Offshore Renewable Energy Development Act

Bill: 110-hr-7142
Sponsor: Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10]
Introduced: 2008-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Alternative and renewable resources
Electric power generation and transmission
Employment and training programs
Energy research
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Licensing and registrations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Technology assessment

Summary:
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: 
Offshore Renewable Energy Development Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to enter into agreements with specified persons to assess and identify sites in the coastal zone and in the exclusive economic zone of the United States for the location of facilities to generate renewable electric energy.
 
Restricts such agreements to persons with no direct financial interest in any offshore renewable electric energy generation project. 

Establishes the Offshore Electric Power Generation Trust Fund to finance projects approved by the Secretary.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) provide grants from the Fund to domestic private and public entities to stimulate development of offshore renewable electric energy generation; and (2) implement a program to provide job training and career assistance in the offshore renewable generation industry.
 
Authorizes appropriations to: (1) assist coastal states in planning to identify sites for offshore renewable energy projects; (2) assist offshore renewable energy research and development, including technology development; (3) establish marine renewable energy centers and the testing and validation of offshore wave, wind, and tidal energy technologies; (4) streamline permitting for renewable energy technology that promotes technology interaction with certain permit issuing agencies; (5) address, through the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, regional strategic planning, public education, and outreach to promote improved public understanding of the benefits of offshore renewable energy; and (6) assess large-scale project siting issues.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-10-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight.
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Science and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Science and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Science and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Science and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: Introduced in House