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A bill to promote the development of renewable energy on public land, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-282| Senate 
| Updated: 2/2/2017
Dean Heller

Dean Heller

Republican Senator

Nevada

Cosponsors (7)
Tom Udall (Democratic)James E. Risch (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Cory Gardner (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to extend through FY2022 the authorization for deposit and use of lease revenues under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970. Such funds shall be available to the Department of the Interior for FY2017 and afterwards to implement both the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970. Interior shall establish priority areas on covered land (i.e., public land administered by Interior and not excluded under law from the development of geothermal, solar, or wind energy) for geothermal, solar, and wind energy projects. Variance areas shall also be considered for the development of renewable energy projects under this bill, consistent with the principles of multiple use (as defined under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976). The bill defines "variance area" as covered land that is neither an exclusion area (not suitable for development of renewable energy projects) nor a priority area. Interior shall establish a program to improve federal permit coordination with respect to renewable energy projects carried out on covered land. The bill establishes the Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund to make funds available to federal, state, and tribal agencies for distribution in regions in which renewable energy projects are located on federal land for: (1) restoring and protecting fish and wildlife habitat and corridors for affected species and water resources in areas affected by wind, geothermal, or solar energy development; and (2) preserving and improving recreational access to federal land and water in an affected region.
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Timeline
Feb 2, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Feb 2, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  • February 2, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 2, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 115-825: Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2017
  • HR 115-4426: To reform Federal onshore and offshore fossil fuel leasing, exploration, and development; promote renewable energy on public lands; prepare for the impacts of climate change; increase industry accountability; improve returns to taxpayers for the development of Federal energy resources; and protect special places, and for other purposes.
Alternative and renewable resourcesCongressional oversightDepartment of the InteriorElectric power generation and transmissionEnergy revenues and royaltiesEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment trust fundsLand use and conservationLicensing and registrationsOutdoor recreationUser charges and feesWildlife conservation and habitat protection

A bill to promote the development of renewable energy on public land, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-282| Senate 
| Updated: 2/2/2017
Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to extend through FY2022 the authorization for deposit and use of lease revenues under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970. Such funds shall be available to the Department of the Interior for FY2017 and afterwards to implement both the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970. Interior shall establish priority areas on covered land (i.e., public land administered by Interior and not excluded under law from the development of geothermal, solar, or wind energy) for geothermal, solar, and wind energy projects. Variance areas shall also be considered for the development of renewable energy projects under this bill, consistent with the principles of multiple use (as defined under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976). The bill defines "variance area" as covered land that is neither an exclusion area (not suitable for development of renewable energy projects) nor a priority area. Interior shall establish a program to improve federal permit coordination with respect to renewable energy projects carried out on covered land. The bill establishes the Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund to make funds available to federal, state, and tribal agencies for distribution in regions in which renewable energy projects are located on federal land for: (1) restoring and protecting fish and wildlife habitat and corridors for affected species and water resources in areas affected by wind, geothermal, or solar energy development; and (2) preserving and improving recreational access to federal land and water in an affected region.
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Timeline
Feb 2, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Feb 2, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  • February 2, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 2, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Dean Heller

Dean Heller

Republican Senator

Nevada

Cosponsors (7)
Tom Udall (Democratic)James E. Risch (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Cory Gardner (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 115-825: Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2017
  • HR 115-4426: To reform Federal onshore and offshore fossil fuel leasing, exploration, and development; promote renewable energy on public lands; prepare for the impacts of climate change; increase industry accountability; improve returns to taxpayers for the development of Federal energy resources; and protect special places, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Alternative and renewable resourcesCongressional oversightDepartment of the InteriorElectric power generation and transmissionEnergy revenues and royaltiesEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment trust fundsLand use and conservationLicensing and registrationsOutdoor recreationUser charges and feesWildlife conservation and habitat protection