HR 1689 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Offshore Wind for Territories Act

Introduced Mar 9, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Jenniffer González-Colón R-PR

Latest action · Jun 22, 2021 Committee Hearings Held.

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.

IntroducedMar 9, 2021
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Offshore Wind for Territories Act

This bill addresses offshore wind development in certain submerged lands off the U.S. territories and coral reef conservation.

Specifically, the bill requires the Department of the Interior to study the feasibility of conducting wind lease sales on the Outer Continental Shelf in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone adjacent to U.S. territories. If the study determines that such leases are feasible, then Interior must conduct wind lease sales in those areas as specified by this bill.

In addition, 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.

Cosponsors 6

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 9, 2021 to Jun 21, 2022; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-AS	Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen	Original	Mar 9, 2021
D-FL	Darren Soto	Original	Mar 9, 2021
D-MP	Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan	Original	Mar 9, 2021
D-NY	Kathleen M. Rice	Original	Mar 9, 2021
D-VI	Stacey E. Plaskett	Original	Mar 9, 2021
D-GU	Michael F. Q. San Nicolas		Jun 21, 2022

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Natural Resources Committee	Referred Mar 9, 2021Hearings Jun 22, 2021
	Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee	Referred Apr 19, 2021Hearings Apr 20, 2021
	Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee	Referred Apr 19, 2021

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jun 22, 2021Committee Hearings Held.
Apr 20, 2021Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 19, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Apr 19, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Mar 9, 2021Introduced in House
Mar 9, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution ``All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.'' Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution ``The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State.''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 44, March 9, 2021, page H1190.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
Serial No. 117-6	LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 660, ``SHOVEL-READY RESTORATION GRANTS FOR COASTLINES AND FISHERIES ACT OF 2021''; H.R. 1415, ``TRIBAL COASTAL RESILIENCY ACT''; H.R. 1689, ``OFFSHORE WIND FOR TERRITORIES ACT''; H.R. 2750, ``BLUE CARBON FOR OUR PLANET ACT''; H.R. 3160, ``KEEP AMERICA'S WATERFRONTS WORKING ACT''; H.R. 3228, ``NATIONAL COASTAL RESILIENCE DATA AND SERVICES ACT''; H.R. 3692, ``MARINE MAMMAL CLIMATE CHANGE PROTECTION ACT''; H.R. 3748, ``BLUE GLOBE ACT''; H.R. 3764, ``OCEAN-BASED CLIMATE SOLUTIONS ACT OF 2021''; H.R. 3817, ``REGIONAL OCEAN PARTNERSHIP ACT''; H.R. 3864, ``CHESAPEAKE BAY OYSTER RESEARCH ACT''; H.R. 3892, ``NATIONAL OCEANS AND COASTAL SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS ACT''; AND H.R. 3906, ``BLUE CARBON PROTECTION ACT''129 pages	Natural Resources Committee	Jun 22, 2021

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 1014	Offshore Wind for Territories Act	Reintroduction of	Oct 11, 2019
HR 4334	American Energy First Act	Related bill	Jul 30, 2021

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: 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.
Short Title(s) as Introduced: Offshore Wind for Territories Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Mar 9, 2021Introduced in House

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