Offshore Wind for Territories Act
- Last Action
- 6/22/2021
Actions
- 2021-06-22Committee Hearings Held.
- 2021-04-20Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- 2021-04-19Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- 2021-04-19Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- 2021-03-09Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- 2021-03-09Introduced in House
- 2021-03-09Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-09 (00)
Offshore Wind for Territories Act
This bill addresses offshore wind development in certain submerged lands off the U.S. territories and coral reef conservation.
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of the Interior to study the feasibility of conducting wind lease sales on the Outer Continental Shelf in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone adjacent to U.S. territories. If the study determines that such leases are feasible, then Interior must conduct wind lease sales in those areas as specified by this bill.
In addition, 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 (6)
- Gregorio Sablan (D-MP)
- Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS)
- Stacey Plaskett (D-VI)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- Kathleen Rice (D-NY)
- Michael San Nicolas (D-GU)
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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