To promote the development of renewable energy on public land, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2301 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2301 To promote the development of renewable energy on public land, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 24, 2025 Mr. Levin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To promote the development of renewable energy on public land, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Covered land.--The term ``covered land'' means land that is-- (A) Federal land; (B) not excluded from the development of geothermal, solar, or wind energy under-- (i) a land use plan; or (ii) other Federal law; and (C) not included in an area-- (i) that is subject to the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan developed by the California Energy Commission, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Bureau of Land Management, and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; or (ii) for which the Secretary determines existing wind and solar energy land use planning meets or exceeds the standards established under section 3. (2) Energy storage project.--The term ``energy storage project'' means equipment that-- (A) receives, stores, and delivers energy using batteries, compressed air, pumped hydropower, hydrogen storage (including hydrolysis), thermal energy storage, regenerative fuel cells, flywheels, capacitors, superconducting magnets, or other technologies identified by