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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5441 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5441

    To provide for offshore wind energy development, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 5, 2024

Mr. Whitehouse introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
    To provide for offshore wind energy development, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Create Offshore 
Leadership and Livelihood Alignment By Operating Responsibly And 
Together for the Environment Act'' or the ``COLLABORATE Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
                         TITLE I--OFFSHORE WIND

Sec. 101. Definitions.
         Subtitle A--Offshore Wind Leadership and Coordination

Sec. 111. Offshore Wind Transmission Task Force.
            Subtitle B--Offshore Wind Generation and Leasing

Sec. 121. Offshore wind generation and leasing.
Sec. 122. Offshore wind lease auctions.
Sec. 123. Offshore wind permitting and authorizations.
                 Subtitle C--Offshore Wind Transmission

Sec. 131. Offshore wind transmission research and development.
Sec. 132. Offshore wind transmission planning.
Sec. 133. Offshore wind transmission siting, permitting, and 
                            authorizations.
Sec. 134. Reliability standards for offshore transmission.
Sec. 135. Inclusion of offshore wind energy in interregional 
                            transmission planning.
Sec. 136. Coastal State integration of offshore wind energy.
                       Subtitle D--Miscellaneous

Sec. 141. Judicial review.
                          TITLE II--FISHERIES

Sec. 201. Offshore Wind Energy Fisheries Compensation Fund.
Sec. 202. Fishermen's Contingency Fund.
Sec. 203. Grant program for research on the impacts of offshore wind 
                            development on fisheries resources.
Sec. 204. Offshore Wind and Fisheries Coexistence Fund.

                         TITLE I--OFFSHORE WIND

SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
        Administration.
            (2) Applicant.--The term ``applicant'' means an offshore 
        wind lessee or the representative of an offshore wind lessee 
        that submits or is planning to submit to the Secretary a 
        construction and operations plan for an offshore wind project.
            (3) Backbone line.--The term ``backbone line'' means a 
        transmission line that connects multiple offshore transmission 
        substations.
            (4) Bulk-power system.--The term ``bulk-power system'' has 
        the meaning given the term in section 215(a) of the Federal 
        Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o(a)).
            (5) Call area.--The term ``call area'' means an area on the 
        outer Continental Shelf that--
                    (A) is identified by the Secretary as potentially 
                suitable for offshore wind energy development; and
                    (B) is designated as a call area by the Secretary.
            (6) Draft offshore wind energy area.--The term ``draft 
        offshore wind energy area'' means an area that--
                    (A) is within a call area; and
                    (B) may be designated as a Wind Energy Area by the 
                Secretary.
            (7) Electric reliability organization.--The term ``Electric 
        Reliability Organization'' has the meaning given the term in 
        section 215(a) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o(a)).
            (8) Federal authorization.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``Federal authorization'' 
                means any authorization required under Federal law in 
                order to site an offshore wind transmission facility.
                    (B) Inclusions.--The term ``Federal authorization'' 
                includes such permits, special use authorizations, 
                certifications, opinions, or other approvals as may be 
                required under Federal law in order to site an offshore 
                wind transmission facility.
            (9) Independent system operator.--The term ``Independent 
        System Operator'' has the meaning given the term in section 3 
        of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796).
            (10) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
            (11) Meshed network.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``meshed network'' means 
                a networked configuration of power conditioning 
                equipment that allows more than 1 path to transmit 
                offshore wind energy to the onshore electric grid, 
                including--
                            (i) between 1 or more offshore transmission 
                        substations; and
                            (ii) from 1 or more offshore transmission 
                        substations to 2 or more onshore substations.
                    (B) Inclusions.--A meshed network may include a 
                combination of radial lines and backbone lines.
            (12) Offshore wind energy area.--The term ``offshore wind 
        energy area'' means an area that--
                    (A) is within a call area; and
                    (B) is designated as a Wind Energy Area by the 
                Secretary.
            (13) Offshore wind generation facility.--The term 
        ``offshore wind generation facility'' means a facility that--
                    (A) is located on the outer Continental Shelf; and
                    (B) produces electric energy by the use, as a 
                primary energy source, of wind energy.
            (14) Offshore wind transmission facility.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``offshore wind 
                transmission facility'' means a facility such as a line 
                or cable, and any related infrastructure or equipment, 
                such as a substation or converter station, that is used 
                for the transmission of electric energy--
                            (i) between 2 or more offshore wind 
                        generation facilities, including--
                                    (I) offshore wind generation 
                                facilities within a single offshore 
                                wind project; and
                                    (II) offshore wind generation 
                                facilities in different offshore wind 
                                projects; or
                            (ii) between 1 or more offshore wind 
                        generation facilities and an interconnection 
                        with an onshore electric grid.
                    (B) Inclusions.--The term ``offshore wind 
                transmission facility'' includes a radial line, a 
                backbone line, and any transmission line.
            (15) Optimal point of interconnection.--The term ``optimal 
        point of interconnection'' means a point of interconnection 
        that minimizes--
                    (A) delays;
                    (B) local impacts; and
                    (C) the need for grid upgrades.
            (16) Outer continental shelf.--The term ``outer Continental 
        Shelf'' has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the 
        Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331).
            (17) Planning area.--The term ``planning area'' means a 
        planning area described in the document entitled ``2019-2024 
        National OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Draft Proposed Program'' and 
        dated January 2018 (or a subsequent oil and gas leasing program 
        developed under section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
        Act (43 U.S.C. 1344)).
            (18) Radial line.--The term ``radial line'' means a 
        transmission line that is used to link 1 or more offshore wind 
        projects to the bulk-power system.
            (19) Regional transmission organization.--The term 
        ``Regional Transmission Organization'' has the meaning given 
        the term in section 3 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796).
            (20) Registered apprenticeship program.--The term 
        ``registered apprenticeship program'' means an apprenticeship 
        program registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly 
        known as the ``National Apprenticeship Act''; 50 Stat. 664, 
        chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.).
            (21) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (22) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 2 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 
        U.S.C. 1331).
            (23) Tribal organization.--The term ``Tribal organization'' 
        means--
                    (A) a Tribal organization (as defined in section 4 
                of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
                Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)); and
                    (B) a Native Hawaiian organization (as defined in 
                section 2 of the Native American Graves Protection and 
                Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001)).

         Subtitle A--Offshore Wind Leadership and Coordination

SEC. 111. OFFSHORE WIND TRANSMISSION TASK FORCE.

    (a) Definition of Offshore Wind Transmission Task Force.--In this 
section, the term ``Offshore Wind Transmission Task Force'' means, as 
applicable--
            (1) the National Offshore Wind Transmission Task Force 
        established under subsection (b)(1); or
            (2) a regional offshore wind transmission task force 
        established under subsection (b)(2).
    (b) Establishment.--
            (1) National task force.--Subject to paragraph (2), not 
        later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
        the Secretary shall establish and chair a national task force, 
        to be known as the ``National Offshore Wind Transmission Task 
        Force'', to coordinate--
                    (A) the siting and development of offshore wind 
                transmission facilities; and
                    (B) the alignment of the review and authorization 
                processes for offshore wind transmission development, 
                including with respect to projects and activities at 
                the Federal and State levels.
            (2) Regional task forces.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary may establish, if 
                the Secretary determines appropriate, in lieu of a 
                national task force under paragraph (1), 1 or more 
                regional offshore wind transmission task forces to 
                coordinate the matters described in subparagraphs (A) 
                and (B) of that paragraph in particular regions, which 
                may include leveraging relevant Intergovernmental 
                Renewable Energy Task Forces of the Bureau of Ocean 
                Energy Management.
                    (B) Chair.--The Secretary shall select a chair for 
                each regional task force established under subparagraph 
                (A), which may be the head of a regional office of the 
                Bureau of Ocean Energy Management or any other staff 
                member from such regional office, if the Secretary 
                determines appropriate.
    (c) Members.--An Offshore Wind Transmission Task Force shall 
include--
            (1) members representing relevant Federal agencies, 
        including--
                    (A) the Department of Energy;
                    (B) the Department of the Interior, including--
                            (i) the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management;
                            (ii) the Bureau of Safety and Environmental 
                        Enforcement;
                            (iii) the Bureau of Indian Affairs; and
                            (iv) the United States Fish and Wildlife 
                        Service;
                    (C) the Department of Defense;
                    (D) the Department of Commerce, including the 
                National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;
                    (E) the Environmental Protection Agency;
                    (F) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;
                    (G) the Corps of Engineers;
                    (H) the National Science Foundation;
                    (I) the Coast Guard;
                    (J) the Maritime Administration;
                    (K) the National Aeronautics and Space 
                Administration; and
                    (L) any other Federal agency that the Secretary 
                determines to be appropriate;
            (2) members representing relevant State governments, which 
        may include representatives of relevant State agencies, such as 
        public utility commissions or public service commissions, as 
        determined by the Secretary; and
            (3) members representing relevant Indian Tribes or Tribal 
        organizations.
    (d) Focus.--In carrying out the duties described in subsection (b), 
an Offshore Wind Transmission Task Force shall--
            (1) advise the Secretary and the Secretary of Energy with 
        respect to the identification of preferred routes for 
        transmission cables and optimal points of interconnection under 
        section 132(a), including through the use of models that 
        evaluate spatial suitability;
            (2) advise the Secretary on existing and future 
        transmission availability in developing draft offshore wind 
        energy areas;
            (3) advise the Secretary on matters relating to the 
        rulemaking under section 133(b), any other rulemaking relating 
        to offshore transmission, and regulatory efficiencies relating 
        to offshore transmission;
            (4) consider how grant funding, such as grants provided 
        under section 50152 of Public Law 117-169 (commonly known as 
        the ``Inflation Reduction Act of 2022'') (42 U.S.C. 18715a), 
        can help support development and siting of offshore 
        transmission proposals and relevant onshore grid upgrades; and
            (5) consider how to support the domestic manufacturing of 
        offshore wind transmission equipment, including through support 
        for memoranda of understanding between the Federal Government 
        and States relating to the offshore wind supply chain, such as 
        the memorandum of understanding entitled ``Memorandum of 
        Understanding by and among the United States Department of 
        Energy, the United States Department of the Interior, the 
        United States Department of Commerce, and the United States 
        Department of Transportation and the States of Connecticut, 
        Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New 
        York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island'' and dated September 
        20, 2023.

