Offshore Renewable Energy Development Act
Latest action · Oct 3, 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 26, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Offshore Renewable Energy Development Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to enter into agreements with specified persons to assess and identify sites in the coastal zone and in the exclusive economic zone of the United States for the location of facilities to generate renewable electric energy.
Restricts such agreements to persons with no direct financial interest in any offshore renewable electric energy generation project.
Establishes the Offshore Electric Power Generation Trust Fund to finance projects approved by the Secretary.
Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) provide grants from the Fund to domestic private and public entities to stimulate development of offshore renewable electric energy generation; and (2) implement a program to provide job training and career assistance in the offshore renewable generation industry.
Authorizes appropriations to: (1) assist coastal states in planning to identify sites for offshore renewable energy projects; (2) assist offshore renewable energy research and development, including technology development; (3) establish marine renewable energy centers and the testing and validation of offshore wave, wind, and tidal energy technologies; (4) streamline permitting for renewable energy technology that promotes technology interaction with certain permit issuing agencies; (5) address, through the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, regional strategic planning, public education, and outreach to promote improved public understanding of the benefits of offshore renewable energy; and (6) assess large-scale project siting issues.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 26, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Sep 26, 2008 |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Original | Sep 26, 2008 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 3, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Sep 26, 2008Introduced in House
- Sep 26, 2008Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Science and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Sep 26, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
- Sep 26, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Employment and training programs
- Energy
- Energy research
- Government information and archives
- Government trust funds
- Licensing and registrations
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Technology assessment
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 26, 2008Introduced in House
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