3.0.0 282 2023-01-11T13:34:50Z 2023-01-11T13:34:50Z Senate S 2017-02-02 115 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-02-02T18:35:19Z Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2017 115 825 HR 2017-09-21 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 231. Related bill CRS Sustainable Energy Development Reform Act 115 4426 HR 2018-05-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. Related bill CRS 2017-02-02 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2017-02-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV N H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2017-02-02 True G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO 2017-02-02 True T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2017-02-02 True R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. 2017-02-02 True D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT 2017-02-02 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2017-02-02 True U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2017-02-02 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Alternative and renewable resources Congressional oversight Department of the Interior Electric power generation and transmission Energy revenues and royalties Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Executive agency funding and structure Government trust funds Land use and conservation Licensing and registrations Outdoor recreation User charges and fees Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2017-02-02 Introduced in Senate 2017-08-10T20:45:55Z 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.

]]> Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act Display Title Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to promote the development of renewable energy on public land, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act Introduced in Senate 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s282is/xml/BILLS-115s282is.xml 2017-02-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 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.