Monday, October 16, with a copy
to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
OK S.R.
$1:1d £1100.68
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Lange/Dooley)
October 12, 1989
4:30 p.m.
1989 OCT 12 PM 4: 52
[GAS.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
BRIEFING, NATURAL GAS SUPPLY ASSOCIATION
ROOM 450, OEOB
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1989
1:15 P.M.
It's a pleasure to have you here today. I see some familiar
faces out there. Jim Middleton, Chairman of the N.G.S.A.; and
Nick Bush, your President To all of you: welcome.
[[ Years ago, your industry added an agent to natural gas that
gave it a characteristic scent. That way, if there was ever a
leak in someone's house, they'd have a better chance of knowing
about it.
Well, it doesn't work that way here in the White House. We
have leaks in here all the time. They're usually odorless.
Sometimes they're colorless. Sometimes even tasteless [PAUSE]
But there's no truth to the rumor that we're putting
canaries in all the West Wing offices
]]
You know, just over a year ago I spoke to a group out in
Midland, Texas. Said I was proud that our administration had
decontrolled oil prices -- but that we hadn't yet been able to
prevail in Congress, to decontrol natural gas.
2
Well, you know what happened next. The wisdom of the
marketplace prevailed. After decades of disagreement, we were
able to eliminate an entire system of artificial price controls,
for one of America's cleanest energy resources.
That was this administration's first major energy initiative
-- and it was a good one.
Good for developing domestic energy resources, so imperative
to national security. Good for consumers, who will enjoy
reliable energy at reasonable prices over the longer term. And
good for the environment, which can only benefit from the broader
use of clean-burning natural gas.
Some of you were with me in the East Room when I signed the
Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol Act into law -- but all of you
deserve credit and congratulations for that achievement.
By supporting decontrol of gas prices, you've helped build
diversity, flexibility, economy, and security into our energy
picture -- now, and for the future.
Natural gas is -- and will continue to be -- essential to
our domestic energy security. With growing difficulties in oil
3
and gas leasing, and difficulties in siting nuclear plants, we
will depend more than ever on a balanced mix of energy sources.
That will mean more than deregulating the cost of gas at the
pipeline, of course -- it will also demand that we pave the way
for broader use of natural gas.
[ Possible topical insert on C.A.A. / environment ]
Your industry is as clearly oriented toward the future as
any in America. You understand that we can't wait for the next
energy crisis -- that a secure future demands that we plan, now.
That's why I've asked the Secretary of Energy, Admiral
Watkins, to develop a comprehensive National Energy Strategy for
the nation.
For such a strategy to succeed -- and it must succeed --
we'll need bi-partisan Federal and local support. It will be
crucial that industry leaders like yourselves work closely with
Admiral Watkins on that strategy -- and I know we can count on
you.
In the coming months, we will be looking for your thoughts
and guidance. With gas prices set by market forces -- and new
technologies offering new uses for this fuel -- natural gas is on
4
the verge of reaching its fullest potential as an economic,
clean, and efficient source of energy.
I think all of us can be confident that natural gas will
help power this nation well into the next century. Let me offer
you my every best wish for a successful Annual Meeting.
And now I'm going to turn this briefing over to two
outstanding members of the Cabinet -- Jim Watkins and Bill
Reilly.
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 16, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
ROGER B. PORTER RBP
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Natural Gas Supply
Association Briefing
The President's draft remarks for the Natural Gas Supply
Association Briefing are well written. The joke about leaks on
the first page is particularly clever.
We have one comment from a policy standpoint. In the
second full paragraph on page three, "That will mean more than
deregulating the cost of gas at the pipeline" the word
"pipeline" should be replaced with the word "wellhead".
If you have any questions or we can help in any other way,
please let me know.
CC: James W. Cicconi
20 : 21d 91 100 68
081191SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
10/12/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10/16/89 10:00 AM
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATURAL GAS SUPPLY ASSOCATION BRIEFING
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION. FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 10:00 AM, Monday, October 16, with a copy
to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Lange/Dooley)
October 12, 1989
1989 OCT 12 PM 4: 52
4:30 p.m.
[GAS.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
BRIEFING, NATURAL GAS SUPPLY ASSOCIATION
ROOM 450, OEOB
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1989
1:15 P.M.
