Sec. 133. Offshore wind transmission siting, permitting, and authorizations
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With respect to an offshore wind transmission facility, the Department of the Interior shall act as the lead agency for purposes of coordinating all applicable Federal authorizations and related environmental reviews of the facility. As head of the lead agency, the Secretary shall establish prompt and binding intermediate milestones and ultimate deadlines for the review of, and Federal authorization decisions relating to, the proposed facility. Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with other relevant Federal agencies, shall issue, pursuant to section 5 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1334 ), a final rule relating to Federal authorizations for offshore wind transmission facilities.
In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider— establishing 1 or more procedures for soliciting information about existing and potential rights-of-way; establishing a process for determining interest in the use of 1 or more rights-of-way, including backboned or meshed rights-of-way; establishing a process for the issuance of rights-of-way, on a competitive or noncompetitive basis, as appropriate, which may include consideration of whether a developer— has an award from a State via a competitive process; has an existing agreement to interconnect a transmission project; or has submitted an interconnection request in accordance with the pro forma Large Generator Interconnection Procedures promulgated pursuant to section 35.28(f) of title 18, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations); any requirements relating to environmental reviews for— independent transmission projects; and transmission projects within existing rights-of-way; and the requirements described in section 8(p)(4) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(4) ).
Section 8(p)(3) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(3) ) is amended— by striking , the Secretary shall issue a lease, easement, or right-of-way and inserting the following: “( 43 U.S.C. 1337 note; Public Law 109–58 ), the Secretary— shall issue a lease or easement ; and in subparagraph
(A)(as so designated)— by striking lease, easement, or right-of-way and inserting lease or easement ; and by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: “; and may issue a right-of-way on a competitive or noncompetitive basis, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. .
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Sec. 133
Offshore wind transmission siting, permitting, and authorizations
Pub. L.Pub. L. 109-58
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