I 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5507 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 10, 2010 Mr. Heller introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To require the Secretary of Defense to identify areas on military installations and certain other properties as acceptable, unacceptable, or unassessed regarding their suitability for placement of geothermal, wind, solar photovoltaic, or solar thermal trough systems, and for other purposes.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Department of Defense Alternative Energy Mapping Act.
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Identification of locations for alternative energy systems on military installations and certain other lands
(a)
Maps required
The Secretary of Defense shall prepare, in a timely manner, maps of military installations and eligible adjacent property that classify locations on the installations and property as acceptable, unacceptable, or unassessed regarding their suitability for the placement of geothermal, wind, solar photovoltaic, or solar thermal trough systems. (b)
Cooperation with industry
The Secretary of Defense may enter into agreements with entities involved in the production or installation of alternative energy systems described in subsection (a) to utilize their expertise and to share the costs of preparing the maps under subsection (a). (c)
Dissemination of maps
The Secretary of Defense shall disseminate the map prepared under subsection (a) for a military installation and its adjoining property to the following: (1)Congress. (2)The State in which the installation is located. (3)Local governments having jurisdiction over eligible adjacent land that is depicted on the map. (4)The owner or owners of any private property adjacent to the military installation that is depicted on the map. (d)
Definitions
In this section: (1)
Military installation
The term military installation has the meaning given that term in 2687(e) of title 10, United States Code. (2)
Eligible adjacent property
The term eligible adjacent property means— (A)real property of the United States that is adjacent to a military installation; (B)real property of a State or local government that is adjacent to a military installation; and (C)private property that is adjacent to a military installation, but only if the owner of the private property consents to the inclusion of the property on the map.