It's a pleasure to have you here today. I see some familiar
faces out there. Jim Middleton, Chairman of the N.G.S.A.; and
Nick Bush, your President To all of you: welcome.
[[ Years ago, your industry added an agent to natural gas that
gave it a characteristic scent. That way, if there was ever a
leak in someone's house, they'd have a better chance of knowing
about it.
Well, it doesn't work that way here in the White House. We
have leaks in here all the time. They're usually odorless.
Sometimes they're colorless. Sometimes even tasteless [PAUSE]
But there's no truth to the rumor that we're putting
canaries in all the West Wing offices
]]
You know, just over a year ago I spoke to a group out in
Midland, Texas. Said I was proud that our administration had
decontrolled oil prices -- but that we hadn't yet been able to
prevail in Congress, to decontrol natural gas.
2
Well, you know what happened next. The wisdom of the
marketplace prevailed. After decades of disagreement, we were
able to eliminate an entire system of artificial price controls,
for one of America's cleanest energy resources.
That was this administration's first major energy initiative
-- and it was a good one.
Good for developing domestic energy resources, so imperative
to national security. Good for consumers, who will enjoy
reliable energy at reasonable prices over the longer term. And
good for the environment, which can only benefit from the broader
use of clean-burning natural gas.
Some of you were with me in the East Room when I signed the
Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol Act into law -- but all of you
deserve credit and congratulations for that achievement.
By supporting decontrol of gas prices, you've helped build
diversity, flexibility, economy, and security into our energy
picture -- now, and for the future.
Natural gas is -- and will continue to be -- essential to
our domestic energy security. With growing difficulties in oil
3
and gas leasing, and difficulties in siting nuclear plants, we
will depend more than ever on a balanced mix of energy sources.
That will mean more than deregulating the cost of gas at the
WELCHEAD
pipeline, of course -- it will also demand that we pave the way
for broader use of natural gas.
[ Possible topical insert on C.A.A. / environment ]
Your industry is as clearly oriented toward the future as
any in America. You understand that we can't wait for the next
energy crisis -- that a secure future demands that we plan, now.
That's why I've asked the Secretary of Energy, Admiral
Watkins, to develop a comprehensive National Energy Strategy for
the nation.
For such a strategy to succeed -- and it must succeed --
we'll need bi-partisan Federal and local support. It will be
crucial that industry leaders like yourselves work closely with
Admiral Watkins on that strategy -- and I know we can count on
you.
In the coming months, we will be looking for your thoughts
and guidance. With gas prices set by market forces -- and new
technologies offering new uses for this fuel -- natural gas is on
4
the verge of reaching its fullest potential as an economic,
clean, and efficient source of energy.
I think all of us can be confident that natural gas will
help power this nation well into the next century. Let me offer
you my every best wish for a successful Annual Meeting.
And now I'm going to turn this briefing over to two
outstanding members of the Cabinet -- Jim Watkins and Bill
Reilly.
###
081191SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
10/12/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10/16/89 10:00 AM
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: NATURAL GAS SUPPLY ASSOCATION BRIEFING
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION. FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
P12
x2930, no later than 10:00 AM, Monday, October 16, with a copy
to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
89 OCT 89 OCT 16 16
Legislative Affairs world recommend that
there be a "phig" for the President's
clean air purposals (insut p.3 ?) James
W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
Nancy Dorn (x7766) sent a
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
aremo to David funanest 10/13/89 An his
argnest. PIS. contact Nancy Dorn if any questions.
(Lange/Dooley)
October 12, 1989
4:30 p.m.
1989 OCT i2 PM 4:52
[GAS.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
BRIEFING, NATURAL GAS SUPPLY ASSOCIATION
ROOM 450, OEOB
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1989
1:15 P.M.
It's a pleasure to have you here today. I see some familiar
faces out there. Jim Middleton, Chairman of the N.G.S.A.; and
Nick Bush, your President
To all of you: welcome.
[[ Years ago, your industry added an agent to natural gas that
gave it a characteristic scent. That way, if there was ever a
leak in someone's house, they'd have a better chance of knowing
about it.
Well, it doesn't work that way here in the White House. We
have leaks in here all the time. They're usually odorless.
