H.R. 2173 (112th): Advancing Offshore Wind Production Act

Introduced:
Jun 14, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA1]
Status:
Died (Reported by Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as H.R. 1398 on Mar 21, 2013. See H.R. 1398 for current action on this subject.

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Status

This bill was introduced on July 13, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Jun 14, 2011
Referred to Committee Jun 14, 2011
Reported by Committee Jul 13, 2011
Cosponsors
10 cosponsors (10R) (show)
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Full Title

To facilitate the development of offshore wind energy resources.

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Last updated Oct 14, 2011.
8 pages

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10/14/2011--Reported to House amended.
Advancing Offshore Wind Production Act - Exempts any project determined by the Secretary of the Interior to be an offshore meteorological site testing and monitoring project from environmental impact statement requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Defines an "offshore meteorological site testing and monitoring project" as a project that is administered by the Department of the Interior and carried out on or in the waters of the Outer Continental Shelf to test or monitor weather (including wind, tidal, current, and solar energy) using towers, buoys, or other temporary ocean infrastructure and that:
(1) causes less than one acre of surface or seafloor disruption at the location of each meteorological tower or other device and no more than five acres of surface or seafloor disruption within the proposed area affected by the project (including hazards to navigation),
(2) is decommissioned within five years of its commencement, and
(3) provides meteorological information to the Secretary of the Interior. Directs the Secretary to:
(1) require that any applicant seeking to conduct an offshore meteorological site testing and monitoring project on the outer Continental Shelf obtain a permit and right of way for the project;
(2) decide whether to issue such a permit and right of way within 30 days after receiving an application;
(3) provide an opportunity for submission of comments by the public;
(4) consult with the Secretary of Defense (DOD), the Commandant of the Coast Guard, and the heads of other federal, state, and local agencies that would be affected by issuance of the permit and right of way; and
(5) provide an applicant the opportunity to remedy deficiencies in a permit application that was denied.

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