able energy projects in the States from which 
the revenues are derived. 
(D) Twenty-five percent shall be deposited 
in the Renewable Energy Resource Conserva-
tion Fund established by subsection (c). 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply to the following: 
(A) 
Amounts 
collected 
under 
section 
504(g) of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1764(g)). 
(B) Amounts deposited into the National 
Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration 
Fund under section 200402(b) of title 54, 
United States Code. 
(b) PAYMENTS TO STATES AND COUNTIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts paid to States and 
counties under subsection (a)(1) shall be used con-
sistent 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.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 
Treasury a fund to be known as the Renewable En-
ergy Resource Conservation Fund, which shall be 
administered by the Secretary, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(2) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary may make 
amounts in the Fund available to Federal, State, 
local, and Tribal agencies to be distributed in re-
gions in which renewable energy projects are located 
on Federal land. Such amounts may be used to— 
(A) restore and protect— 
(i) fish and wildlife habitat for af-
fected species; 
(ii) fish and wildlife corridors for af-
fected species; and 
(iii) wetlands, streams, rivers, and 
other natural water bodies in areas af-
fected by wind, geothermal, or solar energy 
development; and 
(B) preserve and improve recreational ac-
cess 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 exist-
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ing Federal land and water that is inaccessible 
or restricted. 
(3) 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 
paragraph (2). 
(4) INVESTMENT OF FUND.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—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 
outstanding marketable obligations of the 
United States of comparable maturities. 
(B) USE.—Interest earned under subpara-
graph (A) may be expended in accordance with 
this subsection. 
(5) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—At the end of each 
fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit a report to 
the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate that includes 
a description of— 
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(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, 
local, and Tribal agency under paragraph (2); 
and 
(C) the amount remaining in the Fund at 
the end of the fiscal year. 
(6) INTENT OF CONGRESS.—It is the intent of 
Congress that the revenues deposited and used in 
the Fund shall supplement (and not supplant) an-
nual appropriations for activities described in para-
graph (2). 
SEC. 7. SAVINGS. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
Secretary shall continue to manage public lands under the 
principles of multiple use and sustained yield in accord-
ance with title I of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or the Forest 
and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 
1974 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), as applicable, including 
due consideration of mineral and nonrenewable energy-re-
lated projects and other nonrenewable energy uses, for the 
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purposes of land use planning, permit processing, and con-
ducting environmental reviews. 
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