Page 2-The Michigan Daily- Thursday, February 18, 1993 ICEBERG Coptinued from page 1 roam. Supreme Court justices, members of Congress, Cabinent of- ficials, Joint Chiefs of Staff and foreign diplomats attend the speech. One member of the Cabinent does not attend the speech so that someone is ready to assume the presidency in case of disaster. U Minutes before the address, a Clinton aide faxes a copy of the president's speech to the House Television studio. The manuscript - marked directions for camera operators to focus on specific mem- bers of Congress and others in the House chamber - includes last-minute handwritten revisions. U A few minutes before 9 p.m., the president's family arrives in the guest box, directly to the left of the president's podium. Hillary and KEYSTONE PROPERTIES, INC. Chelsea receive a long standing The president reads his speech ovation. via teleprompter. After the speech, Con- In the Speaker's rooms just out- gressional pages pick up souvenirs, side the chamber, Clinton drinks cof- including cardboard nameplates and fee and eats cookies with the the president's water glass. After the House Doorkeeper yells, "Mr. Speaker, the President of United States," the chiseled-glass doors swing open and the president enters the chamber to thunderous applause - so much so that the cameras actually shake. Proposed legislation would protect state's environment Congressional leadership, making small talk and telling jokes. Diplomats enter the chamber by seniority, while members of Congress continue to applaud and shake hands with ambassadors. Thirty minutes later - and 10 min- utes late - the Supreme Court and President's Cabinent are announced. After the House Doorkeeper yells, "Mr. Speaker, the President of United States," the chiseled-glass doors swing open and the president enters the chamber to thunderous applause - so much so that the cameras actually shake. Clinton shakes dozens of hands while making his way to the roster. Minutes after Clinton finishes, House minority leader Bob Michel (R-Ill.) delivers the Republican re- sponse, part of which is scribbled while listening to the president. Across from the chamber in Statuary hall, hundreds of newspa- per, TV and radio reporters inter- view dozens of members of Congress. Presidential press aides, who each describe the speech differ- ently, share the limelight and put their own "spin" on the event. Finally, minutes after Pres- ident Clinton leaves, the security dogs return home to Virginia. Another joint session of Congress is over. LANSING (AP) - Legislation designed to protect Michigan from environmental contamination caused by abandoned oil and natu- ral gas wells was unveiled yester- day in the state Senate. "Under my legislation, these often dangerous wells can be properly closed and the areas cleaned up," Sen. John Pridnia (R- Hubbard Lake) said. "Currently, ground water and the environment may be at risk, and we must look ahead to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all Michigan residents. One mil- lion dollars spent today could save us tens of millions of dollars in the future." Pridnia said that before 1929, wells weren't registered. Now, the state often can't get money for cleanup because the former own- ers are often hard to identify and those who are known sometimes can't pay. Such wells can leak, creating a pipeline funneling contaminants directly into the water table, or salt water from the drilling can pollute the environment, officials said. "It's a statewide problem," Pridnia said. "There are hundreds of abandoned oil and gas wells in Michigan. When owners and op- erators walk away from their re- sponsibility ... the state must use taxpayer dollars." Under the legislation, the "orphan oil and gas fund" would be established. Money for the fund would come the severance tax currently assessed on all producers who withdraw oil or gas from pri- vate land. According to Pridnia, the cur- rent tax is 5 percent of the gross cash market value of gas produced and 6.6 percent of the gross cash value of oil. About $50 million a year is sent to the state general fund, the main state budget bank account. Pridnia's legislation would send $1 million, or 2 percent, whichever is more, of the total tax earnings to clean up leaking wells. Current estimates show that capping and cleaning up each well will cost about $500,000. That would allow the Department of Natural Resources to close about twenty sites a year. *nviron ent Proposed legislation in the state Senate would create a fund to pay for the maintenance and closure of abandoned oil and natural gas wells. About 170 unmaintained wells have been found by the Department of Natural Resources. Unclosed wells can contaminate the state's water supply and environment. The legislation would provide funds for the DNR to close about 20 sites a year. The fund would be financed by a severance tax currently assessed on all producers who withdraw oil or gas from private land. Pridnia's office said records are incomplete or missing for some 22,000 wells drilled between 1927 and 1960. About 170 prob- lem well sites already have been found by the DNR. 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Clinton urged passage of a Pledging to support the crime spending package to stimulate the bill, which was stalled at the end of economy which includes new the last session of Congress, Clinton construction, earned income tax said, "I've got a deal for you. You credits and a summer jobs project pass the Brady bill and I'll sign it," which would create 700,000 new in a reference to President Bush's federally financed jobs. earlier agreement to the sign the Senate Majority Leader George gun-control bill in exchange for pas- Mitchell (D-Maine) said he believed sage of tougher crime legislation. the plan's "new vision" would be Clinton also said he supports in- widely accepted, saying, "I think the creasing funding of Head Start to people will respond, and I think the cover all eligible and federal financ- Congress will respond to the ing of vaccinations. people." Students were wary of the presi- Rep. Bob Michel (R-Ill.), the dent's broad agenda and wondered House minority leader, delivered the how he could see all of his programs official Republican response. through. "He seems to be going back to "Clinton is concentrating on too the future, and that's the not the way many issues and he's not going to be to do things by repeating the same able to accomplish all of them," said mistakes of the past," Michel said. Beth Rachubin, a first-year Nursing Pausing to reiterate the impor- student. tance he places on the issue, Clinton "'It seems to me he is asking a lot talked at length about rising health of people and of the Congress. I just care costs which he said would hope he hasn't bitten off more than "threaten our economy." 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