Restoring Offshore Wind Opportunities Act

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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.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 16, 2021

Restoring Offshore Wind Opportunities Act

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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Restoring Offshore Wind Opportunities Act

Latest action (Apr 20, 2021): Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Policy area: Energy · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 16, 2021

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.