United States · Bill · S
S. 499 (116th)
Offshore Wind for Territories Act
Introduced
14 February 2019
Last action
14 May 2019 · Committee
Status
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-323.
Sponsors
Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA], Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Subjects
Energy
Source updated
24 March 2026
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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Timeline
14 February 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
14 February 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
14 May 2019
Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-323.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 14 February 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
- · sseg00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Offshore Wind for Territories Act
- related to ← American Energy First Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/499
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/499
- us · 116-s-499 · source updated 24 March 2026