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Introduced
02/06/2019
02/06/2019
In Committee
05/01/2019
05/01/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to apply to territories of the United States, to establish offshore wind lease sale requirements, to provide dedicated funding for coral reef conservation, and for other purposes. This bill addresses offshore wind development and coral reef conservation. The Department of the Interior may conduct wind and mineral development lease sales on the Outer Continental Shelf in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone adjacent to U.S. territories. The bill establishes the Coral Reef Conservation Fund for the Department of Commerce to carry out the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, including to preserve, sustain, and restore the condition of coral reef ecosystems. The bill also specifies requirements for distributing revenues from the leases authorized by this bill to the Treasury, the Coral Reef Conservation Fund, and U.S. territories.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to apply to U.S. territories, establishes offshore wind lease sale requirements for those territories, and provides dedicated funding for coral reef conservation. Specifically, the bill allows the Department of the Interior to conduct wind and mineral development lease sales on the Outer Continental Shelf adjacent to U.S. territories. It establishes the Coral Reef Conservation Fund, which will be funded by a portion of the revenues from these leases, to be used by the Department of Commerce to carry out the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000. The bill also specifies requirements for distributing the lease revenues to the Treasury, the Coral Reef Conservation Fund, and the U.S. territories.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (5)
Jenniffer González (R)*,
Stacey Plaskett (D),
Amata Radewagen (R),
Kilili Sablan (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Last Action
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 182. (on 10/11/2019)
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