3.0.0 6154 2021-04-19T19:41:13Z 2021-04-19T19:41:13Z House H HR 2012-07-19 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GOSAR:H.R. 6154.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2.The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make allneedful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory orother Property belonging to the United States; and nothing inthis Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice anyClaims of the United States, or of any particular State.Currently, the federal government possesses approximately1.8 billion acres of land. The U.S. Constitution specificallyaddresses the relationship of the federal government tolands. Article IV, Sec. 3, Clause 2--the Property Clause--gives Congress plenary power and full authority over federalproperty. The U.S. Supreme Court has described Congress'spower to legislate under this Clause as ``withoutlimitation.'' This bill falls squarely within the expressConstitutional power set forth in the Property Clause.[Page H5078]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee Referred to 2012-08-13T15:37:04Z Referred to 2012-07-19T14:01:25Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2012-07-24T18:44:27Z Referred to 2012-07-19T14:01:20Z Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2012 112 5991 HR 2012-08-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. Related bill CRS Clean Fuels Innovation Act of 2012 112 6503 HR 2012-10-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. Related bill CRS Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2011 112 1775 S 2011-11-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Related bill CRS 2012-08-13 hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. Committee 2012-07-24 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2012-07-19 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2012-07-19 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2012-07-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-07-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-1] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 1 N T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 1 2012-07-19 True D000612 Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-19] Jeff Denham R CA 19 2012-07-19 True P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2012-07-19 True C001077 Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] Mike Coffman R CO 6 2012-07-19 True C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-20] Jim Costa D CA 20 2012-07-19 True T000470 Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] Scott Tipton R CO R. 3 2012-07-19 True D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2012-07-19 True M001159 Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] Cathy McMorris Rodgers R WA 5 2012-07-19 True S001148 Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] MICHAEL SIMPSON R ID K. 2 2012-07-19 True B000461 Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] BRIAN BILBRAY R CA P. 50 2012-09-21 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2012-09-21 False S001183 Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-5] David Schweikert R AZ 5 2012-12-11 False P000099 Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4] ED PASTOR D AZ 4 2012-12-11 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative law and regulatory procedures Alternative and renewable resources Budget deficits and national debt Congressional oversight Department of Agriculture Department of the Interior Electric power generation and transmission Energy revenues and royalties General public lands matters Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Intergovernmental relations Land use and conservation State and local finance Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2012-07-19 Introduced in House 2012-09-10T20:58:31Z Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2012 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require amounts received through FY2020 (currently, through FY2010) from leases under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to be available to the Secretary of the Interior to spend in such amounts as are provided in advance appropriations acts for implementing such Acts.

Requires the Secretary of Interior to establish a wind and solar leasing pilot program under which lease sales are conducted on covered public lands administered by the Secretary to carry out wind and solar energy projects. Requires the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to jointly determine as to whether to expand the pilot program to apply to all covered public lands. Defines "covered land" to mean land that is: (1) public land administered by the Secretary of the Interior, or National Forest System land administered by the Secretary of Agriculture; and (2) not excluded from development of solar or wind energy under a final land use plan established under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, a final land and resource management plan established under the National Forest Management Act of 1976, or federal law.

Establishes in the Treasury the Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior for mitigating the impacts of renewable energy on federal land and carrying out any activity authorized under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, with the exception of the acquisition of land, water, or interests therein within that state.

Requires the Secretaries to determine the feasibility of carrying out a mitigation banking program on federal lands administered by the Secretaries to offset the impacts of wind or solar energy on such lands.

]]> Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2012 Display Title Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To promote the development of renewable energy on public lands, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2012-07-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr6154ih/xml/BILLS-112hr6154ih.xml 2012-08-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.