Sometimes they're colorless. Sometimes even tasteless [PAUSE]
But there's no truth to the rumor that we're putting
canaries in all the West Wing offices
]]
You know, just over a year ago I spoke to a group out in
Midland, Texas. Said I was proud that our administration had
decontrolled oil prices -- but that we hadn't yet been able to
prevail in Congress, to decontrol natural gas.
2
Well, you know what happened next. The wisdom of the
marketplace prevailed. After decades of disagreement, we were
able to eliminate an entire system of artificial price controls,
for one of America's cleanest energy resources.
That was this administration's first major energy initiative
-- and it was a good one.
Good for developing domestic energy resources, so imperative
to national security. Good for consumers, who will enjoy
reliable energy at reasonable prices over the longer term. And
good for the environment, which can only benefit from the broader
use of clean-burning natural gas.
Some of you were with me in the East Room when I signed the
Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol Act into law -- but all of you
deserve credit and congratulations for that achievement.
By supporting decontrol of gas prices, you've helped build
diversity, flexibility, economy, and security into our energy
picture -- now, and for the future.
Natural gas is -- and will continue to be -- essential to
our domestic energy security. With growing difficulties in oil
3
and gas leasing, and difficulties in siting nuclear plants, we
will depend more than ever on a balanced mix of energy sources.
That will mean more than deregulating the cost of gas at the
pipeline, of course -- it will also demand that we pave the way
for broader use of natural gas.
[ Possible topical insert on C.A.A. / environment ]
Your industry is as clearly oriented toward the future as
any in America. You understand that we can't wait for the next
energy crisis -- that a secure future demands that we plan, now.
That's why I've asked the Secretary of Energy, Admiral
Watkins, to develop a comprehensive National Energy Strategy for
the nation.
For such a strategy to succeed -- and it must succeed --
we'll need bi-partisan Federal and local support. It will be
crucial that industry leaders like yourselves work closely with
Admiral Watkins on that strategy -- and I know we can count on
you.
In the coming months, we will be looking for your thoughts
and guidance. With gas prices set by market forces -- and new
technologies offering new uses for this fuel -- natural gas is on
4
the verge of reaching its fullest potential as an economic,
clean, and efficient source of energy.
I think all of us can be confident that natural gas will
help power this nation well into the next century. Let me offer
you my every best wish for a successful Annual Meeting.
And now I'm going to turn this briefing over to two
outstanding members of the Cabinet -- Jim Watkins and Bill
Reilly.
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 13, 1989
MEMORANDUM TO:
David Demarest
THROUGH:
Fred McClure
the
FROM:
Nancy Dorn
SUBJECT:
Clean Air status report
In preparation for the President's remarks to the gas association
next Wednesday, you had requested an update on the progress of
the Administration's Clean Air legislation. After three weeks of
debate and amendment, the bill was reported out of the House
Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
Wednesday. Though subjected to much debate, some controversial
amendments and intense media attention, the significant news is
that the Administration bill remains intact coming out of the
Waxman subcommittee.
The significant amendments which were adopted during the
subcommittee markup include:
-- a Dingell - Lent substitute to the original bill
tightening up several vulnerable areas such as the
exclusion of tall stacks from regulation, as well
as correcting several inadvertent errors in the
original bill. This was accepted by the
Administration and was generally non-
controversial.
--
a Waxman - Dingell agreement tightening tailpipe
emissions to the levels currently in place in
California and providing for stricter controls in
the early 2000's if necessary and feasible.
--
the Hall - Fields alternative fuel amendment. The
Administration did not support the amendment
because it yields fewer emission reductions than
did the Administration bill. The amendment's
sponsors have indicated willingness to address the
Administration's concerns in full committee and we
are currently discussing potential fixes with
them.
Chairman Dingell has indicated that he would like to move the
bill fairly quickly to the full committee, probably in the next
two weeks. There is still a chance that the bill could be
considered by the Sharp subcommittee on Energy and Power, though
-2-
it seems somewhat unlikely since Sharp does not have the votes in
his subcommittee to fix his own regional problems. Several of
the most contentious amendments were not offered in the Waxman
subcommittee, including amendments on cost-sharing to alleviate
the burden on the Midwest and the emissions cap, which effects
fast-growing states like Florida. We will have to deal with
these and other issues in the full committee markup.
