Marine Energy Technologies Acceleration Act

Legislation relating to offshore oil and gas, OCSLA reforms, DOI Five Year Plan, offshore oil safety rules (Arctic drilling rule), oil spill response, offshore wind energy, offshore wind revenue sharing, port infrastructure, clean shipping, hydrogen energy, CZMA, offshore oil and gas infrastructure decommissioning, and renewable marine resources. H.R.470-- To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon, and Washington. H.R.1443-- To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, and for other purposes. H.R.1320/S.617 -- COAST Anti-Drilling Act H.R.470/S.22 -- West Coast Ocean Protection Act Potential legislation related to offshore oil and gas drilling, offshore wind energy, and marine renewable energy. H.R.4030- North Pacific Ocean Protection Act: To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf. H.R.3978- To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas leasing in the Southern California planning area. H.R.4936/ S.3026- NOW Act (To amend the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 to repeal restrictions on offshore wind leasing.) H.R.913/ S.373- To modify the disposition of certain outer Continental Shelf revenues and to open Federal financial sharing to heighten opportunities for renewable energy, and for other purposes. S.3445- A bill to promote domestic energy production, to require onshore and offshore oil and natural gas lease sales, and for other purposes. H.R.6285 / S.3289 - Alaska's Right to Produce Act of 2023 H.R.970- To establish a moratorium on energy development in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes. H.R.1172- To permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of the State of California, and for other purposes. H.R.1441- To require the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to further develop, finalize, and implement updated regulations for offshore oil and gas pipelines to address long-standing limitations regarding its ability to ensure active pipeline integrity and address safety and environmental risks associated with decommissioning, and for other purposes. H.R.8718 - To conditionally prohibit commercial offshore wind energy development in the Columbia Management Area, and for other purposes. H.R.9238 -- To accelerate the commercialization of marine energy technologies, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Maritime Administration (MARAD), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

H.R. 9238, Marine Energy Technologies Acceleration Act, All provisions. Issues pertaining to the NSF EPSCoR program.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE