US senators introduced a trio of bills on May 11 to establish or increase shares of federal revenue with states that have federal oil and gas leases off their coasts. Measures sponsored by Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chair Lisa Murkowski (R-Alas.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), and Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) will be discussed with 23 others dealing with energy supplies during a May 19 committee hearing. The bills would establish offshore revenue sharing in areas adjacent to their sponsors’ states. Warner’s bill, S. 1279 , differs from the other two because it’s bipartisan. Cosponsors are Virginia’s other US Senator, Timothy M. Kaine (D), as well as Republicans from North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Murkowski’s bill, S. 1278 , includes a provision that directs 2.5% of qualified revenue for Alaska’s higher education institutions and workforce investment boards to provide training programs for pipeline and environmental management employees. Another 2.5% […]