            Subtitle B--Offshore Wind Generation and Leasing

SEC. 121. OFFSHORE WIND GENERATION AND LEASING.

    Section 8(p) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
1337(p)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(11) Offshore wind leasing.--
                    ``(A) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
                            ``(i) Administrator.--The term 
                        `Administrator' means the Administrator of the 
                        National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
                        Administration.
                            ``(ii) Draft offshore wind energy area.--
                        The term `draft offshore wind energy area' has 
                        the meaning given the term in section 101 of 
                        the COLLABORATE Act.
                            ``(iii) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian 
                        Tribe' has the meaning given the term in 
                        section 101 of the COLLABORATE Act.
                            ``(iv) Offshore wind energy area.--The term 
                        `offshore wind energy area' has the meaning 
                        given the term in section 101 of the 
                        COLLABORATE Act.
                            ``(v) Tribal organization.--The term 
                        `Tribal organization' has the meaning given the 
                        term in section 101 of the COLLABORATE Act.
                    ``(B) In general.--
                            ``(i) Leasing schedule for offshore wind 
                        energy generation.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--The Secretary, 
                                in accordance with clause (ii), shall 
                                publish, periodically update, and issue 
                                public notice with respect to, a 5-year 
                                schedule of areas in which an offshore 
                                wind energy area may be available for 
                                leasing in the future for purposes of 
                                offshore wind energy generation.
                                    ``(II) Requirements.--A leasing 
                                schedule published under subclause (I) 
                                shall--
                                            ``(aa) be reviewed, and, as 
                                        determined by the Secretary to 
                                        be necessary, updated not less 
                                        frequently than once every 2 
                                        years;
                                            ``(bb) to the maximum 
                                        extent practicable, indicate--

                                                    ``(AA) the timing 
                                                of area identification 
                                                activities;

                                                    ``(BB) the timing 
                                                of designation of any 
                                                area to be leased 
                                                within the applicable 
                                                area; and

                                                    ``(CC) the timing 
                                                of each lease sale; and

                                            ``(cc) provide an update on 
                                        the status of each existing 
                                        offshore wind energy area.
                            ``(ii) Liaisons.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Subject to 
                                subclause (III), for each area 
                                identified in a lease schedule 
                                published under clause (i)(I) or for 
                                each research lease granted by the 
                                Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the 
                                Secretary and the Administrator shall 
                                each appoint a designated liaison from 
                                their agencies to conduct outreach to 
                                potentially affected groups, 
                                including--
                                            ``(aa) States;
                                            ``(bb) local communities;
                                            ``(cc) fishermen;
                                            ``(dd) Indian Tribes and 
                                        Tribal organizations; and
                                            ``(ee) other potentially 
                                        affected groups, as determined 
                                        by the Secretary and the 
                                        Administrator.
                                    ``(II) Discontinuance.--For each 
                                area identified in a lease schedule 
                                published under clause (i)(I), the 
                                Secretary and the Administrator may 
                                discontinue a designated liaison if, 
                                following a request for information and 
                                call for interest, there is no 
                                commercial interest in offshore wind in 
                                the applicable area.
                                    ``(III) Exception.--This clause 
                                shall not apply to a draft offshore 
                                wind energy area on the outer 
                                Continental Shelf existing prior to the 
                                date of enactment of the COLLABORATE 
                                Act.
                            ``(iii) Area impact study.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Beginning 2 
                                years after the date of enactment of 
                                the COLLABORATE Act, for each area 
                                included in a lease schedule published 
                                under clause (i)(I), the Secretary 
                                shall--
                                            ``(aa) conduct an area 
                                        impact study to evaluate the 
                                        potential impact on the human, 
                                        marine, and coastal 
                                        environments of the development 
                                        of wind energy in that area, in 
                                        order to inform the 
                                        identification of draft 
                                        offshore wind energy areas in 
                                        that area; and
                                            ``(bb) provide an 
                                        opportunity for public comment 
                                        for not less than 30 days.
                                    ``(II) Considerations.--In carrying 
                                out an area impact study under 
                                subclause (I), the Secretary may--
                                            ``(aa) consider the 
                                        compatibility of development of 
                                        offshore wind energy in the 
                                        applicable area with regional 
                                        and State climate, energy, and 
                                        conservation planning;
                                            ``(bb) use information from 
                                        available assessments from the 
                                        National Oceanic and 
                                        Atmospheric Administration, 
                                        such as integrated ecosystem 
                                        assessments;
                                            ``(cc) identify areas for 
                                        which there is insufficient 
                                        science, mapping, and data; and
                                            ``(dd) undertake additional 
                                        data collection efforts where 
                                        science, mapping, and data are 
                                        found to be insufficient.
                                    ``(III) Methods.--In carrying out 
                                an area impact study under subclause 
                                (I), the Secretary shall incorporate 
                                and use the best available existing 
                                science and data, including, at a 
                                minimum, appropriate suitability models 
                                such as the spatial suitability models 
                                developed by the National Centers for 
                                Coastal Ocean Science of the National 
                                Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
                                    ``(IV) Use of data and 
                                assessments.--
                                            ``(aa) In general.--The 
                                        Secretary may use the data and 
                                        assessments from area impact 
                                        studies conducted under this 
                                        clause in determining which 
                                        portions of an area or region 
                                        the Secretary should be made 
                                        available for leasing.
                                            ``(bb) Other agencies.--To 
                                        the extent practicable and as 
                                        applicable, other Federal 
                                        agencies may consider the data 
                                        and assessments from area 
                                        impact studies conducted under 
                                        this clause in making 
                                        permitting and authorization 
                                        decisions.
                                    ``(V) NEPA applicability.--An area 
                                impact study conducted by the Secretary 
                                under subclause (I) shall not be 
                                considered a major Federal action.
                                    ``(VI) Consultation and support.--
                                In conducting an area impact study 
                                under subclause (I), the Secretary may 
                                consult with, and request assistance 
                                from, other Federal agencies.
                                    ``(VII) Study duration.--An area 
                                impact study conducted under subclause 
                                (I) shall be completed in not more than 
                                2 years.
                            ``(iv) Grants for capacity building and 
                        community engagement.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--On commencement 
                                of an area impact study under clause 
                                (iii), the Secretary, in collaboration 
                                with the Administrator, may award 
                                capacity grants to relevant individuals 
                                and entities in the applicable region 
                                to enhance engagement opportunities 
                                relating to environmental reviews, 
                                permitting activities, or other 
                                authorizations.
                                    ``(II) Purposes.--Grants awarded 
                                under this clause shall be for--
                                            ``(aa) enabling States, 
                                        Indian Tribes, Tribal 
                                        organizations, fishermen, 
                                        universities, and nonprofit 
                                        organizations that represent 
                                        the fishing industry or other 
                                        potentially affected 
                                        communities and ocean users to 
                                        compile data, conduct impartial 
                                        analyses, objectively educate 
                                        groups and communities, and 
                                        complete other activities 
                                        relating to offshore wind 
                                        environmental reviews, permits, 
                                        and consultations;
                                            ``(bb) engaging in planning 
                                        activities and in the 
                                        development of offshore wind 
                                        for the purposes of--

                                                    ``(AA) determining 
                                                potential economic, 
                                                social, public health, 
                                                cultural, and 
                                                environmental impacts; 
                                                and

                                                    ``(BB) identifying 
                                                opportunities to 
                                                mitigate those 
                                                potentially negative 
                                                impacts;

