Sec. 4. Pilot program for development of renewable energy on public land and 
expansion of pilot program to covered land. 
Sec. 5. Royalties. 
Sec. 6. Disposition of royalty revenue. 
Sec. 7. Report and environmental impact analysis on development of renewable 
energy on military installations. 
Sec. 8. Study and report on mitigation banking. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) COVERED LAND.—The term ‘‘covered land’’ 
means land that is— 
(A) public land or National Forest System 
land; and 
(B) not excluded from the development of 
renewable energy under— 
(i) a final land use plan established 
under the Federal Land Policy and Man-
agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.); 
(ii) a final land and resource manage-
ment plan established under the Forest 
and Rangeland Renewable Resources Plan-
ning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.); 
or 
(iii) Federal law. 
(2) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Re-
newable Energy Resource Conservation Fund estab-
lished under section 6(b). 
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(3) MILITARY INSTALLATION.—The term ‘‘mili-
tary installation’’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 2801(c) of title 10, United States Code. 
(4) PUBLIC
LAND.—The term ‘‘public land’’ 
has the meaning given the term ‘‘public lands’’ in 
section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702). 
(5) RENEWABLE ENERGY.—The term ‘‘renew-
able energy’’ means energy derived from— 
(A) a renewable energy source (as defined 
in section 2924 of title 10, United States 
Code); or 
(B) algae. 
(6) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec-
retary concerned’’ means— 
(A) the Secretary of the Interior, with re-
spect to public land; and 
(B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re-
spect to National Forest System land. 
SEC. 3. PROGRAMMATIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATE-
MENTS AND LAND USE PLANNING ON COV-
ERED LAND. 
(a) 
PROGRAMMATIC
ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT 
STATEMENTS FOR PUBLIC LAND.—Not later than one 
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year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall, with respect to public land— 
(1) complete the Programmatic Environmental 
Impact Statement for Solar Energy Development in 
Six Southwestern States (BLM/DES 10–59; DOE/ 
EIS–0403) in accordance with the National Envi-
ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.) to analyze the potential impacts of the develop-
ment of renewable energy on such land and any 
amendments to the land use plans in effect on such 
land on the date of the enactment of this Act re-
quired for such development; and 
(2) after conducting the analysis under para-
graph (1), amend the land use plans referred to in 
such paragraph, as the Secretary determines is ap-
propriate. 
(b) 
PROGRAMMATIC
ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT 
STATEMENTS FOR NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LAND.— 
Not later than two years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall, with respect 
to National Forest System land— 
(1) publish in the Federal Register a notice of 
intent to prepare a programmatic environmental im-
pact statement in accordance with the National En-
vironmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
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seq.) to analyze the potential impacts of the develop-
ment of renewable energy on such land and any 
amendments to the land use plans in effect on such 
land on the date of the enactment of this Act re-
quired for such development; and 
(2) after conducting the analysis under para-
graph (1), amend the land use plans referred to in 
such paragraph, as the Secretary determines is ap-
propriate. 
(c) EFFECT ON PROCESSING APPLICATIONS.—The 
requirement for completion of programmatic environ-
mental impact statements under this section shall not re-
sult in any delay in processing or approving of applications 
for the development of renewable energy on covered land. 
SEC. 4. PILOT PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPMENT OF RENEW-
ABLE ENERGY ON PUBLIC LAND AND EXPAN-
SION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO COVERED 
LAND. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM ON SELECTED PUBLIC LAND.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall establish a renewable en-
ergy leasing pilot program under which the Sec-
retary conducts lease sales of certain sites located on 
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covered land administered by the Secretary for pur-
poses of carrying out renewable energy projects. 
(2) SELECTION OF SITES ON COVERED LAND.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date the pilot program is established 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall select 
from covered land administered by the Sec-
retary two sites for the development of renew-
able energy projects in each of the five regional 
areas of the United States, as follows: 
(i) NORTHEAST.—The Northeast re-
gion, consisting of the States of Con-
necticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Mas-
sachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, 
New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, 
and Vermont. 
(ii) SOUTHEAST.—The Southeast re-
gion, consisting of the District of Columbia 
and the States of Alabama, Florida, Geor-
gia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South 
Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West 
Virginia. 
(iii) CENTRAL.—The Central region, 
consisting of the States of Arkansas, Illi-
nois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, 
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Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, 
Ohio, and Wisconsin. 
(iv) SOUTHWEST.—The Southwest re-
gion, consisting of the States of Arizona, 
California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New 
Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. 
(v) NORTHWEST.—The Northwest re-
gion, consisting of the States of Alaska, 
Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Da-
kota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Wash-
ington, and Wyoming. 
(B) SITE SELECTION.—In selecting sites 
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall— 
(i) give a preference to sites that the 
Secretary determines— 
(I) are likely to attract a high 
level of renewable energy industry in-
terest; 
(II) have a comparatively low 
value for resources other than renew-
able energy; and 
(III) would serve as models for 
the expansion of the pilot program to 
other locations if the program is ex-
panded under subsection (c); 
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