Sec. 207. Improving renewable energy coordination on Federal land
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Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, in accordance with section 3104 of the Energy Act of 2020 ( 43 U.S.C. 3004 ), the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and other heads of relevant Federal agencies, shall establish a target date for the authorization of not less than 50 gigawatts of renewable energy production on Federal land by not later than 2030. Section 3104 of the Energy Act of 2020 ( 43 U.S.C. 3004 ) is amended— in subsection (a), by inserting and periodically revise after establish ; and by adding at the end the following:
Subject to the limitations described in section 50265(b)(1) of Public Law 117–169 ( 43 U.S.C. 3006(b)(1) ), the Secretary shall, in consultation with the heads of relevant Federal agencies, seek to issue permits that authorize, in total, sufficient electricity from eligible projects to meet or exceed the national goals established and revised under this section. . Paragraph
(4)of section 3101 of the Energy Act of 2020 ( 43 U.S.C. 3001 ) is amended by inserting or store after generate . Section 3102 of the Energy Act of 2020 ( 43 U.S.C. 3002 ) is amended— in subsection (a), in the second sentence, by inserting sufficient to achieve goals for renewable energy production on Federal land established under section 3104 before the period at the end; by redesignating subsection
(f)as subsection (h); and by inserting after subsection
(e)the following: Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 , for the purpose of encouraging standardized reviews and facilitating the permitting of eligible projects, the National Renewable Energy Coordination Office of the Bureau of Land Management shall promulgate renewable energy project review standards to be adopted by regional renewable energy coordination offices. Under section 307 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1737 ), the Secretary may accept donations from renewable energy companies to improve community engagement for the permitting of energy projects. . Nothing in this section, or an amendment made by this section, modifies the limitations described in section 50265(b)(1) of Public Law 117–169 ( 43 U.S.C. 3006(b)(1) ).
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Improving renewable energy coordination on Federal land
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