Sec. 311. Sense of Congress on the importance of offshore wind energy
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Congress finds the following: Rapid decarbonization of the electric sector is central to stopping global temperature rise at 1.5 degrees Celsius. The United States can and must address this crisis by putting people to work building the necessary infrastructure to overcome the climate threat. The United States offshore wind resources must be harnessed in order to both rapidly reduce our carbon emissions and put people back to work. Deploying 30,000 megawatts of offshore wind by 2030 will result in up to 83,000 jobs, $57,000,000,000 of cumulative investment in the United States economy, and $25,000,000,000 in annual economic input.
It is the sense of Congress that— the United States should rapidly build out its offshore wind resources as a key part of achieving a national goal of net zero emissions; offshore wind lease areas should be determined by a robust and transparent stakeholder process that incorporates early engagement and input from diverse user groups as well as Federal, State, and local governments; offshore wind buildout must ensure ecosystem health and the protection of vulnerable and endangered species; and permitting agencies must have sufficient resources to carry out a robust and efficient permitting process.