▁to ▁remove ▁a ▁ 2 7 - year - old ▁mor ator ium ▁on ▁producing ▁oil ▁and ▁gas ▁on ▁the ▁Out er ▁Cont inental ▁Sh elf ▁( O CS ). ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁referred ▁to ▁by ▁President ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush , ▁who ▁he ▁has ▁rout in ely ▁taken ▁on , ▁as ▁" Mr . ▁Energy " ▁and ▁introduced ▁the ▁first ▁energy ▁production ▁bill ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 1 0 th ▁House ▁( 2 0 0 7 – 0 8 )-- the ▁National ▁Environment ▁and ▁Energy ▁Development ▁( NE ED ) ▁Act , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁natural ▁gas ▁production ▁only ▁bill . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Pet erson ▁and ▁Rep . ▁Neil ▁Aber c rom bie ▁( D - H aw ai i ) ▁introduced ▁the ▁first ▁b ipart isan ▁energy ▁production ▁bill ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 1 0 th ▁Congress . ▁The ▁National ▁Conserv ation , ▁Environment ▁and ▁Energy ▁Independ ence ▁Act , ▁H . R . ▁ 6 7 0 9 , ▁would ▁transform ▁the ▁environment , ▁and ▁according ▁to ▁its ▁supp or ters , ▁put ▁America ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁to ▁energy ▁independence . ▁While ▁lock ing ▁up ▁the ▁first ▁ 2 5 ▁miles ▁of ▁coast line ▁and ▁giving ▁states ▁the ▁option ▁to ▁lock ▁up ▁an ▁additional ▁ 2 5 ▁miles , ▁this ▁legisl ation ▁would ▁remove ▁the ▁con gression al ▁mor ator ium ▁on ▁off sh ore ▁energy ▁production ▁and ▁use ▁the ▁roy alt ies ▁gained ▁from ▁that ▁production ▁to ▁develop