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Offshore Wind for Territories Act

Introduced: February 14, 2019 Introduced by: Cassidy, Bill Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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May 14, 2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-323.
Feb 14, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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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.

What's happening now May 14, 2019

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

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4294 Related bill American Energy First Act
  • HR 1014 Identical bill Offshore Wind for Territories Act
 Bill text 1 version

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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Feb 26, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 499: Offshore Wind for Territories Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-499/
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"S. 499: Offshore Wind for Territories Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-499/.
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