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| 2 | 2 | | 118THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. R. 1056 |
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| 5 | 5 | | To require the Comptroller General to conduct a study to assess certain |
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| 6 | 6 | | environmental review processes with regard to offshore wind projects, |
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| 7 | 7 | | and for other purposes. |
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| 8 | 8 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 9 | 9 | | FEBRUARY17, 2023 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Mr. S |
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| 11 | 11 | | MITHof New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred |
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| 12 | 12 | | to the Committee on Natural Resources |
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| 13 | 13 | | A BILL |
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| 14 | 14 | | To require the Comptroller General to conduct a study to |
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| 15 | 15 | | assess certain environmental review processes with regard |
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| 16 | 16 | | to offshore wind projects, and for other purposes. |
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| 17 | 17 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 |
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| 18 | 18 | | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 |
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| 19 | 19 | | SECTION 1. OFFSHORE WIND ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW 3 |
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| 20 | 20 | | PROCESS STUDY. 4 |
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| 21 | 21 | | (a) I |
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| 22 | 22 | | NGENERAL.—No later than 60 days after the 5 |
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| 23 | 23 | | enactment of this bill, the Comptroller General shall con-6 |
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| 24 | 24 | | duct a study to assess the sufficiency of the environmental 7 |
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| 25 | 25 | | review processes for offshore wind projects in place as of 8 |
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| 26 | 26 | | the date of the enactment of this section of the national 9 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Marine Fisheries Service, the Bureau of Ocean Energy 1 |
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| 31 | 31 | | Management, and any other relevant Federal agency. 2 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (b) C |
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| 33 | 33 | | ONTENTS.—The study required under sub-3 |
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| 34 | 34 | | section (a) shall include consideration of— 4 |
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| 35 | 35 | | (1) the impacts of offshore wind projects on 5 |
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| 36 | 36 | | whales, finfish, marine mammals, benthic resources, 6 |
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| 37 | 37 | | commercial and recreational fishing, air quality and 7 |
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| 38 | 38 | | greenhouse gas emissions, cultural, historical, and 8 |
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| 39 | 39 | | archaeological resources, invertebrates, and essential 9 |
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| 40 | 40 | | fish habitat, military use and navigation/vessel traf-10 |
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| 41 | 41 | | fic; recreation and tourism, and sustainability of 11 |
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| 42 | 42 | | shoreline beaches and inlets; 12 |
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| 43 | 43 | | (2) how the agencies determines which stake-13 |
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| 44 | 44 | | holders are consulted and if a timely, comprehensive 14 |
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| 45 | 45 | | comment period is provided for local representatives 15 |
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| 46 | 46 | | and interested parties; and 16 |
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| 47 | 47 | | (3) the estimated cost and who pays for the off-17 |
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| 48 | 48 | | shore wind projects. 18 |
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