Ports Not Windmills Act

Bill: 117-hr-7344
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]
Introduced: 2022-03-31
Policy area: Energy
Latest action: action_date: 2022-04-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-03-31
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Ports Not Windmills Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the use of certain Department of Transportation grant funds from being used to finance or refinance projects that support the development, manufacturing, staging, maintenance, or deployment of offshore wind energy infrastructure.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7344 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 31, 2022 Mr. Perry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 46, United States Code, to prohibit certain grants from financing or refinancing projects that support the development, manufacturing, staging, maintenance, or deployment of offshore wind energy infrastructure, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ports Not Windmills Act . 2. Port development Section 50302 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (c)(4)— (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii) by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (C) to finance or refinance projects that support the development, manufacturing, staging, maintenance, or deployment of offshore wind energy infrastructure. ; and (2) in subsection (d)(4)— (A) in subparagraph (B) by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; (B) in subparagraph (C) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (D) finance or refinance projects that support the development, manufacturing, staging, maintenance, or deployment of offshore wind energy infrastructure. .