I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2413 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 11, 2017 Mr. Langevin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an investment tax credit related to the production of electricity from offshore wind.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Offshore Wind Incentives for New Development Act or the Offshore WIND Act . 2. Energy credit for qualified offshore wind facilities (a) In general Section 48 of the Internal Revenue Code is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (2)(A)(i)— (i) in subclause (III), by striking and at the end; and (ii) by adding at the end the following new subclause: (V) qualified offshore wind property, and ; and (B) in paragraph (3)(A)— (i) in clause (vi), by striking or at the end; (ii) in clause (vii), by adding or at the end; and (iii) by adding at the end the following new clause: (viii) qualified offshore wind property, but only with respect to periods ending before January 1, 2026, ; and (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) Qualified offshore wind property (A) In general The term qualified offshore wind property means a facility which— (i) uses wind to produce electricity, and (ii) is located in the inland navigable waters of the United States, including the Great Lakes, or in the coastal waters of the United States, including the territorial seas of the United States, the exclusive economic zone of the United States, and the outer Continental Shelf of the United States. (B) Exception for qualified small wind energy property The term qualified offshore wind property shall not include any property described in paragraph (4). . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.