Agenda - Public Works Committee - 10/20/2020

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S. 3021-43 (4) Whether hydropower is an authorized purpose of the dam. (c) AVAILABILITY. —The Secretary shall provide the list devel- oped under subsection (a) to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com- mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and make such list available to the public. SEC. 1207. STUDY ON INNOVATIVE PORTS FOR OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT. (a) DEFINITION OF INNOVATIVE PORT FOR OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT. —In this section, the term "innovative port for off- shore wind development" includes any federally authorized port or harbor that can accommodate (including through retrofitting)— (1) the upright assembly of the majority of an offshore wind facility, including the foundation, tower, turbine, blade, and electrical components; (2) an assembly area, ground -bearing pressure, and over- head clearance for the assembly of offshore wind facility tur- bines, which each have a capacity of up to 20 megawatts; (3) a heavy -lift quay and not less than 25 acres of port storage; (4) innovative offshore wind facility and vessel technologies that allow for the rapid installation of an offshore wind facility; and (5) any other innovative offshore wind facility technology, as determined by the Secretary. (b) STUDY AND REPORT.— (1) IN GENERAL. —Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall — (A) in consultation with the all appropriate Federal agencies, carry out a study of all federally authorized ports and harbors, including in the Mid -Atlantic, Gulf Coast, West Coast, Great Lakes, and New England regions of the United States, to identify— (i) not less than three suitable federally authorized ports and harbors in those regions that could become innovative ports for offshore wind development; (ii) barriers to the development of innovative ports for offshore wind development; (iii) the Federal and State actions, including dredging and construction of supporting infrastructure, needed to facilitate the development of the federally authorized ports and harbors identified under clause (i) to become innovative ports for offshore wind develop- ment; and (iv) recommendations on any further research needed to improve federally authorized ports and har- bors in the United States for offshore wind facility development and deployment; and (B) submit to Congress a report describing the results of the study under subparagraph (A). (91 Pr TTCTTT TATTr M —Tr, rorr r r. r run+ +h a cfnrw nnrLor n�r�_