The Cape Cod Regional Government Assembly of Delegates standing committee on government affairs and rules voted 6–1 on Nov. 17, 2025 to send the draft Regional Policy Plan (RPP) to the full assembly, rejecting an amendment that would have prohibited approval of offshore wind projects and related infrastructure until the Cape Cod Ocean Management Plan is updated.

Delegate Lillianne Green, who said she followed the RPP revision process and submitted public comments, asked the committee to add a qualifying statement after the Ocean Management Plan section on page 59 that would bar approvals of offshore wind projects under the existing ocean plan pending an update. "Due to the dramatic changes in technology since 2011, no offshore wind development project or related infrastructure to support offshore wind will be approved by the Cape Cod Commission until the updated Cape Cod Ocean Management Plan is updated and approved by the assembly of delegates," Green said when offering the amendment.

Executive director Senatori and staff responded that the RPP as drafted includes a recommendation to update the Cape Cod Ocean Management Plan and that the document links to existing regional plans. "We did address every single comment," Senatori said, adding that project-specific proposals would be reviewed for consistency with the RPP and would trigger their own public processes. Heather McElroy, natural resource manager at the Cape Cod Commission, said the Ocean Management Plan already "prohibits certain kinds of development, including wind turbines in the Bay, along the entire ocean side," while noting that some bay areas could allow development subject to standards in the RPP.

Committee members debated procedure and the timing of further study. Several members, including Delegate Elliot O'Malley, said the RPP contains a recommendation to update the ocean plan and urged moving the RPP to the full assembly so that the update could proceed. "I take her at her word" regarding staff assurances that updates are planned, O'Malley said in support of forwarding the plan.

The committee held a roll-call vote on Green's amendment; the amendment failed 1–6, with Green alone voting yes and six members voting no. On the main motion to recommend the RPP (identified in the meeting as proposal/ordinance 2025-13) to the full assembly, the committee voted 6–1 in favor. Clerk Fletcher confirmed the plan is on the business calendar for the assembly meeting on Wednesday.

The committee adjourned after the vote. The next procedural step is consideration by the full Assembly of Delegates, where members may further debate, amend or approve the RPP.