,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hif  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #f1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,curtis 7for himself and ,mr4          
,hickenlooper7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,environment and   
,public ,works  ,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 ,definitions ,in this     
section3 7#a7 ,existing ,federal energy 
lease ,the term existing ,federal energy
 lease means a lease1 easement1 or      
right-of-way1 as applicable-- 7,a7 on   
land managed by the ,secretary2 and     
7,b7 that was issued1 granted1 or       
renewed on or before the date of        
enactment of this ,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 ,secretary ,the   
term ,secretary means the ,secretary of 
the ,interior4  7b7 ,authorization ,to  
evaluate leased areas for renewable     
energy development  7#a7 ,in general ,in
 addition to the authority of the       
,secretary 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 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 may not     
authorize a person to evaluate an area  
under paragraph 7#a7 unless the         
applicable leaseholder consents to that 
authorization4  7c7 ,permits for        
renewable energy development on existing
 oil1 gas1 coal1 and geothermal lease   

areas  7#a7 ,in general ,in addition to 
the authority of the ,secretary 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 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 may not     
issue a permit for an activity described
 in paragraph 7#a7 unless the applicable
 leaseholder consents to the issuance of
 that permit4  7d7 ,categorical         
exclusions ,not later than #ahj days    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary shall determine    
whether any of the actions for which a  
permit may be issued under subsection   

7c77#a71 or any actions that may be     
carried out pursuant to constructing or 
operating systems or facilities for the 
production1 transportation1 storage1 or 
transmission of energy from solar or    
wind resources on areas not subject to  
an existing ,federal energy lease1 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   
7e7 ,rulemaking ,the ,secretary shall   
issue a rule to carry out this section4