AWEA Recognizes House Rules Committee for NDAA leadership

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American Wind Energy Association Recognizes House Rules Committee for its leadership on National Defense Authorization Act and Jones Act.

The House Rules Committee convened to consider expanding the Jones Act, the federal law that regulates maritime commerce in the United States, to cover construction at sea and potentially require U.S.-flagged installation vessels to service offshore wind projects being built in federal waters. The introduction of this language would have severely impeded the progress of the offshore wind industry and created additional hardships to the already unique challenges the industry faces to move forward.  AWEA would like to recognize the Committee for its willingness to review all implications of this decision and for hearing out the... ... More: Official Press Release AWEA

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