Sec. 70801. Offshore wind for the territories
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Section 2 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1331 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— by striking The term and inserting the following: The term by inserting after control the following: or lying within the exclusive economic zone of the United States and the outer Continental Shelf adjacent to any territory of the United States ; and by adding at the end the following: The term outer Continental Shelf does not include any area conveyed by Congress to a territorial government for administration. ; in subsection (p), by striking and after the semicolon at the end; in subsection (q), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following:
The term State means any of the several States and also includes Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands of the United States, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. . Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1344 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: This section shall not apply to the scheduling of any lease sale in an area of the outer Continental Shelf that is adjacent to Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands of the United States, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. .
The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall issue a call for information and nominations for proposed wind lease sales for areas determined to be feasible. For areas lying within the exclusive economic zone of the United States adjacent to Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands of the United States, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Secretary shall conduct not less than one wind lease sale in each such area, so long as:
The Secretary has concluded that a wind lease sale on the area is feasible. The Secretary has determined that there is sufficient interest in leasing the area. The Secretary has consulted with other relevant Federal agencies regarding such sale. The Secretary has consulted with the Governor of the territory regarding the suitability of the area for wind energy development. .
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