,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #dii ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #ad1 #bjai,mr4 ,cassidy introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act to apply to territories of the ,united ,states1 to establish offshore wind lease sale requirements1 to provide dedicated funding for coral reef conservation1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,offshore ,wind for ,territories ,act4 #b4 ,application of ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act with respect to territories of the ,united ,states 7a7 ,in general ,section #b of the ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acca7 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7a7-- 7,a7 by inserting after control the following3 or lying within the exclusive economic zone of the ,united ,states and the outer ,continental ,shelf adjacent to any territory or possession of the ,united ,states2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end before the semicolon the following3 1 except that such term shall not include any area conveyed by ,congress to a territorial government for administration2 7#b7 in paragraph 7p71 by striking and after the semicolon at the end2 7#c7 in paragraph 7q71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7#d7 by adding at the end the following3 7r7 ,the term ,state includes each territory of the ,united ,states4 4 7b7 ,exclusions ,section #ah of the ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdd7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7i7 ,this section shall not apply to the scheduling of lease sales in the outer ,continental ,shelf adjacent to the territories and possessions of the ,united ,states4 4 #c4 ,disposition of revenues with respect to territories of the ,united ,states ,section #i of the ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acch7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,all rentals and inserting the following3 7a7 ,in general ,except as otherwise provided in law1 all rentals 2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7b7 ,disposition of revenues to territories of the ,united ,states ,of the rentals1 royalties1 and other sums paid to the ,secretary under this ,act from a lease for an area of land on the outer ,continental ,shelf adjacent to a territory and lying within the exclusive economic zone of the ,united ,states pertaining to such territory1 and not otherwise obligated or appropriated-- 7#a7 #ej percent shall be deposited in the ,treasury and credited to miscellaneous receipts2 7#b7 #ab4e percent shall be deposited in the ,coral ,reef ,conservation ,fund established under section #baa of the ,coral ,reef ,conservation ,act of #bjjj2 and 7#c7 #cg4e percent shall be disbursed to territories of the ,united ,states in an amount for each territory 7based on a formula established by the ,secretary by regulation7 that is inversely proportional to the respective distance between the point on the coastline of the territory that is closest to the geographic center of the applicable leased tract and the geographic center of the leased tract4 4 #d4 ,wind lease sales for areas of outer ,continental ,shelf 7a7 ,conditional wind lease sales in territories of the ,united ,states ,the ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acca et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #cc4 ,wind lease sales for areas of outer ,continental ,shelf 7a7 ,authorization ,the ,secretary may conduct wind lease sales on the outer ,continental ,shelf4 7b7 ,wind lease sale procedure ,any wind lease sale conducted under this section shall be considered a lease under section #h7p74 7c7 ,wind lease sales off coasts of territories of the ,united ,states 7#a7 ,study on feasibility of conducting wind lease sales 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall conduct a study on the feasibility1 including the technological and long-term economic feasibility1 of conducting wind lease sales on an area of the outer ,continental ,shelf within the territorial jurisdiction of ,american ,samoa1 ,guam1 the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1 ,puerto ,rico1 and the ,virgin ,islands of the ,united ,states4 7,b7 ,consultation ,in conducting the study required in paragraph 7,a71 the ,secretary shall consult-- 7i7 the ,national ,renewable ,energy ,laboratory of the ,department of ,energy2 and 7ii7 the ,governor of each of ,american ,samoa1 ,guam1 the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1 ,puerto ,rico1 and the ,virgin ,islands of the ,united ,states4 7,c7 ,publication ,the study required in paragraph 7,a7 shall be published in the ,federal ,register for public comment for not fewer than #fj days4 7,d7 ,submission of results ,not later than #ah months after the date of the enactment of this section1 the ,secretary shall submit the results of the study conducted under subparagraph 7,a7 to3 7i7 the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources of the ,senate2 7ii7 the ,committee on ,natural ,resources of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7iii7 each of the delegates or resident commissioner to the ,house of ,representatives from ,american ,samoa1 ,guam1 the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1 ,puerto ,rico1 and the ,virgin ,islands of the ,united ,states1 respectively4 7,e7 ,public availability ,the study required under subparagraph 7,a7 and results submitted under subparagraph 7,c7 shall be made readily available on a public ,government internet website4 7#b7 ,call for information and nominations ,the ,secretary shall issue a call for information and nominations for proposed wind lease sales for areas determined to be feasible under the study conducted under paragraph 7#a74 7#c7 ,conditional wind lease sales 7,a7 ,in general ,for each territory1 the ,secretary shall conduct not less than #a wind lease sale on an area of the outer ,continental ,shelf within the territorial jurisdiction of such territory that meets each of the following criteria3 7i7 ,the study required under paragraph 7#a77;,a7 concluded that a wind lease sale on the area is feasible4 7ii7 ,the ,secretary has determined that the call for information has generated sufficient interest for the area4 7iii7 ,the ,secretary has consulted with the ,secretary of ,defense regarding such a sale4 7iv7 ,the ,secretary has consulted with the ,governor of the territory regarding the suitability of the area for wind energy development4 7,b7 ,exception ,if no area of the outer ,continental ,shelf within the territorial jurisdiction of a territory meets each of the criteria in clauses 7i7 through 7iii7 of subparagraph 7,a71 the requirement under subparagraph 7,a7 shall not apply to such territory4 4 #e4 ,establishment of ,coral ,reef ,conservation ,fund 7a7 ,in general ,the ,coral ,reef ,conservation ,act of #bjjj 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #fdja et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #baa4 ,coral ,reef ,conservation ,fund 7a7 ,establishment ,there is established in the ,treasury the ,coral ,reef ,conservation ,fund1 hereafter referred to as the ,fund4 7b7 ,deposits ,for each fiscal year1 there shall be deposited in the ,fund the portion of such revenues due and payable to the ,united ,states under subsection 7b77#b7 of section #i of the ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acch74 7c7 ,uses ,amounts deposited in the ,fund under this section and appropriated to the ,secretary of ,commerce under subsection 7f7 shall be used by the ,secretary of ,commerce to carry out the ,coral ,reef ,conservation ,act of #bjjj 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #fdja et seq471 with priority given to carrying out sections #bjd and #bjf of such ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #fdjc and #fdje74 7d7 ,availability ,amounts deposited in the ,fund shall remain in the ,fund until appropriated by ,congress4 7e7 ,reporting ,the ,president shall include with the proposed budget for the ,united ,states ,government submitted to ,congress for a fiscal year a comprehensive statement of deposits into the ,fund during the previous fiscal year and estimated requirements during the following fiscal year for appropriations from the ,fund4 7f7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there are authorized to be appropriated from the ,fund to the ,secretary of ,commerce1 an amount equal to the amount deposited in the ,fund in the previous fiscal year4 7g7 ,no limitation ,appropriations from the ,fund pursuant to this section may be made without fiscal year limitation4 4 7b7 ,renaming of existing fund ,section #bje of the ,coral ,reef ,conservation ,act of #bjjj 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #fdjd7 is amended-- 7#a7 in the heading1 by striking ,coral reef conservation fund and inserting ,coral ,reef ,public-,private ,partnership2 7#b7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in the subsection heading1 by striking ,fund and inserting ,public-,private ,partnership2 and 7,b7 by striking 1 hereafter referred to as the ,fund12 and 7#c7 in subsection 7b71 by striking ,fund and inserting separate interest bearing account4