3.0.0 1398 2022-11-15T16:34:14Z 2022-11-15T16:34:14Z House H HR 2013-03-21 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WITTMAN:H.R. 1398.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV, Section 3 of the Constitution.[Page H1828]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2013-04-11T20:59:43Z Referred to 2013-03-21T13:12:40Z Virginia Jobs and Energy Act 113 1782 HR 2013-05-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Related bill CRS Jumpstarting Opportunities with Bold Solutions Act 113 4304 HR 2014-06-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS Text similarities House Domestic Energy and Jobs Act 113 1401 S 2013-07-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Related bill CRS 2013-04-11 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2013-03-21 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2013-03-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-03-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000804 Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] Robert Wittman R VA J. 1 N H000329 Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] DOC HASTINGS R WA 4 2013-03-21 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative remedies Alternative and renewable resources Atmospheric science and weather Department of the Interior Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental regulatory procedures Licensing and registrations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2013-03-21 Introduced in House 2013-04-05T15:41:44Z 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.

]]> Advancing Offshore Wind Production Act Display Title Advancing Offshore Wind Production Act Short Titles as Introduced Advancing Offshore Wind Production Act Official Title as Introduced To facilitate the development of offshore wind energy resources. Introduced in House 2013-03-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr1398ih/xml/BILLS-113hr1398ih.xml 2013-04-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.