Offshore Wind for Territories Act

United States116th CongressHR-1014House of Representatives
Updated: Oct 11, 2019

Summary

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.

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S-499: Offshore Wind for Territories Act

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-323.

  1. Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.

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  2. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

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  3. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 182.

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  4. Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-230.

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