Restoring Offshore Wind Opportunities Act
- Last Action
- 4/20/2021
Actions
- 2021-04-20Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- 2021-04-19Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- 2021-04-16Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- 2021-04-16Introduced in House
- 2021-04-16Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-04-16 (00)
Restoring Offshore Wind Opportunities Act
This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to grant leases on the Outer Continental Shelf for activities that produce or support production, transportation, or transmission of energy from sources other than oil and gas (e.g., wind energy) in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic and Straits of Florida Planning Areas.
In September of 2020, presidential memorandums placed a moratorium on all energy leases in those areas for a 10-year period. This bill allows energy leases from such sources in those areas during that time.
Cosponsors (9)
- Deborah Ross (D-NC)
- Elaine Luria (D-VA)
- Kathy Manning (D-NC)
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
- Kaiali'i Kahele (D-HI)
- G. K. Butterfield (D-NC)
- Jerry McNerney (D-CA)
- Jared Huffman (D-CA)
- Michael San Nicolas (D-GU)
Subjects
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Land transfers
- Licensing and registrations
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