HOUSE 1014116th CongressPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 182.

Offshore Wind for Territories Act

Last Action: 10/11/2019

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2019-10-11Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 182.
2019-10-11Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-230.
2019-10-11Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-230.
2019-05-01Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
2019-05-01Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2019-05-01Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
2019-05-01Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
2019-02-25Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
2019-02-25Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
2019-02-06Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2019-02-06Introduced in House
2019-02-06Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-10-11 (07)

Offshore Wind for Territories Act

This bill addresses offshore wind development and coral reef conservation.

The Department of the Interior may conduct wind and mineral development lease sales on the Outer Continental Shelf in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone adjacent to U.S. territories.

The bill establishes the Coral Reef Conservation Fund for the Department of Commerce to carry out the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, including to preserve, sustain, and restore the condition of coral reef ecosystems.

The bill also specifies requirements for distributing revenues from the leases authorized by this bill to the Treasury, the Coral Reef Conservation Fund, and U.S. territories.

Cosponsors (4)

Gregorio Sablan (D-MP)
Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS)
Darren Soto (D-FL)
Stacey Plaskett (D-VI)

Subjects

Alternative and renewable resources
American Samoa
Aquatic ecology
Caribbean area
Energy revenues and royalties
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Guam
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

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