Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8253
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8]
Introduced: 2020-09-15
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources

Electric power generation and transmission

Energy revenues and royalties

Government trust funds

Lease and rental services

Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Seashores and lakeshores
Latest action: action_date: 2020-11-17
text: Committee Hearings Held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-09-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill directs revenues generated from leases for wind energy development on offshore federal lands to the National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund. Under current law, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation may use the fund to provide grants to coastal communities to help them understand and utilize ocean and coastal resources and infrastructure, such as resources to help them prepare for extreme weather events.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8253 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 15, 2020 Mr. Beyer (for himself and Mr. Rooney of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require 30 percent of revenues from offshore wind energy to be deposited in the National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2020 . 2. Offshore wind revenues Section 8(p)(2) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (C) With respect to any lease under this subsection for the production of wind energy, 30 percent of the revenue from such lease shall be deposited in the National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund established by section 904 of the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act ( 16 U.S.C. 7503 ). .