SEC. 6. DISPOSITION OF REVENUES; RENEWABLE ENERGY 
RESOURCE CONSERVATION FUND. 
(a) DISPOSITION OF REVENUES.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (3), without further appropriation or fis-
cal year limitation, of amounts collected from wind 
and solar energy projects as bonus bids, rentals, 
fees, or other payments under a right-of-way, per-
mit, lease, or other authorization— 
(A) for the period beginning on January 1, 
2026, and ending on December 31, 2045— 
(i) 25 percent shall be paid by the 
Secretary of the Treasury to the State 
within the boundaries of which the revenue 
is derived; 
(ii) 25 percent shall be paid by the 
Secretary of the Treasury to the 1 or more 
counties within the boundaries of which 
the revenue is derived, to be allocated 
among the counties based on the percent-
age of land from which the revenue is de-
rived; 
(iii) 15 percent shall be deposited in 
the Treasury and credited to the Bureau of 
Land Management’s Renewable Energy 
Management account to be made available 
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to the Secretary to carry out sections 3 
and 4 (including amendments made by 
those sections), including the transfer of 
the funds by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment to other Federal agencies and State 
agencies to facilitate the processing of per-
mits for renewable energy projects, with 
priority given to using the amounts, to the 
maximum extent practicable, without detri-
mental impacts to emerging markets, expe-
diting the issuance of permits required for 
the development of wind and solar energy 
projects in the States from which the reve-
nues are derived; and 
(iv) 35 percent shall be deposited in 
the Fund; and 
(B) beginning on January 1, 2046— 
(i) 25 percent shall be paid by the 
Secretary of the Treasury to the State 
within the boundaries of which the revenue 
is derived; 
(ii) 25 percent shall be paid by the 
Secretary of the Treasury to the 1 or more 
counties within the boundaries of which 
the revenue is derived, to be allocated 
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among the counties based on the percent-
age of land from which the revenue is de-
rived; 
(iii) 10 percent shall be deposited in 
the Treasury and be made available to the 
Secretary to carry out sections 3 and 4 
(including amendments made by those sec-
tions), including the transfer of the funds 
by the Bureau of Land Management to 
other Federal agencies and State agencies 
to facilitate the processing of permits for 
wind and solar energy projects, with pri-
ority given to using the amounts, to the 
maximum extent practicable, without detri-
mental impacts to emerging markets, expe-
diting the issuance of permits required for 
the development of renewable energy 
projects in the States from which the reve-
nues are derived; and 
(iv) 40 percent shall be deposited in 
the Fund. 
(2) RULE
FOR
PROJECTS
LOCATED
IN
MUL-
TIPLE STATES.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
issue a proposed rule establishing a formula for the 
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disposition of revenues under subparagraphs (A)(i) 
and (B)(i) of paragraph (1) in a case in which a 
wind and solar energy project is located in more 
than 1 State. 
(3) FILING FEES.—With respect to wind and 
solar energy projects— 
(A) paragraph (1) does not apply to 
amounts collected from application filing fees 
authorized under section 304 of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
U.S.C. 1734); and 
(B) such application filing fees may be re-
tained by the applicable agency to recover costs 
associated with issuing the right-of-way, permit, 
or other authorization associated with the appli-
cation. 
(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 subparagraph (A)(ii) or (B)(ii) of 
subsection (a)(1) shall be in addition to a payment 
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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 
Energy Resource Conservation Fund’’, which shall 
be administered by the Secretary. 
(2) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
make amounts in the Fund available to Fed-
eral, State, local, and Tribal agencies for dis-
tribution in regions in which renewable energy 
projects are located on Federal land, for the 
purposes described in subparagraph (B). 
(B) PURPOSES.—The purposes referred to 
in subparagraph (A) are— 
(i) restoring and protecting— 
(I) fish and wildlife habitat for 
species affected by renewable energy 
projects; 
(II) fish and wildlife corridors for 
species affected by renewable energy 
projects; and 
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(III) wetlands, streams, rivers, 
and other natural water bodies in 
areas affected by renewable energy 
projects; and 
(ii) preserving and improving rec-
reational access to Federal land and water 
in the applicable region through an ease-
ment, 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 due to renewable energy projects. 
(3) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—The Sec-
retary may enter into cooperative agreements with 
State and Tribal agencies, nonprofit organizations, 
and other appropriate entities to carry out the ac-
tivities described in paragraph (2). 
(4) INVESTMENT OF FUND.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Any amounts deposited 
in the Fund shall earn interest in an amount 
determined 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. 
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(B) USE.—Any interest earned under sub-
paragraph (A) may be deposited into the Fund 
and used without further appropriation. 
(5) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—At the end of each 
fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives a report identifying— 
(A) the amounts described in subsection 
(a) that were collected during that fiscal year, 
organized by source; 
(B) the amount and purpose of payments 
made to each Federal, State, local, and Tribal 
agency under paragraph (2) during that fiscal 
year; 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 expended 
from the Fund shall supplement (and not supplant) 
annual appropriations for activities described in 
paragraph (2). 
SEC. 7. SAVINGS CLAUSE. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture shall continue 
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to manage public land under the principles of multiple use 
and sustained yield in accordance with title I of the Fed-
eral Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.) or the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Re-
sources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.), 
as applicable, for the purposes of land use planning, per-
mit processing, and conducting environmental reviews. 
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