Offshore Energy Modernization Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3742 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3742 To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to support the responsible development of offshore renewable energy projects, establish the Offshore Power Administration, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 4, 2025 Mr. Tonko introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to support the responsible development of offshore renewable energy projects, establish the Offshore Power Administration, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Offshore Energy Modernization Act of 2025''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. National offshore wind permitting goals. Sec. 3. Responsible development of offshore renewable energy projects. Sec. 4. Offshore renewable energy compensation fund. Sec. 5. Improving environmental and cultural reviews to ensure timely permitting decisions. Sec. 6. Report on decommissioning of offshore renewable energy projects. Sec. 7. Offshore Power Administration. Sec. 8. Offshore transmission infrastructure studies and recommendations. Sec. 9. Interoperability of offshore electric transmission infrastructure. Sec