                                            ``(cc) facilitating wind 
                                        energy siting; and
                                            ``(dd) training, hiring of 
                                        personnel, and other activities 
                                        designed to increase the 
                                        capacity of States, Indian 
                                        Tribes, Tribal organizations, 
                                        universities, and nonprofit 
                                        organizations, as applicable, 
                                        to carry out activities 
                                        described in items (aa) through 
                                        (cc).
                                    ``(III) Capacity grant funding.--
                                There is authorized to be appropriated 
                                to the Secretary to carry out this 
                                clause $25,000,000 for each of fiscal 
                                years 2026 through 2030, of which not 
                                less than 2 percent shall be allocated 
                                each fiscal year for use by Indian 
                                Tribes and Tribal organizations.
                            ``(v) Identification of draft offshore wind 
                        energy areas.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Taking into 
                                account the results of public and group 
                                engagement and the call for interest 
                                under clause (ii), any applicable area 
                                impact study under clause (iii), any 
                                community engagement activities under 
                                clause (iv), and other factors as 
                                determined by the Secretary, the 
                                Secretary may identify an area as a 
                                draft offshore wind energy area.
                                    ``(II) Factors for consideration.--
                                In identifying draft offshore wind 
                                energy areas under subclause (I), the 
                                Secretary shall consider--
                                            ``(aa) potential power 
                                        capacity;
                                            ``(bb) commercial 
                                        viability;
                                            ``(cc) existing and future 
                                        onshore and offshore 
                                        transmission availability and 
                                        capacity;
                                            ``(dd) conflicts with other 
                                        potential ocean uses, 
                                        resources, and users;
                                            ``(ee) prevailing wind 
                                        direction and minimal wake 
                                        effects;
                                            ``(ff) distance to shore 
                                        port infrastructure; and
                                            ``(gg) other requirements 
                                        under paragraph (4).
                                    ``(III) Collaboration.--For 
                                purposes relating to the identification 
                                of draft offshore wind energy areas, 
                                the Secretary and the Administrator 
                                shall--
                                            ``(aa) engage potentially 
                                        affected groups identified 
                                        under clause (ii)(I); and
                                            ``(bb) consult with--

                                                    ``(AA) relevant 
                                                Intergovernmental 
                                                Renewable Energy Task 
                                                Forces established by 
                                                the Secretary;

                                                    ``(BB) relevant 
                                                regional ocean 
                                                partnerships;

                                                    ``(CC) fishery 
                                                management councils; 
                                                and

                                                    ``(DD) interstate 
                                                fisheries commissions.

                            ``(vi) Coexistence fund.--Activities 
                        described in subsection (b)(1) of section 204 
                        of the COLLABORATE Act that are carried out in 
                        an area for which a leasing schedule is 
                        published under clause (i)(I) shall be eligible 
                        for funding provided from the Offshore Wind and 
                        Fisheries Coexistence Fund established by 
                        subsection (a)(1) of that section.
                            ``(vii) Fisheries mitigation 
                        compensation.--The Secretary, acting through 
                        the Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy 
                        Management, shall require offshore wind lease 
                        holders to include fisheries compensation as 
                        part of the leasing process for offshore wind 
                        energy, in accordance with section 34(b).''.

SEC. 122. OFFSHORE WIND LEASE AUCTIONS.

    (a) In General.--In awarding an offshore wind lease under section 
8(p) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)), the 
Secretary may offer bidding credits for nonmonetary factors and 
commitments made by the bidder--
            (1) to support or increase access to registered 
        apprenticeship programs and pre-apprenticeship programs that 
        have an articulation agreement with a registered apprenticeship 
        program for offshore wind energy projects;
            (2) to support development of domestic supply chains for 
        offshore wind projects, including development of ports and 
        other energy infrastructure necessary to facilitate offshore 
        wind energy projects;
            (3) to establish with 1 or more communities or groups that 
        may be potentially impacted by a proposed project, which may 
        include eligible entities (as determined by the Secretary), a 
        community benefit agreement that--
                    (A) may include workforce agreements, project labor 
                agreements, grants, and nonmonetary investments; and
                    (B) prioritizes legally binding agreements 
                described in subparagraph (A);
            (4) to make investments to evaluate, monitor, improve, and 
        mitigate impacts to the health and biodiversity of ecosystems 
        and wildlife within the leased area, to include relevant 
        ecosystems and wildlife that could be impacted by the proposed 
        offshore wind energy project;
            (5) to use preferred cable routes identified under section 
        132(a); and
            (6) to make other investments, as determined appropriate by 
        the Secretary.
    (b) Bidding Credit Cap.--In a leasing bid under subsection (a), the 
combined value of bidding credits for any non-monetary factors or 
commitments shall not exceed 25 percent of the bid amount for the lease 
area.
    (c) Requirements.--Section 8(p) of the Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)) is amended by striking paragraph (4) and 
inserting the following:
            ``(4) Requirements.--The Secretary shall ensure that any 
        activity under this subsection is carried out in a manner that 
        provides for a balance of--
                    ``(A) safety;
                    ``(B) the protection of the environment;
                    ``(C) the prevention of waste;
                    ``(D) the conservation of the natural resources of 
                the outer Continental Shelf;
                    ``(E) coordination with relevant Federal agencies 
                and Tribal, State, and local governments;
                    ``(F) the protection of the national security 
                interests of the United States, including energy 
                security;
                    ``(G) the protection of correlative rights in the 
                outer Continental Shelf, including the energy 
                generation potential of other offshore renewable energy 
                leases;
                    ``(H) a fair return to the United States for any 
                lease, easement, or right-of-way under this subsection;
                    ``(I) prevention of unreasonable interference with 
                other uses of the exclusive economic zone, the high 
                seas, and the territorial seas, as determined by the 
                Secretary;
                    ``(J) consideration of--
                            ``(i) the location of, and any schedule 
                        relating to, a lease, easement, or right-of-way 
                        for an area of the outer Continental Shelf; and
                            ``(ii) any other use of the sea or seabed, 
                        including use for a fishery or fishery survey, 
                        a sealane, a regional coastal observing system 
                        or other scientific observation platform such 
                        as a buoy, a potential site of a deepwater 
                        port, or navigation;
                    ``(K) public notice and comment on any proposal 
                submitted for a lease, easement, or right-of-way under 
                this subsection;
                    ``(L) the oversight, inspection, research, 
                monitoring, and enforcement relating to a lease, 
                easement, or right-of-way under this subsection; and
                    ``(M) the consideration of any applicable Federal, 
                Tribal, and State renewable energy mandates, targets, 
                and goals.''.
    (d) Project Manager.--
            (1) In general.--For each offshore wind project within a 
        lease awarded under section 8(p) of the Outer Continental Shelf 
        Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)), the Secretary, the 
        Administrator, and the Secretary of the Army, acting through 
        the Chief of Engineers, shall each assign a designated project 
        manager to oversee, commensurate with agency authorities, the 
        offshore wind project from the point of award through the end 
        of the construction process.
            (2) Coordination and collaboration.--A project manager 
        designated under paragraph (1) shall coordinate and collaborate 
        with the applicable project coordinator from the Bureau of 
        Ocean Energy Management for the project.
    (e) Site Control.--The offshore wind lease holder under this 
section shall be considered to have site control for purposes of 
submitting an interconnection request in accordance with the pro forma 
Large Generator Interconnection Procedures of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission promulgated pursuant to section 35.28(f) of title 
18, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).

SEC. 123. OFFSHORE WIND PERMITTING AND AUTHORIZATIONS.

    (a) Construction and Operations Plan Requirements.--The Secretary 
shall require a construction and operations plan for an offshore wind 
energy generation project submitted for review and approval under the 
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), to 
include--
            (1) a list of--
                    (A) all agencies that the applicant consulted with 
                prior to submission of the construction and operations 
                plan, such as--
                            (i) the Military Aviation and Installation 
                        Assurance Siting Clearinghouse of the 
                        Department of Defense;
                            (ii) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
                        Administration;
                            (iii) the United States Fish and Wildlife 
                        Service;
                            (iv) the Coast Guard;
                            (v) the Corps of Engineers;
                            (vi) the National Park Service; and
                            (vii) affected State government agencies;
                    (B) agency points of contact for each agency listed 
                pursuant to subparagraph (A);
                    (C) the dates of meetings with any agencies listed 
                pursuant to subparagraph (A);
                    (D) the outcomes of the meetings listed pursuant to 
                subparagraph (C); and
                    (E) all Federal, State, Tribal, and local 
                authorizations, approvals, consultations, or permits 
                required to conduct the proposed activities;
            (2) a list cataloguing outreach to potentially affected 
        groups;
            (3) feedback received from potentially affected groups;
            (4) a notation as to what feedback was incorporated into 
        the plan and an explanation for feedback not incorporated; and
            (5) any other requirements, as determined by the Secretary.
    (b) Outstanding Agency Authorizations.--All participating agencies 
shall issue a decision on all outstanding permits or authorizations not 
later than 150 days after the Secretary issues the applicable record of 
decision.
    (c) Coastal Zone Management Act Review.--State review under the 
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.) shall 
commence as soon as practicable after the Secretary issues a draft 
environmental impact statement.

