Amendment #810 to H4000

Offshore Wind Innovation Ecosystem

Ms. Barber of Somerville moves that the bill be amended in SECTION 5 by deleting (5) of subsection b and inserting the following:-

(5) To provide grants to non-profit organizations to support offshore wind innovation and ecosystem acceleration,

(6) To support pilot studies or prototyping in offshore wind innovation in partnership with public higher education institution or marine science non-profit organizations, and

(7) To leverage funds to secure future federal funding to support the offshore wind energy industry in the commonwealth.