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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an investment tax credit related to the production of electricity from offshore wind.

USA115th CongressS-1102| Senate 
| Updated: 5/11/2017
Edward J. Markey

Edward J. Markey

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (6)
Jack Reed (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Offshore Wind Incentives for New Development Act or the Offshore WIND Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the tax credit for investment in energy property to include a qualified offshore wind property with construction that begins before January 1, 2026. A "qualified offshore wind property" is a facility that: (1) uses wind to produce electricity; and (2) is located in the inland navigable waters of the United States including the Great Lakes, or in the coastal waters of the United States, including the territorial seas of the United States, the exclusive economic zone of the United States, and the outer Continental Shelf of the United States. The term excludes certain small wind energy property that uses a small wind turbine to generate electricity.
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Timeline
May 11, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-2413
Introduced in House
May 11, 2017
Introduced in Senate
May 11, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • May 11, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-2413
    Introduced in House


  • May 11, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 11, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 115-2413: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an investment tax credit related to the production of electricity from offshore wind.
Alternative and renewable resourcesBusiness investment and capitalElectric power generation and transmissionGreat LakesIncome tax creditsMarine and coastal resources, fisheries

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an investment tax credit related to the production of electricity from offshore wind.

USA115th CongressS-1102| Senate 
| Updated: 5/11/2017
Offshore Wind Incentives for New Development Act or the Offshore WIND Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the tax credit for investment in energy property to include a qualified offshore wind property with construction that begins before January 1, 2026. A "qualified offshore wind property" is a facility that: (1) uses wind to produce electricity; and (2) is located in the inland navigable waters of the United States including the Great Lakes, or in the coastal waters of the United States, including the territorial seas of the United States, the exclusive economic zone of the United States, and the outer Continental Shelf of the United States. The term excludes certain small wind energy property that uses a small wind turbine to generate electricity.
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Timeline
May 11, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-2413
Introduced in House
May 11, 2017
Introduced in Senate
May 11, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • May 11, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-2413
    Introduced in House


  • May 11, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 11, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Edward J. Markey

Edward J. Markey

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (6)
Jack Reed (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Finance Committee

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 115-2413: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an investment tax credit related to the production of electricity from offshore wind.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Alternative and renewable resourcesBusiness investment and capitalElectric power generation and transmissionGreat LakesIncome tax creditsMarine and coastal resources, fisheries