                 Subtitle C--Offshore Wind Transmission

SEC. 131. OFFSHORE WIND TRANSMISSION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) Voluntary Design Standards.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy (referred to in 
        this section as the ``Secretary'') shall initiate the 
        development of recommended network-ready design standards for 
        offshore high-voltage alternating current and high-voltage 
        direct current equipment for voluntary adoption and use by 
        States and the Federal Government.
            (2) Coordination.--In developing recommended network-ready 
        design standards under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
        coordinate with--
                    (A) the Electric Reliability Organization;
                    (B) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;
                    (C) the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management;
                    (D) other relevant Federal agencies, as the 
                Secretary determines to be necessary;
                    (E) Regional Transmission Organizations and 
                Independent System Operators;
                    (F) the Institute of Electrical and Electronics 
                Engineers; and
                    (G) other organizations, as the Secretary 
                determines necessary.
    (b) Interoperability of Offshore Transmission Infrastructure.--
            (1) Study.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct, and publish 
        on the website of the Department of Energy a report describing 
        the results of, a study that assesses the need to, and 
        challenges of, developing and standardizing interoperable 
        equipment and systems in support of shared offshore 
        transmission networks, including--
                    (A) technologies and associated costs;
                    (B) timelines for development;
                    (C) parameters of equipment, such as weight and 
                size; and
                    (D) compatibility of the technologies with fixed 
                and floating offshore generation facilities.
            (2) Recommendations.--
                    (A) Definition of seam.--In this paragraph, the 
                term ``seam'' means a shared geographic or economic 
                boundary between--
                            (i) an onshore electric energy transmission 
                        system and an offshore electric energy 
                        transmission system; or
                            (ii) the transmission systems of 2 or more 
                        offshore wind energy projects.
                    (B) Interoperability across seams.--The study under 
                paragraph (1) may include recommendations for Congress, 
                State, Tribal, and local governments, manufacturers of 
                electric grid components, systems, and technologies, 
                Regional Transmission Organizations, Independent System 
                Operators, transmission planning regions (as defined by 
                the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission), offshore 
                renewable energy project developers, and appropriate 
                standards organizations to help ensure interoperability 
                across seams.
            (3) Industry survey.--The Secretary shall conduct, and use 
        to inform the study under paragraph (1), an offshore wind 
        industry survey that--
                    (A) identifies any existing relevant 
                interoperability standards; and
                    (B) reviews common offshore wind transmission 
                equipment ratings to identify gaps and issues of 
                incompatibility.
            (4) Interoperability standard development program.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the 
                date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
                establish and implement a program (referred to in this 
                paragraph as the ``program'') to identify, develop, 
                support, and document a standard for the 
                interoperability of electric grid components, systems, 
                and technologies to accelerate the implementation and 
                delivery of electricity generated by offshore renewable 
                energy projects through shared transmission 
                infrastructure.
                    (B) Goals.--The goals of developing an 
                interoperability standard under the program shall be--
                            (i) to hasten adoption of shared 
                        transmission infrastructure for offshore 
                        electricity generation by encouraging 
                        cooperation among manufacturers of electric 
                        grid components, systems, or technologies, for 
                        the purposes of--
                                    (I) maximizing interoperability 
                                among the systems, products, tools, and 
                                applications of those manufacturers;
                                    (II) reducing offshore renewable 
                                energy project delays and cost 
                                overruns;
                                    (III) managing power grid 
                                complexity; and
                                    (IV) enhancing grid resilience, 
                                reliability, and cybersecurity; and
                            (ii) to establish technical baseline 
                        requirements to effectively and securely 
                        measure, monitor, control, and protect 
                        electricity generation and transmission 
                        infrastructure from the point of generation to 
                        the control center.
                    (C) Financial assistance.--In carrying out the 
                program, the Secretary may provide financial assistance 
                to eligible entities (as determined by the Secretary) 
                to carry out activities that--
                            (i) engage equipment manufacturers and 
                        industry stakeholders in collaborative 
                        platforms, including workshops and forums;
                            (ii) identify current challenges and 
                        propose solutions to improve interoperability; 
                        and
                            (iii) develop an industry interoperability 
                        standard that meets the goals described in 
                        subparagraph (B) for voluntary implementation.
                    (D) Authorization of appropriations.--There is 
                authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
                out the program $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2026, to 
                remain available until expended.
    (c) Center of Excellence for Multiterminal High-Voltage Direct 
Current Testing and Certification.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish, as a 
        public-private partnership between 1 or more National 
        Laboratories and 1 or more parties described in paragraph (2), 
        a center, to be known as the ``Center of Excellence for 
        Multiterminal High-Voltage Direct Current Testing and 
        Certification''--
                    (A) to test--
                            (i) high-voltage direct current components; 
                        and
                            (ii) interactions--
                                    (I) between high-voltage direct 
                                current components from different 
                                equipment manufacturers; and
                                    (II) between high-voltage direct 
                                current components and alternating 
                                current devices; and
                    (B) to ensure the compatibility of different 
                devices before installation.
            (2) Parties described.--A party referred to in paragraph 
        (1) is--
                    (A) a member of the offshore wind industry;
                    (B) a high-voltage direct current equipment vendor;
                    (C) a transmission provider;
                    (D) a research university; or
                    (E) any other relevant organization, as the 
                Secretary determines to be appropriate.
            (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $100,000,000 
        for fiscal year 2026, to remain available until expended.
    (d) Offshore Wind Transmission Research and Development.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program 
        for, or modify an existing program to include, the research, 
        development, demonstration, and deployment of offshore wind 
        transmission technology, including with respect to--
                    (A) high-voltage direct current technology;
                    (B) offshore transmission, including floating 
                transmission components;
                    (C) transmission optimization through grid-
                enhancing technologies; and
                    (D) capabilities of inverter-based resources, 
                including to increase the reliability and resilience of 
                offshore and onshore transmission and the needed 
                models, data, and tools.
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the program 
        established under paragraph (1) $100,000,000 for each of fiscal 
        years 2026 through 2030.

SEC. 132. OFFSHORE WIND TRANSMISSION PLANNING.

