thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Agriculture, shall— 
(A) complete a review of collections and 
impacts of the royalty and fees provided under 
this Act; and 
(B) submit to the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
of Representatives a report describing the re-
sults of the review. 
(2) TOPICS.—The report shall address— 
(A) the total revenues received (by cat-
egory) on an annual basis as royalties from 
wind, solar, and geothermal development and 
production (specified by energy source) on cov-
ered land; 
(B) whether the revenues received for the 
development of wind, solar, and geothermal de-
velopment are comparable to the revenues re-
ceived for similar development on State and pri-
vate land; 
(C) any impact on the development of 
wind, solar, and geothermal development and 
production on covered land as a result of the 
royalties; and 
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(D) any recommendations with respect to 
changes in Federal law (including regulations) 
relating to the amount or method of collection 
(including auditing, compliance, and enforce-
ment) of the royalties. 
(g) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall jointly 
issue final regulations to carry out this section. 
SEC. 206. ENFORCEMENT OF ROYALTY AND PAYMENT PRO-
VISIONS. 
(a) DUTIES
OF
THE SECRETARY.—The Secretary 
shall establish a comprehensive inspection, collection, fis-
cal, and production accounting and auditing system— 
(1) to accurately determine royalties, rentals, 
interest, fines, penalties, fees, deposits, and other 
payments owed under this Act; and 
(2) to collect and account for the payments in 
a timely manner. 
(b) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.—The Federal 
Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.) (including the civil and criminal enforcement 
provisions of that Act) shall apply to leases, permits, 
rights-of-way, or other authorizations issued for the devel-
opment of solar or wind energy on covered land and the 
holders and operators of the leases, permits, rights-of-way, 
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or other authorizations (and designees) under this title, 
except that in applying that Act— 
(1) ‘‘wind or solar leases, permits, rights-of- 
way, or other authorizations’’ shall be substituted 
for ‘‘oil and gas leases’’; 
(2) ‘‘electricity generated from wind or solar re-
sources’’ shall be substituted for ‘‘oil and gas’’ 
(when used as nouns); 
(3) ‘‘lease, permit, right-of-way, or other au-
thorization for the development of wind or solar en-
ergy’’ shall be substituted for ‘‘lease’’ and ‘‘lease for 
oil and gas’’ (when used as nouns); and 
(4) ‘‘lessee, permittee, right-of-way holder, or 
holder of an authorization for the development of 
wind or solar energy’’ shall be substituted for ‘‘les-
see’’. 
SEC. 207. ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Sections 302(c) and 303 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
U.S.C. 1732(c), 1733) shall apply to activities conducted 
on covered land under this title. 
(b) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER ENFORCEMENT PRO-
VISIONS.—Nothing in this title reduces or limits the en-
forcement authority vested in the Secretary or the Attor-
ney General by any other law. 
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SEC. 208. SEGREGATION FROM APPROPRIATION UNDER 
MINING AND FEDERAL LAND LAWS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—On covered land identified by the 
Secretary or the Secretary of Agriculture for the develop-
ment of solar or wind power under this title or other appli-
cable law, the Secretary or the Secretary of Agriculture 
may temporarily segregate the identified land from appro-
priation under the mining and public land laws. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—Segregation of covered land 
under this section— 
(1) may only be made for a period not to exceed 
10 years; and 
(2) shall be subject to valid existing rights as 
of the date of the segregation. 
SEC. 209. REPORT. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secre-
taries shall carry out a study on the siting, develop-
ment, and management of projects to determine the 
feasibility of carrying out a conservation banking 
program on land administered by the Secretaries. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The study under paragraph 
(1) shall— 
(A) identify areas in which— 
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(i) privately owned land is not avail-
able to offset the impacts of solar or wind 
energy development on federally adminis-
tered land; or 
(ii) mitigation investments on feder-
ally administered land are likely to provide 
greater conservation value for impacts of 
solar or wind energy development on feder-
ally administered land; and 
(B) examine— 
(i) the effectiveness of laws (including 
regulations) and policies in effect on the 
date of enactment of this Act in facili-
tating the development of conservation 
banks; 
(ii) the advantages and disadvantages 
of using conservation banks on Federal 
land to mitigate impacts to natural re-
sources on private land; and 
(iii) any changes in Federal law (in-
cluding regulations) or policy necessary to 
further develop a Federal conservation 
banking program. 
(b) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secre-
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taries shall jointly submit to Congress a report that in-
cludes— 
(1) the recommendations of the Secretaries re-
lating to— 
(A) the most effective system for Federal 
land described in subsection (a)(2)(A) to meet 
the goals of facilitating the development of a 
conservation banking program on Federal land; 
and 
(B) any change to Federal law (including 
regulations) or policy necessary to address more 
effectively the siting, development, and manage-
ment of conservation banking programs on Fed-
eral land to mitigate impacts to natural re-
sources on private land; and 
(2) any administrative action to be taken by the 
Secretaries in response to the recommendations. 
(c) AVAILABILITY TO THE PUBLIC.—Not later than 
30 days after the date on which the report described in 
subsection (b) is submitted to Congress, the Secretaries 
shall make the results of the study available to the public. 
SEC. 210. APPLICABILITY OF LAW. 
(a) RENTAL FEE EXEMPTION.—Wind or solar gen-
eration projects with a capacity of 20 megawatts or more 
that are issued a lease, right-of-way, permit, or other au-
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thorization under applicable law shall not be subject to 
the rental fee exemption for rights-of-way under section 
504(g) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1764(g)). 
(b) FEES, CHARGES, AND COMMISSIONS.—Section 
304 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1734) shall apply to an application made 
under section 4. 
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