Sec. 3. Definitions
294 words·~1 min read·
/bill/116/hr/3794/ih/section-3·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
In this Act: The term covered land means land that is— public lands administered by the Secretary; and not excluded from the development of geothermal, solar, or wind energy under— a land use plan established under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); or other Federal law. The term exclusion area means covered land that is identified by the Bureau of Land Management as not suitable for development of renewable energy projects. The term Federal land means— land of the National Forest System (as defined in section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 ( 16 U.S.C. 1609(a) )); or public lands.
The term Fund means the Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund established by section 10(c)(1). The terms priority area and Designated Leasing Areas mean covered land identified by the land use planning process of the Bureau of Land Management as being a preferred location for a renewable energy project for solar, wind, or geothermal energy. The term public lands has the meaning given that term in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1702 ).
The term renewable energy project means a project carried out on covered land that uses wind, solar, or geothermal energy to generate energy. The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. The term variance area means covered land that is— not an exclusion area; not a priority area; and identified by the Secretary as potentially available for renewable energy development and could be approved without a plan amendment, consistent with the principles of multiple use (as that term is defined in the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)).
Connectionstraces to 3
Traces to 3 documents
Citation graph
cites case law
Cites 3Cited by 0 across 0 sources