Restoring Offshore Wind Opportunities Act

Bill: 117-hr-2635
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
Introduced: 2021-04-16
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources

Electric power generation and transmission

Energy storage, supplies, demand

Land transfers

Licensing and registrations
Latest action: action_date: 2021-04-20
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-04-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Restoring Offshore Wind Opportunities Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to grant leases on the Outer Continental Shelf for activities that produce or support production, transportation, or transmission of energy from sources other than oil and gas (e.g., wind energy) in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic and Straits of Florida Planning Areas.</p> <p>In September of 2020, presidential memorandums placed a moratorium on all energy leases in those areas for a 10-year period. This bill allows energy leases from such sources in those areas during that time.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2635 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 16, 2021 Mr. Tonko (for himself and Ms. Ross ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To reauthorize certain leasing on the Outer Continental shelf, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Offshore Wind Opportunities Act . 2. Leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf (a) Leasing authorized The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to grant leases pursuant to section 8(p)(1)(C) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(1)(C) ) in the areas withdrawn by the Presidential Memorandum entitled Memorandum on the Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf from Leasing Disposition (issued September 8, 2020) and the Presidential Memorandum entitled Presidential Determination on the Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf from Leasing Disposition (issued September 25, 2020). (b) Withdrawals Any Presidential withdrawal of an area of the Outer Continental Shelf from leasing under section 12(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1341(a) ) issued after the date of enactment of this Act shall apply only to leasing authorized under subsections (a) and (i) of section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1337(a) and 1337(i)), unless otherwise specified.