(1) translates such amounts and portions into 
emissions of metric tons of greenhouse gases ex-
pressed in carbon dioxide equivalent using both the 
20-year and 100-year Global Warming Potential- 
weighted emission values; 
(2) for energy produced from solar, wind, and 
geothermal projects, includes an estimate of the net 
emissions that would result from production of the 
same amount of energy from new fossil fuel-fired fa-
cilities; and 
(3) can be downloaded in a machine readable 
format. 
(c) DATA PUBLICATION FREQUENCY.—The data 
made available under this section shall be updated at least 
annually. 
SEC. 5. PUBLIC LANDS GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION 
STRATEGIC PLAN. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO PUBLISH GREENHOUSE GAS 
REDUCTION STRATEGY.—The Secretary and the Chief, 
working with the heads of other Federal agencies as the 
Secretary and Chief determine appropriate, shall jointly 
develop and publish once every 4 years a Public Lands 
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy. Each Strategy shall 
include— 
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(1) actions designed to reduce net emissions to 
meet the targets described in section 3(b); and 
(2) annual net emission reduction targets for 
intervening years. 
(b) PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.—At least 6 months 
before the date of publication of the Strategy, the Sec-
retary and the Chief shall jointly publish a draft Strategy 
which shall be open for public comment for 60 days. 
(c) UPDATES
TO GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION 
STRATEGY.—The Secretary and the Chief may jointly up-
date the Strategy at any time between 4-year periods if 
the changes include modifications to the targets described 
in section 3(b) that the Secretary and the Chief jointly 
determine will result in lower net emissions compared to 
the original such targets. 
(d) CONSULTATIONS REQUIRED.—In developing the 
Strategy, the Secretary and the Chief shall consult with— 
(1) the Secretary of Energy with regard to en-
ergy transmission, storage, and distribution infra-
structure in the United States, technology deploy-
ment, and the renewable energy resource potential 
on public lands; 
(2) the Director of the United States Geological 
Survey with regard to the estimated net emissions 
associated with the extraction and end-use combus-
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tion of fossil fuels produced from public lands, the 
source of the emissions, and the carbon sequestra-
tion potential of those lands; 
(3) the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency with regard to— 
(A) carbon capture and geologic storage; 
and 
(B) the implications for and the impacts 
on environmental justice communities; and 
(4) the Administrator of the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration with regard to 
strategies to protect and strengthen the carbon se-
questration potential of ocean and coastal eco-
systems. 
(e) INPUT.—In developing the Strategy, the Sec-
retary and the Chief shall solicit the input of— 
(1) State and local governments and federally 
recognized Indian Tribes; and 
(2) scientists and technical experts within the 
United States Global Change Research Program and 
other government and independent science and pol-
icy experts. 
(f) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the Strategy, 
the Secretary and the Chief shall consider the following: 
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(1) The recommendations proposed by the Na-
tional Academies pursuant to section 3(d). 
(2) The relative resiliency of United States 
communities, including the proportion of State budg-
ets directly derived from Federal energy revenues, 
and if available, any plans to replace such lost rev-
enue, to the phase out of fossil fuels and the varying 
abilities of communities to cope with any changes 
that would be mandated by this Strategy. 
(3) Ways to support workers in the fossil fuel 
sector and related industries that rely on the fossil 
fuel supply-chain for economic and job security. 
(4) The need to stop current, prevent future, 
and repair historic oppression of indigenous peoples, 
communities 
of 
color, 
migrant 
communities, 
deindustrialized communities, depopulated rural 
communities, the poor, low-income workers, women, 
the elderly, the unhoused, people with disabilities, 
LGBTQ people, and youth. 
(5) How achieving the net emission reduction 
targets may help meet other policy priorities and 
goals of both the Department of the Interior and 
other departments and agencies, including increasing 
economic competitiveness, increasing the number of 
high-quality jobs in the United States, strengthening 
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national security, and creating a Nation resilient to 
impacts of climate change. 
(6) The impacts of climate change on resources 
managed by the Department of the Interior and the 
Forest Service, including the National Park System, 
wildlife habitat, ocean and marine ecosystems, and 
water supplies. 
(7) The impacts of climate change on recreation 
on public lands and the outdoor recreation economy. 
(8) Impacts on United States communities 
where fossil fuel-fired generating facilities and fossil 
fuel processing facilities are located and are likely to 
shutdown. 
(9) Actions and steps that can be taken to miti-
gate projected unavoidable impacts of climate 
change. 
(10) How improvements to Federal oil and gas 
permitting and leasing procedures may result in a 
reduction of net emissions from public lands. 
(11) The potential net emission reduction and 
climate resilience benefits of reclaiming abandoned 
mine land, plugging and properly abandoning or-
phaned wells, and conducting other land reclamation 
and natural resource restoration activities. 
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