Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2015

3.0.0 2663 2023-01-11T13:30:59Z 2023-01-11T13:30:59Z House HR 2015-06-04 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 89 (Thursday, June 4, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GOSAR:H.R. 2663.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2. (The Property Clause.)The Property Clause gives Congress the power to dispose ofand make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting theTerritory or other Property belonging to the United States;and states that nothing in the Constitution shall be soconstrued as to Prejudice any claims of the United States, orof 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 to land.The Property Clause gives Congress plenary power and full-authority over federal property. The U.S. Supreme Court hasdescribed Congress's power to legislate under this Clause as``without limitation.'' This Act falls squarely within theexpress Constitutional power set forth in the PropertyClause.[[Page H3916]][Page H3915]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Hearings by 2016-07-13T13:24:53Z Referred to 2015-06-19T21:28:34Z Referred to 2015-06-04T13:03:20Z hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee Referred to 2015-07-13T19:37:19Z Referred to 2015-06-04T13:03:25Z Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2015 114 1407 S 2015-06-09 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Identical bill CRS 2016-07-13 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2015-07-13 hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Committee 2015-06-19 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2015-06-04 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 2015-06-04 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-A 9 Library of Congress 2015-06-04 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 2015-06-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-06-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 N P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2015-06-04 True H001055 Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] Joseph Heck R NV J. 3 2015-06-04 True T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 5 2015-06-04 True F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] Trent Franks R AZ 8 2015-06-04 True R000599 Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] Raul Ruiz D CA 36 2015-06-04 True B001271 Rep. 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00 2015-06-04 Introduced in House 2015-10-08T21:58:17Z Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2015

Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to extend through FY2020 the authorization for deposit and use of lease revenues under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970. Makes such funds available to the Department of the Interior for FY2015 and afterwards to implement both the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970.

Directs the Bureau of Land Management to establish priority and variance areas on covered land for geothermal, solar, and wind energy projects.

Requires Interior to establish a program to improve federal permit coordination with respect to renewable energy projects carried out on public land administered by Interior and not excluded from the development of geothermal, solar, or wind energy (covered land).

Defines "variance area" as covered land that is neither an exclusion area (not suitable for development of renewable energy projects) nor a priority area.

Establishes in the Treasury the Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund, to be available in regions affected by the development of wind or solar energy on federal land for: (1) protecting and restoring important fish and wildlife habitat; and (2) ensuring and improving right-of-way access to federal land and water in the impacted region for fishing, hunting, and other forms of outdoor recreation.

Requires the Department of Agriculture as well as Interior to determine the feasibility of carrying out a conservation banking program on federal land.

Denies the rental fee exemption for rights-of-way under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act to wind or solar generation projects with a capacity of 20 megawatts or more that are issued a lease, right-of-way, permit, or other authorization.

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Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2015 Display Title Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To promote the development of renewable energy on public land, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr2663ih/xml/BILLS-114hr2663ih.xml 2016-07-13 Subcommittee Hearings Held. 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.