Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2021
Latest action · Dec 14, 2022 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 459.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 19, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2021
This bill sets forth provisions regarding development of geothermal, solar, or wind energy on public lands.
The Department of the Interior shall establish priority areas on its land for geothermal, solar, and wind energy projects, consistent with the principles of multiple use and the renewable energy permitting goal.
Among applications for a given renewable energy source, proposed projects located in priority areas for that renewable energy source shall
- be given the highest priority for incentivizing deployment, and
- be offered the opportunity to participate in any regional mitigation plan developed for the relevant priority areas.
The bill provides for the disposition of revenues from the development of wind or solar energy. The bill establishes the Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund to make funds available to federal, state, and tribal agencies for distribution in regions in which renewable energy projects are located on federal land for (1) restoring and protecting natural water bodies and fish and wildlife habitat and corridors, and (2) preserving and improving recreational access to federal land and water in an affected region.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 28, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | May 28, 2021 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred May 19, 2021Markup Nov 17, 2021Reported Dec 14, 2022 |
| Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee | Referred May 19, 2021Hearings May 24, 2021Discharged Nov 17, 2021 | |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred May 19, 2021Discharged Dec 14, 2022 |
| Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee | Referred Jul 1, 2021 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 14, 2022Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-636, Part I.
- Dec 14, 2022Committee on Agriculture discharged.
- Dec 14, 2022Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 459.
- Nov 17, 2021Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
- Nov 17, 2021Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 17, 2021Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 1, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- May 24, 2021Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- May 19, 2021Introduced in House
- May 19, 2021Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- May 19, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 87, May 19, 2021, page H2613.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 178 | Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2023 | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 21, 2023 |
| HR 3330 | Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2021 | Identical bill | Jul 1, 2021 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To promote the development of renewable energy on public lands, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2021
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Congressional oversight
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Energy revenues and royalties
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Fishes
- Government trust funds
- Lakes and rivers
- Land use and conservation
- Licensing and registrations
- Outdoor recreation
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- State and local finance
- Wetlands
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 14, 2022Reported in House
- May 19, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
