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acre rental fee zone value schedule by State, county, and type 
of linear right-of-way use to reflect current values of land 
in each zone; and 
(2) the Secretary of Agriculture shall make the same revi-
sion for linear rights-of-way granted, issued, or renewed under 
title V of the Federal Lands Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761 et seq.) on National Forest System land. 
(b) FAIR MARKET VALUE RENTAL DETERMINATION FOR LINEAR 
RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—The fair market value rent of a linear right-of-
way across public lands or National Forest System lands issued 
under section 504 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1764) or section 28 of the Mineral Leasing 
Act (30 U.S.C. 185) shall be determined in accordance with subpart 
2806 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the 
date of enactment of this section (including the annual or periodic 
updates specified in the regulations) and as updated in accordance 
with subsection (a). 
SEC. 368. ENERGY RIGHT-OF-WAY CORRIDORS ON FEDERAL LAND. 
(a) WESTERN STATES.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary 
of Commerce, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, 
and the Secretary of the Interior (in this section referred to collec-
tively as ‘‘the Secretaries’’), in consultation with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, States, tribal or local units of governments 
as appropriate, affected utility industries, and other interested per-
sons, shall consult with each other and shall— 
(1) designate, under their respective authorities, corridors 
for oil, gas, and hydrogen pipelines and electricity transmission 
and distribution facilities on Federal land in the eleven contig-
uous Western States (as defined in section 103(o) of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702(o)); 
(2) perform any environmental reviews that may be 
required to complete the designation of such corridors; and 
(3) incorporate the designated corridors into the relevant 
agency land use and resource management plans or equivalent 
plans. 
(b) OTHER STATES.—Not later than 4 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries, in consultation with the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, affected utility industries, 
and other interested persons, shall jointly— 
(1) identify corridors for oil, gas, and hydrogen pipelines 
and electricity transmission and distribution facilities on Fed-
eral land in States other than those described in subsection 
(a); and 
(2) schedule prompt action to identify, designate, and incor-
porate the corridors into the applicable land use plans. 
(c) ONGOING RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Secretaries, in consulta-
tion with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, affected 
utility industries, and other interested parties, shall establish proce-
dures under their respective authorities that— 
(1) ensure that additional corridors for oil, gas, and 
hydrogen pipelines and electricity transmission and distribution 
facilities on Federal land are promptly identified and designated 
as necessary; and
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(2) expedite applications to construct or modify oil, gas, 
and hydrogen pipelines and electricity transmission and dis-
tribution facilities within such corridors, taking into account 
prior analyses and environmental reviews undertaken during 
the designation of such corridors. 
(d) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out this section, the Secre-
taries shall take into account the need for upgraded and new 
electricity transmission and distribution facilities to— 
(1) improve reliability; 
(2) relieve congestion; and 
(3) enhance the capability of the national grid to deliver 
electricity. 
(e) SPECIFICATIONS OF CORRIDOR.—A corridor designated under 
this section shall, at a minimum, specify the centerline, width, 
and compatible uses of the corridor. 
SEC. 369. OIL SHALE, TAR SANDS, AND OTHER STRATEGIC UNCONVEN-
TIONAL FUELS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Oil Shale, 
Tar Sands, and Other Strategic Unconventional Fuels Act of 2005’’. 
(b) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—Congress declares that it is the 
policy of the United States that— 
(1) United States oil shale, tar sands, and other unconven-
tional fuels are strategically important domestic resources that 
should be developed to reduce the growing dependence of the 
United States on politically and economically unstable sources 
of foreign oil imports; 
(2) the development of oil shale, tar sands, and other stra-
tegic unconventional fuels, for research and commercial 
development, should be conducted in an environmentally sound 
manner, using practices that minimize impacts; and 
(3) development of those strategic unconventional fuels 
should occur, with an emphasis on sustainability, to benefit 
the United States while taking into account affected States 
and communities. 
(c) LEASING PROGRAM FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF 
OIL SHALE
AND TAR SANDS.—In accordance with section 21 of 
the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 241) and any other applicable 
law, except as provided in this section, not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, from land otherwise avail-
able for leasing, the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this 
section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall make available for leasing such 
land as the Secretary considers to be necessary to conduct research 
and development activities with respect to technologies for the 
recovery of liquid fuels from oil shale and tar sands resources 
on public lands. Prospective public lands within each of the States 
of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming shall be made available for such 
research and development leasing. 
(d) PROGRAMMATIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AND 
COMMERCIAL LEASING PROGRAM FOR OIL SHALE AND TAR SANDS.— 
(1) PROGRAMMATIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.—
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this 
Act, in accordance with section 102(2)(C) of the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)), the 
Secretary shall complete a programmatic environmental impact 
statement for a commercial leasing program for oil shale and 
tar sands resources on public lands, with an emphasis on