United States · Bill · S
S. 499 (116th)
Offshore Wind for Territories Act
Introduced
14 February 2019
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Status
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-323.
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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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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 February 2019
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Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 February 2019
Introduced in Senate
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/499
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