    (a) Identification of Preferred Routes.--
            (1) Initial identification.--Not later than 2 years after 
        the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the 
        Secretary of Energy (referred to in this section as the 
        ``Secretaries''), in coordination with the applicable Offshore 
        Wind Transmission Task Force (as defined in section 111(a)) and 
        relevant Federal agencies involved in the permitting of 
        offshore wind generation facilities and offshore wind 
        transmission facilities, shall identify preferred routes on the 
        outer Continental Shelf for transmission cables and sub-seabed 
        infrastructure (where such routes have not yet been 
        identified)--
                    (A) between offshore wind generation facilities; 
                and
                    (B) between offshore wind generation facilities and 
                optimal points of interconnection with onshore electric 
                grids.
            (2) Periodic review.--Not less frequently than once every 3 
        years after the initial identification of preferred routes in 
        accordance with paragraph (1), the Secretaries, in coordination 
        with the applicable Offshore Wind Transmission Task Force (as 
        defined in section 111(a)) and relevant Federal agencies 
        involved in the permitting of offshore wind generation 
        facilities and offshore wind transmission facilities, shall--
                    (A) determine whether additional preferred routes 
                are needed; and
                    (B) if applicable, identify any additional 
                preferred routes.
    (b) Considerations.--
            (1) In general.--In identifying preferred routes under 
        subsection (a), the Secretaries shall take into account--
                    (A) existing rights-of-way and existing sub-seabed 
                infrastructure;
                    (B) the optimal points of interconnection between 
                offshore wind generation facilities and onshore 
                electric grids; and
                    (C) impacts on the marine environment, including 
                critical habitats or protected areas, marine organisms, 
                including protected or endangered species, and other 
                ocean users, including fisheries.
            (2) Planning area studies.--Not later than 1 year after the 
        date of enactment of this Act, and every 3 years thereafter for 
        so long as the Secretary is developing new lease areas for 
        offshore wind development for the applicable planning area, the 
        Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretary, shall 
        conduct 1 or more planning area studies for that planning area 
        to determine the optimal locations for transmission cables in 
        networked and backboned topologies, which shall help to inform 
        the identification of preferred routes under subsection (a).
            (3) Consideration of studies.--In identifying preferred 
        routes under subsection (a), the Secretaries shall take into 
        account, as appropriate, any applicable findings from--
                    (A) the Atlantic Offshore Wind Transmission Study 
                carried out by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory 
                of the Department of Energy;
                    (B) any subsequent offshore transmission study 
                carried out by the Department of Energy for the Pacific 
                Region or the Gulf of Mexico; and
                    (C) any other relevant offshore wind transmission 
                study.
    (c) Designation of Offshore Wind Transmission Corridors.--
            (1) Designation.--The Secretary of Energy shall designate 
        each preferred route identified under subsection (a) as an 
        ``Offshore Wind Transmission Corridor''.
            (2) Effect of designation.--
                    (A) Eligibility for nietc funding.--
                            (i) Definition of national interest 
                        electric transmission corridor.--In this 
                        subparagraph, the term ``national interest 
                        electric transmission corridor'' means a 
                        national interest electric transmission 
                        corridor designated by the Secretary of Energy 
                        under section 216(a) of the Federal Power Act 
                        (16 U.S.C. 824p(a)).
                            (ii) Eligibility for assistance.--
                        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
                        including section 216(a) the Federal Power Act 
                        (16 U.S.C. 824p(a))--
                                    (I) an Offshore Wind Transmission 
                                Corridor designated under paragraph (1) 
                                shall be considered to be a national 
                                interest electric transmission corridor 
                                for purposes of any law under which the 
                                Secretary of Energy may provide 
                                financial or other assistance for a 
                                national interest electric transmission 
                                corridor or a facility within a 
                                national interest electric transmission 
                                corridor; and
                                    (II) pursuant to subclause (I), an 
                                Offshore Wind Transmission Corridor 
                                designated under paragraph (1) and a 
                                transmission facility described in 
                                clause (iii) shall be eligible for 
                                financial and other assistance provided 
                                by the Secretary of Energy, including a 
                                direct loan or loan guarantee under 
                                section 50151 of Public Law 117-169 
                                (commonly known as the ``Inflation 
                                Reduction Act of 2022'') (42 U.S.C. 
                                18715), to the same extent as a 
                                national interest electric transmission 
                                corridor or facility within a national 
                                interest electric transmission 
                                corridor, as applicable.
                            (iii) Transmission facility described.--
                                    (I) In general.--A transmission 
                                facility referred to in clause (ii)(II) 
                                is any cable or other offshore wind 
                                transmission facility--
                                            (aa) that is located 
                                        entirely within an Offshore 
                                        Wind Transmission Corridor;
                                            (bb) that utilizes at least 
                                        50 percent of the length of an 
                                        Offshore Wind Transmission 
                                        Corridor; or
                                            (cc) with respect to which 
                                        the Secretary makes the 
                                        discretionary determination 
                                        described in subclause (II).
                                    (II) Discretionary determination.--
                                At the discretion of the Secretary, the 
                                Secretary may determine that a cable or 
                                other offshore wind transmission 
                                facility is a transmission facility 
                                referred to in clause (ii)(II) if the 
                                Secretary determines that a majority of 
                                the cable or other transmission 
                                facility runs parallel to an Offshore 
                                Wind Transmission Corridor.
                            (iv) Savings provision.--Clause (ii) does 
                        not--
                                    (I) alter or otherwise affect--
                                            (aa) the authority of the 
                                        Federal Energy Regulatory 
                                        Commission under section 216(b) 
                                        of the Federal Power Act (16 
                                        U.S.C. 824p(b)) (commonly known 
                                        as the ``backstop siting 
                                        authority'' of the Commission);
                                            (bb) the authority of the 
                                        Secretary of Energy under 
                                        subsection (a) or (h) of 
                                        section 216 of that Act (16 
                                        U.S.C. 824p); or
                                            (cc) any other authority of 
                                        a Federal, State, local, or 
                                        Tribal agency or authority, or 
                                        interstate compact, with 
                                        respect to a national interest 
                                        electric transmission corridor; 
                                        or
                                    (II) render an Offshore Wind 
                                Transmission Corridor subject to any 
                                authority described in subclause (I).
                    (B) Transmission facilitation program.--
                Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
                transmission cable in an Offshore Wind Transmission 
                Corridor designated under paragraph (1) shall be 
                considered to be an eligible electric power 
                transmission line (as defined in section 40106(a) of 
                the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (42 U.S.C. 
                18713(a))) for purposes of that section.
                    (C) DOE program to fund survey work.--
                            (i) In general.--Not later than 1 year 
                        after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
                        Secretary of Energy shall establish a program 
                        to provide funding for geotechnical and 
                        geophysical surveys and marine resource 
                        assessments relating to the siting of 
                        transmission cables or other offshore wind 
                        transmission facilities proposed to be located 
                        within an Offshore Wind Transmission Corridor.
                            (ii) Requirement.--Funds provided under the 
                        program established under clause (i) shall be 
                        used for geotechnical and geophysical survey 
                        work to determine the suitability of 1 or more 
                        locations, including any potential route, for a 
                        transmission cable or other offshore wind 
                        transmission facility within the applicable 
                        Offshore Wind Transmission Corridor.
                            (iii) NEPA applicablility.--The provision 
                        of funds under the program established under 
                        clause (i), and the use of those funds in 
                        accordance with clause (ii), shall not be 
                        considered a major Federal action (as defined 
                        in section 111 of the National Environmental 
                        Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4336e)) for 
                        purposes of that Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
                            (iv) Authorization of appropriations.--
                        There is authorized to be appropriated to the 
                        Secretary of Energy to carry out this 
                        subsection $100,000,000 for each of fiscal 
                        years 2025 through 2030.
    (d) NEPA Applicability.--The identification of preferred routes 
under subsection (a) and the designation of Offshore Wind Transmission 
Corridors under subsection (c) shall not be considered a major Federal 
action (as defined in section 111 of the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4336e)) for purposes of that Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 
et seq.).

SEC. 133. OFFSHORE WIND TRANSMISSION SITING, PERMITTING, AND 
              AUTHORIZATIONS.

    (a) Lead Agency.--
            (1) In general.--With respect to an offshore wind 
        transmission facility, the Department of the Interior shall act 
        as the lead agency for purposes of coordinating all applicable 
        Federal authorizations and related environmental reviews of the 
        facility.
            (2) Deadlines and milestones.--As head of the lead agency, 
        the Secretary shall establish prompt and binding intermediate 
        milestones and ultimate deadlines for the review of, and 
        Federal authorization decisions relating to, the proposed 
        facility.
    (b) Rulemaking.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with 
        other relevant Federal agencies, shall issue, pursuant to 
        section 5 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
        1334), a final rule relating to Federal authorizations for 
        offshore wind transmission facilities.
            (2) Considerations.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the 
        Secretary shall consider--
                    (A) establishing 1 or more procedures for 
                soliciting information about existing and potential 
                rights-of-way;
                    (B) establishing a process for determining interest 
                in the use of 1 or more rights-of-way, including 
                backboned or meshed rights-of-way;
                    (C) establishing a process for the issuance of 
                rights-of-way, on a competitive or noncompetitive 
                basis, as appropriate, which may include consideration 
                of whether a developer--
                            (i) has an award from a State via a 
                        competitive process;
                            (ii) has an existing agreement to 
                        interconnect a transmission project; or
                            (iii) has submitted an interconnection 
                        request in accordance with the pro forma Large 
                        Generator Interconnection Procedures 
                        promulgated pursuant to section 35.28(f) of 
                        title 18, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
                        successor regulations);
                    (D) any requirements relating to environmental 
                reviews for--
                            (i) independent transmission projects; and
                            (ii) transmission projects within existing 
                        rights-of-way; and
                    (E) the requirements described in section 8(p)(4) 
                of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
                1337(p)(4)).
    (c) Amendment.--Section 8(p)(3) of the Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(3)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``, the Secretary shall issue a lease, 
        easement, or right-of-way'' and inserting the following: ``(43 
        U.S.C. 1337 note; Public Law 109-58), the Secretary--
                    ``(A) shall issue a lease or easement''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated)--
                    (A) by striking ``lease, easement, or right-of-
                way'' and inserting ``lease or easement''; and
                    (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
                the following: ``; and
                    ``(B) may issue a right-of-way on a competitive or 
                noncompetitive basis, as the Secretary determines to be 
                appropriate.''.

SEC. 134. RELIABILITY STANDARDS FOR OFFSHORE TRANSMISSION.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
        Energy Regulatory Commission.
            (2) Reliability standard.--The term ``reliability 
        standard'' has the meaning given the term in section 215(a) of 
        the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o(a)).
    (b) Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Commission, in accordance with section 
215(d)(5) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o(d)(5)), shall order 
the Electric Reliability Organization to file with the Commission a 
reliability standard relating to planning for offshore transmission 
that evaluates and, as necessary, provides clarity with respect to--
            (1) credible multiple contingencies of subsea cables within 
        a common corridor;
            (2) credible multiple contingencies of high-voltage direct 
        current bipole topologies with dedicated metallic return; and
            (3) generator definitions for large distributed energy 
        generation plans composed of multiple individual generators 
        within planning contingency standards.

SEC. 135. INCLUSION OF OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY IN INTERREGIONAL 
              TRANSMISSION PLANNING.

    (a) In General.--With respect to any interregional transmission 
planning described in subsection (b), and any rulemaking relating to 
that interregional transmission planning, the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (referred to in this section as the ``Commission'') shall 
require the consideration of--
            (1) multivalue cost allocation methodologies that evaluate 
        the economic, reliability, and public policy benefits of a 
        networked transmission system that incorporates offshore wind 
        generation and transmission; and
            (2) the reliability, resilience, and resource adequacy of 
        integrating offshore wind into transmission systems.
    (b) Interregional Transmission Planning Described.--The 
interregional transmission planning referred to in subsection (a) is 
any interregional transmission planning that the Commission requires to 
be carried out by--
            (1) public utility transmission providers;
            (2) Regional Transmission Organizations;
            (3) Independent System Operators; or
            (4) any combination of regions or entities described in 
        paragraphs (1) through (3).

