,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajeac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,december #ai1 #bjbd 
,mr4 ,curtis 7for himself and ,mr4      
,levin7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
authorize the ,secretary of the         
,interior to co-locate renewable energy 
projects on certain existing ,federal   
leased areas1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,co-,location ,energy ,act4  #b4
 ,co-location of renewable energy       
projects  7a7 ,authorization ,to        
evaluate leased areas for renewable     
energy development  7#a7 ,in general ,in
 addition to the authority provided     
under section #h7p7 of the ,outer       
,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc    
,u4,s4,c4 #accg7p77 and section         
#eja7;a77#d7 of the ,federal ,land      
,policy and ,management ,act of #aigf   
7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agfa7;a77#d771 the      
,secretary of the ,interior may         

authorize a person to evaluate an area  
of an existing ,federal energy lease for
 solar or wind energy development4  7#b7
 ,consent of leaseholder ,the ,secretary
 of the ,interior may not authorize a   
person to evaluate an area under        
paragraph 7#a7 unless the applicable    
leaseholder consents to the             
authorization4  7b7 ,permits for        
renewable energy development on existing
 oil1 gas1 coal1 and geothermal lease   
areas  7#a7 ,in general ,in addition to 
the authority provided under section    
#h7p7 of the ,outer ,continental ,shelf 
,lands ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #accg7p77 and
 section #eja7;a77#d7 of the ,federal   
,land ,policy and ,management ,act of   
#aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agfa7;a77#d771 the
 ,secretary of the ,interior may issue a
 permit to authorize a person to        
construct or operate systems or         
facilities for the production1          
transportation1 storage1 or transmission
 of energy from solar or wind resources 
on an area of an existing ,federal      

energy lease4  7#b7 ,consent of         
leaseholder ,the ,secretary of the      
,interior may not issue a permit for an 
activity under paragraph 7#a7 unless the
 applicable leaseholder consents to the 
issuance of the permit4  7c7            
,categorical exclusions ,not later than 
#ahj days after the date of enactment of
 this section1 the ,secretary of the    
,interior shall determine whether any of
 the actions for which a permit may be  
issued under subsection 7b77#a71 or any 
actions that may be carried out pursuant
 to a lease granted under section #h7p7 
of the ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands
 ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #accg7p77 or       
section #eja7;a77#d7 of the ,federal    
,land ,policy and ,management ,act of   
#aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agfa7;a77#d771 are
 a category of actions that normally do 
not significantly affect the quality of 
the human environment within the meaning
 of section #ajb7b77;,c7 of the         
,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of
 #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7b77;,c774   

7d7 ,rulemaking ,the ,secretary of the  
,interior may issue a rule to carry out 
this section4  7e7 ,definitions ,in this
 section3  7#a7 ,existing ,federal      
energy lease ,the term existing ,federal
 energy lease means a lease-- 7,a7 of   
land managed by the ,secretary of the   
,interior2 and  7,b7 issued1 granted1 or
 renewed before1 on1 or after the date  
of enactment of the ,co-,location       
,energy ,act under-- 7i7 the ,mineral   
,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et    
seq472 or  7ii7 the ,geothermal ,steam  
,act of #aigj 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja et   
seq474  7#b7 ,lease ,the term lease     
includes an easement and right-of-way4