To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to support the responsible development of offshore renewable energy projects, establish the Offshore Power Administration, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to support the responsible development of offshore renewable energy projects, establish the Offshore Power Administration, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Environment, Energy.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H0F2A3A5752034DF1B6C284857D0AC970: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Offshore Energy Modernization Act of 2024. The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
- Section HC6DBCFDB96C343858DCA99B77FBD9E3A: 2. National offshore wind permitting goals The Secretary of the Interior shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and other relevant Federal...
- Section H85AC13F0522A49E0AEEC0AC2328E92A2: 3. Responsible development of offshore renewable energy projects Section 2 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331) is amended— in the...
- Section HEE28A37255F64AE6B9BFDEC36CCD926B: 4. Offshore renewable energy compensation fund The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331) is amended by adding at the end the following:...
- Section H10AF99AA7F6542A58F03A363D8497C02: 34. Offshore renewable energy compensation fund There is established in the Treasury of the United States the Offshore Renewable Energy Compensation Fund,...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to support the responsible development of offshore renewable energy projects, establish the Offshore Power Administration, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Environment, Energy
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to support the responsible development of offshore renewable energy projects, establish the Offshore Power Administration, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Tonko introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_labor"
- → Secretary of Labor
- "secretary_of_energy"
- → Secretary of Energy
- "secretary_of_commerce"
- → Secretary of Commerce
- "secretary_of_treasury"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an apprenticeship program registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the National Apprenticeship Act
the Administrator of the Offshore Power Administration. The term covered transmission infrastructure— means electric power transmission infrastructure, and any related facilities thereof, that serves at least one offshore renewable energy project
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