SEC. 136. COASTAL STATE INTEGRATION OF OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY.

    (a) In General.--Section 111(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory 
Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
            ``(22) Offshore wind integration.--
                    ``(A) Definition of coastal state.--In this 
                paragraph, the term `coastal State' has the meaning 
                given the term `coastal state' in section 304 of the 
                Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1453).
                    ``(B) Incorporation of offshore wind energy.--Each 
                coastal State shall--
                            ``(i) consider how to incorporate offshore 
                        wind generation and transmission into the 
                        electricity distribution system of the coastal 
                        State, including--
                                    ``(I) the optimal points of 
                                interconnection (as defined in section 
                                101 of the COLLABORATE Act), including 
                                consideration of--
                                            ``(aa) any Offshore Wind 
                                        Transmission Corridors 
                                        designated under section 
                                        132(c)(1) of that Act;
                                            ``(bb) any national 
                                        interest electric transmission 
                                        corridors designated under 
                                        section 216(a) of the Federal 
                                        Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824p(a));
                                            ``(cc) existing or 
                                        permitted transmission lines; 
                                        and
                                            ``(dd) the potential for 
                                        retiring or aged fossil fuel 
                                        plants to provide system 
                                        capacity;
                                    ``(II) onshore upgrades to 
                                facilitate interconnection;
                                    ``(III) design standards to support 
                                a networked offshore transmission 
                                system, including design standards 
                                developed under section 131(a) of the 
                                COLLABORATE Act;
                                    ``(IV) any identified points of 
                                interconnection in State transmission 
                                solicitations for procurement; and
                                    ``(V) State policies and 
                                procurement goals;
                            ``(ii) modify integrated resource plans to 
                        account for--
                                    ``(I) the matters considered under 
                                clause (i);
                                    ``(II) existing single-source 
                                contingency limits;
                                    ``(III) the adoption of the 
                                standard published by the Institute of 
                                Electrical and Electronic Engineers 
                                Standards Association entitled 
                                `Standard for Interconnection and 
                                Interoperability of Inverter-Based 
                                Resources Interconnecting with 
                                Associated Transmission Electric Power 
                                Systems' and numbered IEEE 2800 into 
                                utility interconnection requirements; 
                                and
                                    ``(IV) the use of grid-enhancing 
                                technologies;
                            ``(iii) establish design standards 
                        described in clause (i)(III); and
                            ``(iv) incorporate the consideration of the 
                        matters described in clause (i) into State 
                        planning processes relating to electric energy 
                        transmission and distribution.''.
    (b) Compliance.--
            (1) Time limitation.--Section 112(b) of the Public Utility 
        Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2622(b)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (8), by indenting subparagraph (B) 
                appropriately; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(9)(A) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
        of this paragraph, with respect to each coastal State (as 
        defined in paragraph (22)(A) of section 111(d)), each State 
        regulatory authority (with respect to each electric utility for 
        which the State has ratemaking authority) and each nonregulated 
        electric utility shall commence consideration under section 
        111, or set a hearing date for consideration, with respect to 
        the standard established by paragraph (22) of section 111(d).
            ``(B) Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
        this paragraph, with respect to each coastal State (as defined 
        in paragraph (22)(A) of section 111(d)), each State regulatory 
        authority (with respect to each electric utility for which the 
        State has ratemaking authority), and each nonregulated electric 
        utility shall complete the consideration and make the 
        determination under section 111 with respect to the standard 
        established by paragraph (22) of section 111(d).''.
            (2) Failure to comply.--Section 112(c) of the Public 
        Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2622(c)) is 
        amended by adding at the end the following: ``In the case of 
        the standard established by paragraph (22) of section 111(d), 
        the reference contained in this subsection to the date of 
        enactment of this Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
        date of enactment of that paragraph (22).''.
            (3) Prior state actions.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 112 of the Public Utility 
                Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2622) is 
                amended--
                            (i) in subsection (h), in the subsection 
                        heading, by striking ``Other''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Prior State Actions.--Subsections (b) and (c) shall not apply 
to the standard established by paragraph (22) of section 111(d) in the 
case of any electric utility in a State if, before the date of 
enactment of this subsection--
            ``(1) the State has implemented for the electric utility 
        the standard (or a comparable standard);
            ``(2) the State regulatory authority for the State or the 
        relevant nonregulated electric utility has conducted a 
        proceeding to consider implementation of the standard (or a 
        comparable standard) for the electric utility; or
            ``(3) the State legislature has voted on the implementation 
        of the standard (or a comparable standard) for the electric 
        utility during the 3-year period ending on that date of 
        enactment.''.
                    (B) Cross reference.--Section 124 of the Public 
                Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
                2634) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
                ``In the case of the standard established by paragraph 
                (22) of section 111(d), the reference contained in this 
                section to the date of enactment of this Act shall be 
                deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of 
                that paragraph (22).''.
    (c) Application to Territories and Freely Associated States.--
            (1) In general.--The requirements of sections 111(d)(22) 
        and 112(b)(9) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 
        1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)(22), 2622(b)(9)), and any related 
        provisions of that Act (as amended by paragraph (2), or 
        subparagraph (A)(ii) or (B) of paragraph (3), of subsection 
        (b)), shall apply to each coastal State (as defined in section 
        304 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 
        1453)), including the Federated States of Micronesia, the 
        Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau, as 
        if those coastal States (as so defined) were included in the 
        definition of the term ``State'' in section 3 of the Public 
        Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 2602).
            (2) Savings provision.--Nothing in this subsection alters 
        or otherwise affects the application of any provision of the 
        Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2601 
        et seq.) not added or amended by--
                    (A) subsection (a);
                    (B) paragraph (1)(B) or (2) of subsection (b); or
                    (C) subparagraph (A)(ii) or (B) of subsection 
                (b)(3).

                       Subtitle D--Miscellaneous

SEC. 141. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

    (a) In General.--Section 23(c)(2) of the Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1349(c)(2)) is amended by inserting ``, any 
issuance of a final lease, easement, or right-of-way pursuant to 
section 8(p)(1), and any approval, modification, or disapproval of any 
plan for construction or operations on such a lease, easement, or 
right-of-way'' after ``under this Act''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a)--
            (1) shall apply with respect to any action brought pursuant 
        to section 23(c)(2) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
        (43 U.S.C. 1349(c)(2)) that is filed on or after the date of 
        enactment of this Act; and
            (2) shall not apply with respect to any action described in 
        paragraph (1) that is filed before that date of enactment.

                          TITLE II--FISHERIES

SEC. 201. OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY FISHERIES COMPENSATION FUND.

    The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 34. OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY FISHERIES COMPENSATION FUND.

