To promote the development of renewable energy on public land, and for other purposes.
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Summary
This bill aims to significantly expand renewable energy development on federal public lands. It increases the national goal from 25 gigawatts to 60 gigawatts of renewable energy on federal land by 2030, and streamlines the permitting process by delegating permit processing to state-level BLM Renewable Energy Coordination Offices. The bill establishes priority areas for wind, solar, and geothermal projects, with faster permitting timelines including 180-day deadlines for environmental review initiation. Rental rates for projects are capped at comparable private land rates, with limited annual increases. Revenue from wind and solar projects is shared with states (25%), counties (25%), BLM for permitting (10-15%), and a new Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund (35-40%) that funds habitat restoration and wildlife protection in affected areas.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Promotes renewable energy development on federal public lands by updating national production goals from 25GW to 60GW by 2030, streamlining BLM permitting for wind and solar projects through Renewable Energy Coordination Offices, establishing priority areas, reforming rental rates and fees, and creating a revenue-sharing Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund.
Who Benefits
- Renewable energy developers (streamlined permitting, lower fees)
- States and counties (revenue sharing)
- Wildlife and conservation (dedicated fund)
Who Bears Costs
- Fossil fuel interests (increased competition for land)
- Federal revenue (below-market rental rates)
- Ranchers and other existing land users
Key Policy Areas
{'domain': 'Energy', 'evidence': 'Section 2 increases renewable energy production goal on federal land from 25GW to 60GW by 2030'}, {'domain': 'Public Lands', 'evidence': 'Section 3 directs BLM land use planning for priority areas and exclusion areas for renewables'}, {'domain': 'Environment', 'evidence': 'Section 6(c) establishes Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund for fish, wildlife, and habitat restoration'}
Primary Purpose
Promotes renewable energy development on federal public lands by updating national production goals from 25GW to 60GW by 2030, streamlining BLM permitting for wind and solar projects through Renewable Energy Coordination Offices, establishing priority areas, reforming rental rates and fees, and creating a revenue-sharing Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund.
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Combining accelerated permitting, revenue sharing, and conservation funding to build a broad coalition for renewable energy on public lands"
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Levin introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Bureau of Land Management, Federal government (revenue), State BLM offices
Bureau of Land Management faces effects in multiple directions
Renewable energy developers on federal land, Wind and solar project applicants
Counties with renewable energy projects on federal land, States with renewable energy projects on federal land
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "blm"
- → Bureau of Land Management
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of the Interior
- "forest_service"
- → Department of Agriculture through the Forest Service
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Federal land not excluded from renewable energy development under land use plans or other law, not in DRECP areas
Covered land identified by BLM as not suitable for renewable energy development
Covered land identified through BLM planning as preferred location for renewable energy projects
Project on covered land using wind, solar, or geothermal energy, may include energy storage
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