Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act

Summary

Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1)  allow a 30% tax credit for investment in a qualifying offshore wind facility (an offshore facility using wind to produce electricity), and (2) direct the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a qualifying credit for offshore wind facilities program to consider and award certifications for investments eligible for such a credit to qualifying offshore wind facility sponsors. Requires the Secretary to review credits allocated under this Act periodically and authorizes the Secretary to make additional allocations and reallocations of such credits upon determining that: (1) the limit on the total amount of megawatt capacity for offshore facilities with respect to which credits may be allocated under the program has not been attained, or (2) scheduled placed-in-service dates of previously certified facilities have been significantly delayed and the applicant will not meet the required timeline.

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Timeline

1. 21 July 2011

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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2. 21 July 2011

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 21 July 2011 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 21 July 2011

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Rep. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Susan Collins · R · Sponsor
• Christopher Coons · D · Sponsor
• Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
• John Reed · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
• Kirsten Gillibrand · D · Cosponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

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