- 2 -
[[ YEARS AGO, YOUR INDUSTRY ADDED AN AGENT TO NATURAL
GAS THAT GAVE IT A CHARACTERISTIC SCENT. THAT WAY, IF
THERE WAS EVER A LEAK IN SOMEONE'S HOUSE, THEY'D HAVE A
BETTER CHANCE OF DETECTING THE LEAK.
WELL, IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY HERE IN THE WHITE
HOUSE. WE HAVE LEAKS IN HERE ALL THE TIME.
- 3 -
You KNOW, JUST OVER A YEAR AGO I SPOKE To A GROUP
OUT IN MIDLAND, TEXAS. SAID I WAS PROUD THAT OUR
ADMINISTRATION HAD DECONTROLLED OIL PRICES -- BUT THAT
WE HADN'T YET BEEN ABLE TO PREVAIL IN CONGRESS, To
DECONTROL NATURAL GAS.
WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED NEXT. THE WISDOM OF
THE MARKETPLACE PREVAILED.
- 8 -
THAT'S GOOD NEWS FOR CLEAN-BURNING FUELS. AND IT'S
GOOD NEWS FOR CLEANER AIR. OUR BILL IS SIMPLE. WE SET
A TOUGH STANDARD FOR AIR POLLUTION. WE DON'T CARE
WHICH FUEL CAN MEET IT -- AS LONG AS IT'S MET.
INSTEAD, WE SUPPORT HARNESSING THE POWER OF THE
MARKETPLACE IN THE SERVICE OF THE ENVIRONMENT.
- 4 -
AFTER DECADES OF DISAGREEMENT, WE WERE ABLE TO
ELIMINATE AN ENTIRE SYSTEM OF ARTIFICIAL PRICE
CONTROLS, FOR ONE OF AMERICA'S CLEANEST ENERGY
RESOURCES.
THAT WAS THIS ADMINISTRATION'S FIRST MAJOR ENERGY
INITIATIVE -- AND IT WAS A GOOD ONE.
GOOD FOR DEVELOPING DOMESTIC ENERGY RESOURCES, so
IMPERATIVE TO NATIONAL SECURITY.
- 2 -
[[ YEARS AGO, YOUR INDUSTRY ADDED AN AGENT TO NATURAL
GAS THAT GAVE IT A CHARACTERISTIC SCENT. THAT WAY, IF
THERE WAS EVER A LEAK IN SOMEONE'S HOUSE, THEY'D HAVE A
BETTER CHANCE OF DETECTING THE LEAK.
WELL, IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY HERE IN THE WHITE
HOUSE. WE HAVE LEAKS IN HERE ALL THE TIME.
- 3 -
You KNOW, JUST OVER A YEAR AGO I SPOKE TO A GROUP
OUT IN MIDLAND, TEXAS. SAID I WAS PROUD THAT OUR
ADMINISTRATION HAD DECONTROLLED OIL PRICES -- BUT THAT
WE HADN'T YET BEEN ABLE TO PREVAIL IN CONGRESS, TO
DECONTROL NATURAL GAS.
WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED NEXT. THE WISDOM OF
THE MARKETPLACE PREVAILED.
- 8 -
THAT'S GOOD NEWS FOR CLEAN-BURNING FUELS. AND IT'S
GOOD NEWS FOR CLEANER AIR. OUR BILL IS SIMPLE. WE SET
A TOUGH STANDARD FOR AIR POLLUTION. WE DON'T CARE
WHICH FUEL CAN MEET IT -- AS LONG AS IT'S MET.
INSTEAD, WE SUPPORT HARNESSING THE POWER OF THE
MARKETPLACE IN THE SERVICE OF THE ENVIRONMENT.
- 4 -
AFTER DECADES OF DISAGREEMENT, WE WERE ABLE TO
ELIMINATE AN ENTIRE SYSTEM OF ARTIFICIAL PRICE
CONTROLS, FOR ONE OF AMERICA'S CLEANEST ENERGY
RESOURCES.
THAT WAS THIS ADMINISTRATION'S FIRST MAJOR ENERGY
INITIATIVE -- AND IT WAS A GOOD ONE.
GOOD FOR DEVELOPING DOMESTIC ENERGY RESOURCES, SO
IMPERATIVE TO NATIONAL SECURITY.