I 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2176 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 14, 2011 Mr. Heinrich (for himself and Mr. Markey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To dedicate a portion of the rental fees from wind and solar energy projects on Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management for the administrative costs of processing applications for new wind and solar projects, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Clean Energy Promotion Act.

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Deposit and use of annual wind energy and solar energy right-of-way authorization rental fees

(a)

Deposit of annual wind energy and solar energy right-of-Way authorization rental fees

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts received up to $5,000,000 each fiscal year by the United States as annual wind energy and solar energy right-of-way authorization fees required under section 504(g) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1764(g)) shall be deposited into a separate account in the Treasury to be known as the BLM Wind Energy and Solar Energy Permit Processing Improvement Fund. (b)

Use of deposits

Amounts deposited under subsection (a) shall be available to the Secretary of the Interior for expenditure, without further appropriation and without fiscal year limitation, for salaries and expenses related to the Bureau of Land Management offices dedicated to the coordination and processing of wind energy and solar energy permit applications. (c)

Transfer of funds

For the purposes of coordination and processing of wind energy and solar energy permit applications on public lands, the Secretary of the Interior may authorize the expenditure or transfer of such amounts deposited under subsection (a) as are necessary to— (1)the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; (2)the Environmental Protection Agency; and (3)State agencies involved in processing of wind and solar permits on Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management.