S. 2666: Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-10-22 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-346.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-10-22 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-346. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2019

Plain summary

Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2019 This bill sets forth provisions regarding development of geothermal, solar, or wind energy on public lands. The bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish priority areas on covered land (i.e., public land administered by Interior and not excluded under law from the development of geothermal, solar, or wind energy) for geothermal, solar, or wind energy projects. Other areas shall also be considered for the development of renewable energy projects under this bill, consistent with the principles of multiple use. Interior shall establish a program to improve federal permit coordination with respect to renewable energy projects carried out on covered land. Interior and the Department of Agriculture shall seek to issue permits that in total authorize the production of at least 25 gigawatts of electricity from geothermal, solar, or wind energy projects by the end of 2025. The bill provides for the disposition of revenues from the development of wind or solar energy on covered land. 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 fish and wildlife habitat and corridors for affected species and water resources in areas affected by geothermal, solar, or wind energy development; and (2) preserving and improving recreational access to federal land and water in an affected region.

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Official text

Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ] · 13 cosponsors

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Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Steve Daines (R-MT), James E. Risch (R-ID), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Mark Kelly (D-AZ)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s2666.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>

Record fed-us-cong116-s2666 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116