    ``(a) Establishment.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is established in the Treasury of 
        the United States a fund, to be known as the `Offshore Wind 
        Energy Fisheries Compensation Fund' (referred to in this 
        section as the `Fund').
            ``(2) Purpose.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Fund shall be available to 
                the Secretary of Commerce without fiscal year 
                limitation as a revolving fund for the purpose of 
                making payments to compensate eligible recipients for 
                losses caused by the planning, pre-construction survey, 
                construction, maintenance, operation, and 
                decommissioning of offshore wind energy facilities on 
                the outer Continental Shelf within the jurisdiction of 
                a State that participates in the Fund.
                    ``(B) Required participation.--Each offshore wind 
                lease holder and project sponsor shall be required to 
                provide amounts into the Fund as described in 
                subsection (b), unless the offshore wind lease holder 
                or project sponsor is in a State that is not 
                participating in the Fund pursuant to paragraph (3).
            ``(3) State participation.--
                    ``(A) Required participation.--Each State that does 
                not have an existing or under development fisheries 
                compensation fund or a comparable program shall 
                participate in the Fund with respect to projects within 
                the jurisdiction of the State.
                    ``(B) Election to opt-in.--Each State that has an 
                existing or under development fisheries compensation 
                fund or a comparable program is not required to 
                participate in the Fund, but may elect to opt-into 
                participation in the Fund with respect to projects 
                within the jurisdiction of the State.
                    ``(C) Payment into one fund.--An offshore wind 
                lease holder or project sponsor shall only provide 
                amounts into the Fund or a State's fisheries 
                compensation fund, and not both.
            ``(4) Fund use; resources.--The Fund shall--
                    ``(A) be used by the Secretary of Commerce to 
                provide to eligible recipients payments for claims 
                described under subsection (c); and
                    ``(B) consist of--
                            ``(i) revenues received from investments 
                        made under paragraph (5); and
                            ``(ii) amounts collected pursuant to 
                        subsection (b).
            ``(5) Investment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Amounts in the Fund that are not 
                currently needed for the purposes of the Fund shall 
                be--
                            ``(i) kept on deposit in appropriate 
                        interest-bearing accounts that shall be 
                        established by the Secretary of the Treasury; 
                        or
                            ``(ii) invested in obligations of, or 
                        guaranteed by, the United States.
                    ``(B) Revenue accrual.--Any revenue accruing from 
                such deposits and investments described in subparagraph 
                (A) shall be deposited in the Fund.
            ``(6) Division of fund.--
                    ``(A) In general.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Fund shall be 
                        divided into 3 separate geographic area 
                        accounts based on the jurisdiction of the 
                        Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, 
                        the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission, 
                        and the Pacific States Marine Fisheries 
                        Commission.
                            ``(ii) Additional accounts.--In addition to 
                        the 3 separate geographic area accounts 
                        described in clause (i), the Secretary of 
                        Commerce may add 1 or more separate geographic 
                        area accounts into which the Fund shall be 
                        divided.
                    ``(B) Amounts in accounts.--The division of amounts 
                in each geographic area account of the Fund shall be 
                based on the leasing activity for offshore wind energy 
                in the geographic area of the account and payments from 
                amounts in each account of the Fund shall address 
                losses in the applicable geographic area.
    ``(b) Fisheries Mitigation Compensation.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the 
        Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management--
                    ``(A) shall require offshore wind lease holders in 
                States that are participating in the Fund to include 
                fisheries compensation as part of the leasing process 
                for offshore wind energy under section 33, including by 
                providing to the Secretary, for deposit into the Fund, 
                amounts determined to be appropriate by the Secretary 
                pursuant to paragraph (2), which shall be separate from 
                any other fees, payments, or other amounts, and paid in 
                one lump sum at final investment decision;
                    ``(B) shall require project sponsors in States that 
                are participating in the Fund to provide to the 
                Secretary, for deposit into the Fund, an additional 
                amount equal to 5 percent of any amount required to be 
                provided for deposit into the Fund under subparagraph 
                (A), of which additional amount--
                            ``(i) 40 percent shall be available to the 
                        Secretary to cover the administrative expenses 
                        of carrying out this section; and
                            ``(ii) 60 percent shall be available to the 
                        Secretary of Commerce to cover the 
                        administrative expenses of carrying out this 
                        section;
                    ``(C) shall deposit any amounts received under 
                subparagraph (A) or (B) in the Fund; and
                    ``(D) shall require the designated liaisons 
                appointed under section 8(p)(11)(B)(ii) to conduct 
                outreach to fishermen on the availability of 
                compensation from the Fund pursuant to this section.
            ``(2) Establishment of formula to calculate amounts to be 
        paid.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, in coordination 
                with the Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
                Atmospheric Administration, shall establish a formula 
                to calculate the amounts to be paid by each project 
                sponsor into the Fund.
                    ``(B) Reevaluation of formula.--The Secretary shall 
                evaluate and potentially adjust the formula established 
                under subparagraph (A) not less often than every 5 
                years.
                    ``(C) State authority.--Nothing in this paragraph 
                shall be construed to diminish or otherwise alter a 
                State's authority pursuant to the Coastal Zone 
                Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.).
            ``(3) Applicability.--The requirements described in this 
        subsection shall not apply to a project sponsor that issued a 
        notice of intent to prepare a draft environmental impact 
        statement with respect to the project before the date the Fund 
        is established under subsection (a).
    ``(c) Claims Process.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Commerce--
                    ``(A) in collaboration with relevant agencies that 
                hold relevant fisheries data, such as State agencies, 
                Regional Fishery Management Councils, and the 
                applicable Interstate Marine Fisheries Commission, 
                shall establish a process to file, process, and verify 
                claims for purposes of making payments from the Fund; 
                and
                    ``(B) shall make payments to eligible recipients 
                from the Fund--
                            ``(i) in accordance with this section; and
                            ``(ii) in consultation with Interstate 
                        Marine Fisheries Commissions, at the discretion 
                        of the Secretary of Commerce.
            ``(2) Restrictions.--The Secretary of Commerce may not make 
        a payment from the Fund--
                    ``(A) for gear loss or damage;
                    ``(B) for loss caused by the negligence or fault of 
                the claimant;
                    ``(C) for loss caused by events or occurrences 
                unrelated to planning, pre-construction survey, 
                construction, maintenance, operation, or 
                decommissioning of offshore wind energy projects on the 
                outer Continental Shelf; or
                    ``(D) for any portion of loss that may be 
                compensated by insurance.
    ``(d) Payment Amounts and Mitigation Grants.--
            ``(1) in general.--Payments made, including direct 
        payments, under this section from the Fund shall--
                    ``(A) be based on the scope of the verified claim;
                    ``(B) be fair and provided efficiently and in a 
                transparent manner; and
                    ``(C) if the eligible recipient receiving the 
                payment has or will receive direct compensation for the 
                verified claim pursuant to a community benefit 
                agreement or other agreement between such eligible 
                recipient and a holder of a lease, easement, or right-
                of-way, be reduced by an amount that is equal to the 
                amount of such direct compensation.
            ``(2) Mitigation grants.--If the Secretary of Commerce 
        determines that there are sufficient amounts in a geographic 
        area account of the Fund, as described in subsection (a)(6), to 
        provide payments for all verified claims at any given time, the 
        Secretary may use not more than $20,000,000 of amounts in the 
        geographic area account of the Fund that are in excess of the 
        amount necessary to provide payments for all verified claims to 
        provide grants to eligible recipients, and other entities 
        determined appropriate by the Secretary, to mitigate the 
        potential effects of development of an offshore wind energy 
        project, including by paying for gear modifications, navigation 
        technology improvements, and other measures, including 
        training, to enhance safety.
    ``(e) Advisory Group.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Commerce, in 
        coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall 
        establish and convene an advisory group not less frequently 
        than twice a year that shall provide recommendations on the 
        development and administration of this section.
            ``(2) Membership.--The advisory group established under 
        paragraph (1) shall--
                    ``(A) be comprised of individuals--
                            ``(i) appointed by the Secretary of 
                        Commerce; and
                            ``(ii) representing the geographic 
                        diversity of areas impacted by the development 
                        of offshore wind energy projects; and
                    ``(B) include representatives from--
                            ``(i) recreational fishing interests;
                            ``(ii) commercial fishing interests;
                            ``(iii) Tribal fishing interests;
                            ``(iv) fish processing interests;
                            ``(v) the National Marine Fisheries 
                        Service;
                            ``(vi) the Department of the Interior;
                            ``(vii) State agencies;
                            ``(viii) the fisheries science community;
                            ``(ix) the offshore wind industry; and
                            ``(x) other fields of expertise necessary 
                        to effectively develop and administer this 
                        section, as determined by the Secretary of 
                        Commerce.
            ``(3) Travel expenses.--The Secretary of Commerce may 
        provide amounts to any member of the advisory group to pay for 
        travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at 
        rates authorized for an employee of an agency under section 
        5703 of title 5, United States Code, while away from the home 
        or regular place of business of the member in the performance 
        of the duties of the advisory group.
    ``(f) Annual Report.--The Secretary of Commerce shall submit to 
Congress, and make publicly available, an annual report on activities 
carried out under this section, including a description of claims filed 
and the amount of payments and grants provided.
    ``(g) Insufficient Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--If the Secretary, in coordination with 
        the Secretary of Commerce, determines that a geographic area 
        account of the Fund does not contain a sufficient amount to 
        provide payments for all verified claims under this section, 
        the Secretary may, not more than once each calendar year, 
        require each holder of an offshore wind energy lease located 
        within the area covered by the geographic area account to pay 
        an amount specified by the Secretary in accordance with 
        paragraph (2), which shall be deposited into such geographic 
        area account of the Fund.
            ``(2) Limit.--No holder of an offshore wind energy lease 
        shall be required to pay an amount under paragraph (1) that is 
        in excess of $3 per acre per year of the leased area.
    ``(h) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Eligible recipient.--The term `eligible recipient' 
        means--
                    ``(A) a community, stakeholder, or Tribal 
                interest--
                            ``(i) that uses a geographic space of an 
                        offshore wind energy lease area, or uses 
                        resources harvested from a geographic space of 
                        an offshore wind energy lease area;
                            ``(ii) for which such use is directly and 
                        adversely impacted by the development of an 
                        offshore wind energy project located in such 
                        area; and
                            ``(iii) located in the United States, 
                        including the territories of the United States; 
                        or
                    ``(B) a regional association, cooperative, 
                nonprofit organization, commission, or corporation 
                that--
                            ``(i) serves, and acts on behalf of, a 
                        community, stakeholder, or Tribal interest 
                        described in paragraph (1); and
                            ``(ii) is located in the United States, 
                        including the territories of the United States.
            ``(2) Interstate marine fisheries commission.--The term 
        `Interstate Marine Fisheries Commission' means the Atlantic 
        States Marine Fisheries Commission, the Gulf States Marine 
        Fisheries Commission, or the Pacific States Marine Fisheries 
        Commission.''.

