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Introduced
07/17/2019
07/17/2019
In Committee
11/20/2019
11/20/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To promote the development of renewable energy on public lands, and for other purposes. HR 3794 RH 1
AI Summary
This bill, the Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2019, aims to promote the development of renewable energy on public lands. Key provisions of the bill include:
- Establishing priority areas on public lands for geothermal, solar, and wind energy projects, and requiring the Secretary of the Interior to review and modify these priority areas every 5 years.
- Streamlining the environmental review process for renewable energy projects on public lands by relying on prior programmatic environmental impact statements where possible.
- Creating a national Renewable Energy Coordination Office and state/district offices to improve coordination and expedite the permitting process for renewable energy projects.
- Authorizing the Secretary to reduce rental rates and capacity fees for wind and solar projects in certain circumstances to promote their development.
- Requiring 25% of revenues from renewable energy development on public lands to be deposited in a new Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund to be used for wildlife habitat restoration, public access improvements, and other related purposes.
- Promoting the coproduction of geothermal energy on existing oil and gas leases and allowing for noncompetitive leasing of adjoining areas for geothermal development.
The overall goal of the bill is to facilitate and encourage the development of renewable energy projects on public lands in the United States.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (71)
Paul Gosar (R)*,
Mark Amodei (R),
Don Bacon (R),
Joyce Beatty (D),
Don Beyer (D),
Andy Biggs (R),
Rob Bishop (R),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Julia Brownley (D),
Matt Cartwright (D),
Ed Case (D),
Paul Cook (R),
Jim Cooper (D),
Jim Costa (D),
TJ Cox (D),
Jason Crow (D),
Joe Cunningham (D),
Diana DeGette (D),
Suzan DelBene (D),
Debbie Dingell (D),
Bill Foster (D),
Matt Gaetz (R),
Greg Gianforte (R),
Debra Haaland (D),
Jared Huffman (D),
John Katko (R),
Bill Keating (D),
Joseph Kennedy (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Dan Kildee (D),
Derek Kilmer (D),
Andy Kim (D),
Ron Kind (D),
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D),
Doug LaMalfa (R),
Doug Lamborn (R),
Debbie Lesko (R),
Mike Levin (D),
Alan Lowenthal (D),
Ben Ray Luján (D),
Roger Marshall (R),
Doris Matsui (D),
Ben McAdams (D),
Donald McEachin (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Richard Neal (D),
Dan Newhouse (R),
Ed Perlmutter (D),
Scott Peters (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Bill Posey (R),
Mike Quigley (D),
Harley Rouda (D),
Raul Ruiz (D),
John Rutherford (R),
Kilili Sablan (D),
David Schweikert (R),
Mike Simpson (R),
Albio Sires (D),
Elissa Slotkin (D),
Pete Stauber (R),
Chris Stewart (R),
Mike Thompson (D),
Scott Tipton (R),
Dina Titus (D),
Norma Torres (D),
Xochitl Torres Small (D),
Jeff Van Drew (R),
Steve Watkins (R),
Bruce Westerman (R),
Don Young (R),
Last Action
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 561. (on 12/18/2020)
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