To amend titles 49 and 10, United States Code, to provide for the authority of the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border protection with respect to national security determinations concerning wind turbines proposed to be constructed in the United States in bodies of water that border Canada, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-4441
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27]
Introduced: 2019-09-20
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources

Aviation and airports

Border security and unlawful immigration

Canada

Electric power generation and transmission

Government information and archives

Government studies and investigations

Homeland security

Intergovernmental relations

North America
Latest action: action_date: 2019-09-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-09-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill authorizes U.S. Customs and Border Protection to make national security determinations concerning the proposed construction or alteration of wind turbines located in waters of the United States bordering Canada.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4441 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2019 Mr. Collins of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services , 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 A BILL To amend titles 49 and 10, United States Code, to provide for the authority of the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border protection with respect to national security determinations concerning wind turbines proposed to be constructed in the United States in bodies of water that border Canada, and for other purposes.

1. U.S. Customs and Border Protection determinations with respect to wind turbines proposed to be constructed in United States water bordering Canada (a) Inclusion of CBP in certain national security determinations Section 44718 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(3) by inserting , and in the case of a covered wind turbine, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection after Secretary of Defense ; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting , and in the case of a covered wind turbine, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection after Secretary of Defense ; and (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting , and in the case of a covered wind turbine, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, after Secretary of Defense ; (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting , and in the case of a covered wind turbine, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, after Secretary of Defense ; and (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting , and in the case of a covered wind turbine, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, after Secretary of Defense ; (3) in subsection (f), by inserting , and in the case of a covered wind turbine, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, after Secretary of Defense ; and (4) in subsection (h), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Covered wind turbine The term covered wind turbine means a wind turbine proposed to be constructed in the United States in a body of water that borders Canada. . (b) DOD consultation with CBP Section 183a(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) In the case of an energy project filed with the Secretary of Transportation pursuant to section 44718 of title 19 for the proposed construction of a wind turbine in a location in the United States in a body of water that borders Canada, the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border protection in carrying out this subsection. .