3.0.0 6503 2019-11-15T21:28:55Z 2019-11-15T21:28:55Z House H HR 2012-09-21 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BILBRAY:H.R. 6503.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, To regulate Commerce with foreignNations, and among the several States, and with the IndianTribes; Congress has the authority under this section toregulate commerce and renewable fuels.[[Page H6278]][Page H6277]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas03 Readiness Subcommittee Referred to 2012-10-19T19:58:22Z Referred to 2012-09-21T13:05:15Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2012-10-05T15:56:37Z hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2012-10-05T15:56:26Z Referred to 2012-09-21T13:05:05Z hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Referred to 2012-09-21T13:05:10Z 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 Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2012 112 6154 HR 2012-08-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. 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 2012-10-19 hsas03 Readiness Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. Committee 2012-10-05 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2012-10-05 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. Committee 2012-09-21 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Armed Services, 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 hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2012-09-21 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Armed Services, 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 2012-09-21 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Armed Services, 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 2012-09-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-09-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B000461 Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] BRIAN BILBRAY R CA P. 50 N Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative law and regulatory procedures Alternative and renewable resources Congressional oversight Department of Agriculture Department of the Interior Energy revenues and royalties Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Forests, forestry, trees General public lands matters Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Land use and conservation Military facilities and property State and local finance Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2012-09-21 Introduced in House 2012-11-07T21:10:09Z Clean Fuels Innovation Act of 2012 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) complete the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Solar Energy Development in Six Southwestern States in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) to analyze the potential impacts of the development of renewable energy on public land and any land use plans, and (2) amend such land use plans as determined appropriate. Establishes similar requirements for the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) with respect to National Forest System land.

Requires the Secretary of Interior to establish a renewable energy leasing pilot program under which lease sales of certain sites are conducted on covered lands administered by the Secretary to carry out renewable energy projects. Requires the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to jointly determine whether or not to expand the pilot program to all covered lands. Defines "covered land" to mean land that is public land or National Forest System land and not excluded from the development of renewable energy under federal law.

Establishes 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.

Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to submit a report that: (1) identifies locations on certain military installations in the United States that could be developed for renewable energy production, and (2) describes the administration of the development of commercial-scale renewable energy projects on such installations. Requires the Secretary of Defense to publish a notice of intent to prepare an EIS to support the development of renewable energy on the locations identified.

Requires the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to determine the feasibility of carrying out a mitigation banking program on federal lands administered by the Secretaries to offset the impacts of renewable energy on such lands.

]]> Clean Fuels Innovation Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Clean Fuels Innovation Act of 2012 Display Title Clean Fuels Innovation Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To promote the development of renewable energy on certain Federal land, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2012-09-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr6503ih/xml/BILLS-112hr6503ih.xml 2012-10-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. 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.