The Co-Location Energy Act authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to allow solar and wind energy projects to be developed on the same federal lands and offshore areas where oil, gas, coal, and geothermal leases already exist. Before allowing such renewable energy development, the Interior Department must obtain consent from the current leaseholder who holds the rights to extract fossil fuels or geothermal resources from that same area. The bill requires the Interior Secretary to determine within 180 days whether these co-location activities should be categorically excluded from detailed environmental review under federal law, potentially streamlining the permitting process. This legislation essentially allows multiple energy types to coexist on federally managed lands, provided existing leaseholders agree to share the space with renewable energy developers.
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