Sec. 202. Programmatic environmental impact statements and land use planning
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As soon as practicable but not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall— prepare and publish in the Federal Register a notice of intent to prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ) to analyze the potential impacts of— a program to develop solar and wind energy on National Forest System land administered by the Secretary of Agriculture; and any necessary amendments to land use plans for the land; and amend any land use plans as appropriate to provide for the development of renewable energy in areas considered appropriate by the Secretary of Agriculture immediately on completion of the programmatic environmental impact statement.
The requirement for completion of programmatic environmental impact statements under this section shall not result in any delay in processing or approving applications for wind or solar development on National Forest System land. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall conduct a study, and prepare a report, for States that have not completed the analysis that— identifies locations on land withdrawn from the public domain and reserved for military purposes that— exhibit a high potential for solar, wind, geothermal, or other renewable energy production; are disturbed or otherwise have comparatively low value for other resources; and could be developed for renewable energy production in a manner consistent with all present and reasonably foreseeable military training and operational missions and research, development, testing, and evaluation requirements; and describes the administration of public land withdrawn for military purposes for the development of commercial-scale renewable energy projects, including the legal authorities governing authorization for that use.
Not later than 1 year after the completion of the study required by paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall prepare and publish in the Federal Register a notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact analysis document to support a program to develop renewable energy on withdrawn military land identified in the study as suitable for the production. On completion of the report, the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly submit the report required by paragraph
(1)to— the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.
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