Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2019
This bill sets forth provisions regarding development of geothermal, solar, or wind energy on public lands.
The bill directs the Department of the Interior to 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, or wind energy projects. Other areas shall also be considered for the development of renewable energy projects under this bill, consistent with the principles of multiple use.
Interior shall establish a program to improve federal permit coordination with respect to renewable energy projects carried out on covered land.
Interior and the Department of Agriculture shall seek to issue permits that in total authorize the production of at least 25 gigawatts of electricity from geothermal, solar, or wind energy projects by the end of 2025.
The bill provides for the disposition of revenues from the development of wind or solar energy 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 geothermal, solar, or wind energy development; and (2) preserving and improving recreational access to federal land and water in an affected region.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-18 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 561. | House floor actions |
| 2020-12-18 | Discharge | Committee on Agriculture discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2020-12-18 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-677, Part I. | House floor actions |
| 2019-11-20 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2019-11-20 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2019-11-20 | Committee | Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged. | House committee actions |
| 2019-08-09 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. | House committee actions |
| 2019-07-25 | Committee | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House committee actions |
| 2019-07-17 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. | House committee actions |
| 2019-07-17 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2019-07-17 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2019-07-17 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |