[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1056 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1056

To require the Comptroller General to conduct a study to assess certain 
 environmental review processes with regard to offshore wind projects, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 17, 2023

   Mr. Smith of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Comptroller General to conduct a study to assess certain 
 environmental review processes with regard to offshore wind projects, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. OFFSHORE WIND ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS STUDY.

    (a) In General.--No later than 60 days after the enactment of this 
bill, the Comptroller General shall conduct a study to assess the 
sufficiency of the environmental review processes for offshore wind 
projects in place as of the date of the enactment of this section of 
the national Marine Fisheries Service, the Bureau of Ocean Energy 
Management, and any other relevant Federal agency.
    (b) Contents.--The study required under subsection (a) shall 
include consideration of--
            (1) the impacts of offshore wind projects on whales, 
        finfish, marine mammals, benthic resources, commercial and 
        recreational fishing, air quality and greenhouse gas emissions, 
        cultural, historical, and archaeological resources, 
        invertebrates, and essential fish habitat, military use and 
        navigation/vessel traffic; recreation and tourism, and 
        sustainability of shoreline beaches and inlets;
            (2) how the agencies determines which stakeholders are 
        consulted and if a timely, comprehensive comment period is 
        provided for local representatives and interested parties; and
            (3) the estimated cost and who pays for the offshore wind 
        projects.
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