Bill113th Congress

H.R. 1398

Advancing Offshore Wind Production Act

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Introduced
Mar 21, 2013
Origin Chamber
House
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Latest Action
Apr 11, 2013

Sponsor

Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]

Republican·VA-1
Bioguide ID: W000804
First Name: Robert
Middle Name: J.
Last Name: Wittman
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Amendments
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Related Bills
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Bill Details

Update Date
Nov 15, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Bill Type
HR
Bill Number
1,398
Congress
113
Introduced Date
Mar 21, 2013
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Is Law
No
Apr 11, 2013Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Source: House committee actions

Mar 21, 2013IntroReferralH11100

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Source: House floor actions

Mar 21, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H

Introduced in House

Source: Library of Congress

Mar 21, 2013IntroReferral1000

Introduced in House

Source: Library of Congress

Introduced in House· Mar 21, 20130

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; (2) determine 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 an application that was denied.

Natural Resources Committee

House· Standing
Administrative remediesAlternative and renewable resourcesAtmospheric science and weatherDepartment of the InteriorEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental regulatory proceduresLicensing and registrationsMarine and coastal resources, fisheries

Introduced in House

Mar 21, 2013