Cost
of
the
$600,000
survey
is
being
shared
equally
by
the
state
and
Interior
Department’s
Bureau
of
Ocean
Energy
Management
(BOEM),
which
regulates
wind
energy
development
in
federal
waters
that
begin
4.8km
from
shore
along
the
US
east
coast.
The
survey’s
purpose
is
to
accelerate
commercial
leasing
and
development
of
the
133.1sq
nautical
mile
(45,648
hectare)
area,
whose
western
edge
of
the
is
43.5km
from
Virginia
Beach
and
the
eastern
edge
67.6km
out
from
shore.
State
officials
expect
the
survey
will
lower
costs
and
risks
to
private
developers
by
providing
insight
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