Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Nonrestrictive Offshore Wind Act” or the “NOW Act”.
Nonrestrictive Offshore Wind Act
A BILL
To amend the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 to repeal restrictions on offshore wind leasing.
Sec. 2 Repeal of offshore wind leasing restrictions
Limitation on issuance of certain leases or rights-of-Way— Section 50265(b) of Public Law 117–169 (commonly known as the “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022”) (43 U.S.C. 3006(b)) is amended—
by striking paragraph (2);
in paragraph (1), by striking “this Act” in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and all that follows through “(1) the Secretary may” in paragraph (1) and inserting “this Act, the Secretary may”;
by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, and indenting appropriately; and
in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting appropriately.
Conforming amendments— Section 50265 of Public Law 117–169 (commonly known as the “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022”) (43 U.S.C. 3006) is amended—
in subsection (a)—
by striking paragraph (2); and
by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and
in subsection (c), by striking “paragraphs (1) and (2) of”.