SEC. 7. DISPOSITION OF REVENUES. 
(a) DISPOSITION OF REVENUES.—Beginning on Janu-
ary 1, 2018, without further appropriation or fiscal year 
limitation, of the amounts collected as bonus bids, rentals, 
fees, or other payments under a right-of-way, permit, lease, 
or other authorization (other than under section 504(g) of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
U.S.C. 1764(g))) for the development of wind or solar en-
ergy on covered land— 
(1) 25 percent shall be paid by the Secretary of 
the Treasury to the State within the boundaries of 
which the revenue is derived; 
(2) 25 percent shall be paid by the Secretary of 
the Treasury to the one or more counties within the 
boundaries of which the revenue is derived, to be allo-
cated among the counties based on the percentage of 
land from which the revenue is derived; 
(3) to be deposited in the Treasury and be made 
available to the Secretary to carry out the program 
established by section 6, including the transfer of the 
funds by the Bureau of Land Management to other 
Federal agencies and State agencies to facilitate the 
processing of renewable energy permits on Federal 
land, with priority given to using the amounts, to the 
maximum extent practicable, to expediting the 
issuance of permits required for the development of re-
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newable energy projects in the States from which the 
revenues are derived— 
(A) 25 percent for each of fiscal years 2018 
through 2027; 
(B) 20 percent for each of fiscal years 2028 
through 2032; 
(C) 15 percent for each of fiscal years 2033 
through 2037; and 
(D) 10 percent for fiscal year 2038 and 
each fiscal year thereafter; and 
(4) to be deposited in the Renewable Energy Re-
source Conservation Fund established by subsection 
(c)— 
(A) 25 percent for each of fiscal years 2018 
through 2027; 
(B) 30 percent for each of fiscal years 2028 
through 2032; 
(C) 35 percent for each of fiscal years 2033 
through 2037; and 
(D) 40 percent for fiscal year 2038 and 
each fiscal year thereafter. 
(b) PAYMENTS TO STATES AND COUNTIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts paid to States and 
counties under subsection (a) shall be used consistent 
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with section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
191). 
(2) PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES.—A payment 
to a county under paragraph (1) shall be in addition 
to a payment in lieu of taxes received by the county 
under chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code. 
(c) RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCE CONSERVATION 
FUND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 
Treasury a fund, to be known as the ‘‘Renewable En-
ergy Resource Conservation Fund’’, to be adminis-
tered by the Secretary, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Agriculture. 
(2) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary may make 
funds in the Fund available to Federal, State, and 
tribal agencies to be distributed in regions in which 
renewable energy projects are located on Federal land, 
for the purposes of— 
(A) restoring and protecting— 
(i) fish and wildlife habitat for affected 
species; 
(ii) fish and wildlife corridors for af-
fected species; and 
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(iii) water resources in areas affected 
by wind, geothermal, or solar energy devel-
opment; and 
(B) preserving and improving recreational 
access to Federal land and water in an affected 
region through an easement, right-of-way, or 
other instrument from willing landowners for the 
purpose of enhancing public access to existing 
Federal land and water that is inaccessible or re-
stricted. 
(3) RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS.—No funds 
made available under this subsection may be used for 
the purchase of real property unless in fulfillment of 
subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2). 
(4) PARTNERSHIPS.—The Secretary may enter 
into cooperative agreements with State and tribal 
agencies, nonprofit organizations, and other appro-
priate entities to carry out the activities described in 
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2). 
(5) INVESTMENT OF FUND.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Any amounts deposited 
in the Fund shall earn interest in an amount de-
termined by the Secretary of the Treasury on the 
basis of the current average market yield on out-
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standing marketable obligations of the United 
States of comparable maturities. 
(B) USE.—Any interest earned under sub-
paragraph (A) may be expended in accordance 
with this subsection. 
(6) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—At the end of each 
fiscal year, the Secretary shall report to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate— 
(A) the amount collected as described in 
subsection (a), by source, during that fiscal year; 
(B) the amount and purpose of payments 
during that fiscal year to each Federal, State, 
and tribal agency under paragraph (2); and 
(C) the amount remaining in the Fund at 
the end of the fiscal year. 
(7) INTENT OF CONGRESS.—It is the intent of 
Congress that the revenues deposited and used in the 
Fund shall supplement (and not supplant) annual 
appropriations for activities described in subpara-
graphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2). 
SEC. 8. SAVINGS CLAUSE. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
Secretary shall continue to manage public land under the 
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principles of multiple use and sustained yield in accordance 
with title I of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), including due consid-
eration of mineral and nonrenewable energy-related projects 
and other nonrenewable energy uses, for the purposes of 
land use planning, permit processing, and conducting envi-
ronmental reviews. 
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Union Calendar No. 231 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 825 
[Report No. 115–321, Part I] 
A BILL 
To promote the development of renewable energy 
on public land, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with 
an amendment 
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017 
The Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union and ordered to be printed 
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