13. On April 28th, 2017 President Trump signed an executive order that would aff

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13. On April 28th, 2017 President Trump signed an executive order that would affect offshore drilling along Florida's coast in what way? (1) The order extends for five more years the drilling ban put in place by President Obama (2) The order extends for ten more years the drilling ban put in place by President Obama (3) The order demands investigation into, and potentially allows expansion of offshore drilling in areas where drilling is currently banned (4) The order would allow drilling in federal waters, but not within state waters, which are three nautical miles (east coast) and nine nautical miles (west coast) (5) The order allows would allow drilling in state and federal waters beginning in 2030

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Trump issued an executive order that eventually could open millions of coastal acres off U.S. shores, including Florida's, to oil and gas drilling.
“Our country is blessed with incredible natural resources, including abundant offshore oil and natural gas resources, but the federal government has kept 94 percent of these offshore areas closed for exploration and production,” Trump said during a signing ceremony at the White House. “This deprives our country of potentially thousands and thousands of jobs and billions in wealth.”
The answer to this question is option 3

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