S 3808
117th Congress
Senate
Energy
Restoring Offshore Wind Opportunities Act
Introduced: March 10, 2022
Introduced by:
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
Democratic
· New York
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Became law
Mar 10, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mar 10, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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