SEC. 202. FISHERMEN'S CONTINGENCY FUND.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 401 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
Act Amendments of 1978 (43 U.S.C. 1841) is amended--
            (1) by striking the section heading and designation and all 
        that follows through ``term--'' in the matter preceding 
        paragraph (1) and inserting the following:

``SEC. 401. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this title:'';
            (2) in each of paragraph (1) through (8)--
                    (A) by inserting ``The term'' after the paragraph 
                designation; and
                    (B) by adding a paragraph heading, the text of 
                which comprises the term defined in that paragraph;
            (3) in each of paragraphs (1) through (6), by striking the 
        semicolon at the end of the paragraph and inserting a period;
            (4) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                striking ``area:'' and inserting ``area--'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``oil or gas'' 
                and inserting ``oil, gas, or offshore wind energy'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``exploration, 
                development or production'' and inserting 
                ``exploration, development, construction, operation, 
                decommissioning, or production''; and
                    (D) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``pipeline 
                rights-of-way have been granted'' and inserting 
                ``rights-of-way have been granted for a pipeline or 
                offshore wind energy transmission'';
            (5) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
        (A), by striking ``of therein'' and inserting ``therein'';
            (6) in paragraph (7), by striking ``402 of this title; 
        and'' and inserting ``402.'';
            (7) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9); and
            (8) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
            ``(8) Offshore wind energy.--The term `offshore wind 
        energy' means energy produced at a facility that--
                    ``(A) produces electric energy solely by the use, 
                as the only energy source, of wind; and
                    ``(B) is located on the outer Continental Shelf.''.
    (b) Payments by Leaseholders.--Section 402(b)(1) of the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978 (43 U.S.C. 1842(b)(1)) 
is amended, in the first sentence--
            (1) by striking ``Act and each holder'' and inserting ``Act 
        (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), and each holder''; and
            (2) by inserting ``or offshore wind energy'' after 
        ``pipeline''.
    (c) Duties and Powers of Secretary.--Section 403 of the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978 (43 U.S.C. 1843) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ``and offshore wind 
        energy site characterization and assessment activities,'' after 
        ``production activities,''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(1), in the first sentence, by 
        inserting ``, offshore wind energy site characterization and 
        assessment activities, or activities authorized under section 
        8(p) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
        1337(p))'' after ``production activities''.
    (d) Disbursement of Payments.--Section 403(c) of the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978 (43 U.S.C. 1843(c)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Disbursement allocation.--The Secretary shall 
        ensure--
                    ``(A) that amounts deposited in the Fund for oil 
                and gas activities shall only be disbursed to 
                compensate claims for oil and gas activities; and
                    ``(B) that amounts deposited in the Fund for 
                offshore wind energy activities shall only be disbursed 
                to compensate claims for offshore wind energy 
                activities.''.
    (e) Burden of Proof.--Section 404 of the Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act Amendments of 1978 (43 U.S.C. 1844) is amended, in the matter 
preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ``, or offshore wind energy site 
characterization and assessment activities, as applicable,'' after 
``production''.

SEC. 203. GRANT PROGRAM FOR RESEARCH ON THE IMPACTS OF OFFSHORE WIND 
              DEVELOPMENT ON FISHERIES RESOURCES.

    (a) Grant Program.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in 
        consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall 
        establish and carry out a program to award grants, on a 
        competitive basis, to eligible entities to enable such entities 
        to carry out research that contributes to an understanding of 
        the impacts of all stages of offshore wind energy planning, 
        construction, operation, and decommissioning on fisheries 
        resources, including marine and coastal ecosystems, wildlife, 
        and habitat.
            (2) Reservation.--From the amounts appropriated to carry 
        out this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary of Commerce 
        shall reserve 2 percent for use by Indian Tribes and Tribal 
        organizations.
    (b) Applications.--
            (1) In general.--An eligible entity, as determined by the 
        Secretary of Commerce, that desires to receive a grant under 
        this section shall submit an application to the Secretary of 
        Commerce at such time and in such form as the Secretary may 
        require, including a demonstration of how the eligible entity 
        will use the grant funds to further understanding of the 
        impacts of offshore wind energy development on fisheries 
        resources.
            (2) Priority for inclusion of fishermen; considerations.--
        The Secretary of Commerce shall, in awarding grants under this 
        section--
                    (A) give priority to eligible entities that 
                demonstrate engagement with, and collection of input 
                from, the fishing community in the grant development 
                process and include fishermen as active contributors in 
                any research supported under this section; and
                    (B) to the extent practicable, consider eligible 
                entities that serve areas that are scheduled for 
                offshore wind development.
    (c) Eligible Uses of Funds.--An eligible entity that receives a 
grant under this section shall use the grant funds for research on any 
of the following:
            (1) Understanding the effects of electric and magnetic 
        forces, habitat changes, vibrations, noise, and thermal 
        radiation on any fish populations.
            (2) Conducting planning or analysis on how to adapt 
        fisheries surveys to the presence of wind farms.
            (3) Establishing baseline conditions for benthic habitat 
        and conducting monitoring throughout offshore wind energy 
        operation.
            (4) Increasing automated or indirect data collection from 
        fishing vessels.
            (5) Studying oceanographic changes due to the presence of 
        offshore wind infrastructure, including turbulence and surface 
        wind reduction.
            (6) Studying the socioeconomic impacts of wind energy 
        development on fishermen and their communities, including 
        ability to adapt, resilience to change, and economic impacts.
            (7) Social science research on how fishermen and 
        communities will be impacted by offshore wind energy 
        development.
            (8) Examining potential uses of offshore wind turbines, 
        pilings, mooring lines, inter-array cables, transmission 
        cables, and other hard structures as data collection points for 
        scientific research, infrastructure for aquaculture operations, 
        or for other uses.
            (9) Finding pathways and opportunities for skill 
        transferability for fishermen to other industries.
            (10) Infrastructure designs that can facilitate and support 
        biodiversity in the area of the offshore wind project.
            (11) Cumulative impacts on highly migratory species from 
        development of offshore wind energy facilities in multiple 
        lease areas in migratory pathways.
            (12) Understanding impacts from offshore wind energy 
        development on species and oceanographic processes outside the 
        boundaries of wind energy areas.
            (13) Other topics as recommended--
                    (A) in consultation with the Standing Committee on 
                Offshore Wind Energy and Fisheries at the National 
                Academies; and
                    (B) by studies and reports on offshore wind energy 
                impacts to fisheries resources, including the Fisheries 
                and Offshore Wind Interactions: Synthesis of Science 
                technical memo produced by the Responsible Offshore 
                Development Alliance, the Bureau of Ocean Energy 
                Management, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
                Administration, and the Northeast Fisheries Science 
                Center, and other studies and reports of the Bureau of 
                Ocean Energy Management and the National Oceanic and 
                Atmospheric Administration.
    (d) Coordination; Accessibility of Data.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Commerce shall encourage 
        eligible entities that receive a grant under this section to, 
        when practicable and appropriate (as determined by the 
        Secretary of Commerce)--
                    (A) coordinate with the Integrated Ocean Observing 
                System and the Regional Wildlife Science Collaborative 
                for Offshore Wind in conducting research described in 
                subsection (c); and
                    (B) make data generated from such research 
                accessible through the Integrated Ocean Observing 
                System.
            (2) Public accessibility.--An eligible entity that receives 
        a grant under this section shall make data generated from 
        conducting research described in subsection (c) publicly 
        accessible, to the extent consistent with other laws.
    (e) Reporting.--
            (1) In general.--An eligible entity that receives a grant 
        under this section shall submit to the Secretary of Commerce a 
        report, at such time and in such form as the Secretary may 
        require, on the results of the use of the grant.
            (2) Content.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) 
        shall include any relevant data requested by the Secretary for 
        purposes of tracking the effectiveness of the program 
        established under this section.
            (3) Public availability.--The Secretary of Commerce shall 
        make each report submitted under paragraph (1) publicly 
        available.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $30,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2025 through 2035, to remain available until expended.

SEC. 204. OFFSHORE WIND AND FISHERIES COEXISTENCE FUND.

    (a) Establishment of Fund.--
            (1) In general.--There is established in the Treasury of 
        the United States a fund, to be known as the ``Offshore Wind 
        and Fisheries Coexistence Fund'' (referred to in this section 
        as the ``Fund''), to be administered by the Administrator of 
        the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (referred 
        to in this section as the ``Administrator'').
            (2) Deposits.--The Fund shall consist of such amounts as 
        are appropriated to the Fund under subsection (c).
            (3) Use.--Amounts in the Fund shall be used to carry out 
        subsection (b).
    (b) Grant Program.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with 
        the Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, shall--
                    (A) use amounts in the Fund to award grants for 
                research and development of technologies that support 
                the coexistence of offshore wind energy development and 
                other ocean users, including fishing gear and vessel 
                modifications, modifications or updates to radar 
                equipment, and safety equipment or trainings; and
                    (B) in awarding grants under subparagraph (A), 
                prioritize proposals that include coordination and 
                collaboration between different ocean stakeholders and 
                users, including between fishermen and developers.
            (2) Reservation.--From the amounts appropriated to carry 
        out this section for a fiscal year, the Administrator shall 
        reserve 2 percent for use by Indian Tribes and Tribal 
        organizations.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $30,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2025 through 2035, to be deposited in the Fund, to remain 
available until expended.
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