Representative Jay Inslee (D-WA) has introduced the Marine Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2009 in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced companion legislation in the United States Senate, reports Energy Current and the Ocean Renewable Energy Coalition. The Act will authorize US$250 million for marine renewable research, development, demonstration and deployment (RDD&D), a device verification program, and an adaptive management program to fund environmental studies associated with installed ocean renewable energy projects. It is expected that the bill will become part of a more comprehensive energy bill.
Marine Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2009 Introduced in U.S. House and Senate
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