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H.R. 2663: Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2015

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H.R. 2663: Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-06-04 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-06-04 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Subcommittee Hearings Held. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2015

Plain summary

Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2015 Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to extend through FY2020 the authorization for deposit and use of lease revenues under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970. Makes such funds available to the Department of the Interior for FY2015 and afterwards to implement both the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970. Directs the Bureau of Land Management to establish priority and variance areas on covered land for geothermal, solar, and wind energy projects. Requires Interior to establish a program to improve federal permit coordination with respect to renewable energy projects carried out on public land administered by Interior and not excluded from the development of geothermal, solar, or wind energy (covered land). Defines "variance area" as covered land that is neither an exclusion area (not suitable for development of renewable energy projects) nor a priority area. Establishes in the Treasury the Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund, to be available in regions affected by the development of wind or solar energy on federal land for: (1) protecting and restoring important fish and wildlife habitat; and (2) ensuring and improving right-of-way access to federal land and water in the impacted region for fishing, hunting, and other forms of outdoor recreation. Requires the Department of Agriculture as well as Interior to determine the feasibility of carrying out a conservation banking program on federal land. Denies the rental fee exemption for rights-of-way under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act to wind or solar generation projects with a capacity of 20 megawatts or more that are issued a lease, right-of-way, permit, or other authorization.

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Official text

Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] · 68 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Mike Thompson (D-CA), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), James P. McGovern (D-MA), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Diana DeGette (D-CO), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and 8 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] reported raising $813,542 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Exemption
A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr2663 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114