,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajeac  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ai1 #bjbd   
,mr4 ,curtis 7= himself & ,mr4 ,lev97   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a 
,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,secret>y ( !    
,int]ior to co-locate r5ewable en]gy    
projects on c]ta9 exi/+ ,f$]al leas$    
areas1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,co-,location ,en]gy ,act4  #b4         
,co-location ( r5ewable en]gy projects  
7a7 ,au?orization ,to evaluate leas$    
areas = r5ewable en]gy developm5t  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,9 addition to ! au?ority      
provid$ "u section #h7p7 ( ! ,out]      
,cont95tal ,%elf ,l&s ,act 7#dc         
,u4,s4,c4 #accg7p77 & section           
#eja7;a77#d7 ( ! ,f$]al ,l& ,policy &   
,managem5t ,act ( #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4  
#agfa7;a77#d771 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior
 may au?orize a p]son to evaluate an    
area ( an exi/+ ,f$]al en]gy lease =    
sol> or w9d en]gy developm5t4  7#b7     

,cons5t ( leasehold] ,! ,secret>y ( !   
,int]ior may n au?orize a p]son to      
evaluate an area "u p>agraph 7#a7 unless
 ! applicable leasehold] cons5ts to !   
au?orization4  7b7 ,p]mits = r5ewable   
en]gy developm5t on exi/+ oil1 gas1     
coal1 & geo!rmal lease areas  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,9 addition to ! au?ority provid$ 
"u section #h7p7 ( ! ,out] ,cont95tal   
,%elf ,l&s ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #accg7p77
 & section #eja7;a77#d7 ( ! ,f$]al ,l&  
,policy & ,managem5t ,act ( #aigf 7#dc  
,u4,s4,c4 #agfa7;a77#d771 ! ,secret>y ( 
! ,int]ior may issue a p]mit to au?orize
 a p]son to con/ruct or op]ate sy/ems or
 facilities = ! production1             
transportation1 /orage1 or transmission 
( en]gy f sol> or w9d res\rces on an    
area ( an exi/+ ,f$]al en]gy lease4     
7#b7 ,cons5t ( leasehold] ,! ,secret>y (
 ! ,int]ior may n issue a p]mit = an    
activity "u p>agraph 7#a7 unless !      
applicable leasehold] cons5ts to !      
issuance ( ! p]mit4  7c7 ,categorical   
exclusions ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! 

date ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 !        
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior %all det]m9e :e!r
 any ( ! actions = :i* a p]mit may be   
issu$ "u subsection 7b77#a71 or any     
actions t may be c>ri$ out pursuant to a
 lease grant$ "u section #h7p7 ( ! ,out]
 ,cont95tal ,%elf ,l&s ,act 7#dc        
,u4,s4,c4 #accg7p77 or section          
#eja7;a77#d7 ( ! ,f$]al ,l& ,policy &   
,managem5t ,act ( #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4  
#agfa7;a77#d771 are a category ( actions
 t normally d n significantly affect !  
quality ( ! human environm5t )9 ! mean+ 
( section #ajb7b77;,c7 ( ! ,national    
,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7b77;,c774  7d7 ,rulemak+
 ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior may issue a  
rule to c>ry out ?is section4  7e7      
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,exi/+
 ,f$]al en]gy lease ,! t]m exi/+ ,f$]al 
en]gy lease means a lease-- 7,a7 ( l&   
manag$ by ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior2 &   
7,b7 issu$1 grant$1 or r5ew$ be=e1 on1  
or aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( !           
,co-,location ,en]gy ,act "u-- 7i7 !    

,m9]al ,leas+ ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha  
et seq472 or  7ii7 ! ,geo!rmal ,/eam    
,act ( #aigj 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja et    
seq474  7#b7 ,lease ,! t]m lease        
includes an easem5t & "r-(-way4