This part shares out the money from wind and solar projects on federal land. From January 1, 2026 the state gets 25 percent. Counties get another 25 percent between them. The payments come on top of what counties already get in place of taxes.
“The term "covered land" means land that is-- (A) public land administered by the Secretary; and”
The section defines covered land as public land administered by the Secretary that is not shut out from solar or wind development by a land use plan or other federal law. Public land covers both public lands as defined in the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and National Forest System land. A renewable energy project is a system described in section 2801.9(a)(4) of title 43 of the Code of Federal Regulations, on covered land, that uses wind or solar to generate energy.
What the document actually says
“The term "covered land" means land that is-- (A) public land administered by the Secretary; and”
That sentence, in plain words
The term covers public land run by the Secretary. The next test that follows narrows it.
What this is about
The land must not be closed to wind or solar. A land use plan may close it. A federal law may close it too.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of AgricultureHow: statuteSec. 50303 in the PDF
What the document says
“Beginning on January 1, 2026, the amounts collected from a renewable energy project as bonus bids, rentals, fees, or other payments under a right-of-way, permit, lease, or other authorization shall--”
The section provides that from January 1, 2026, amounts collected from a renewable energy project as bonus bids, rentals, fees or other payments under a right-of-way, permit, lease or other authorization go into the general fund of the Treasury, and, without further appropriation or fiscal year limitation, 25 percent is paid to the State where the revenue arises and 25 percent to the counties in that State, split among them by the share of county land the revenue comes from.
What the document actually says
“Beginning on January 1, 2026, the amounts collected from a renewable energy project as bonus bids, rentals, fees, or other payments under a right-of-way, permit, lease, or other authorization shall--”
That sentence, in plain words
From January 1, 2026 the money from these projects is shared out. That covers bids, rents, fees and other payments. The list that follows says how.
What this is about
All of it first goes into the Treasury. The state then gets a quarter of it. The counties share another quarter between them.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of AgricultureHow: statuteSec. 50303 in the PDF
What the document says
“A payment to a county under paragraph (1) shall be in addition to a payment in lieu of taxes received by the county under chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code.”
The section requires amounts paid to States and counties to be used in line with section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191), provides that a county payment is on top of any payment in lieu of taxes under chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code, and requires the amounts for a fiscal year to be made available in the fiscal year right after the one in which they were collected.
What the document actually says
“A payment to a county under paragraph (1) shall be in addition to a payment in lieu of taxes received by the county under chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code.”
That sentence, in plain words
The county payment is extra. It does not replace the payment the county gets in place of taxes.
What this is about
That other payment comes from a different law. Both are paid. The money is handed over the year after it is collected.
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Each distinct thing the section does: the definitions of covered land and a renewable energy project, the split of revenues among the Treasury, States and counties, and the rules on how those payments are used, how they sit alongside payments in lieu of taxes, and when they are made.
The definitions of a county, the National Forest System, public land and the Secretary are carried in summaries rather than recorded as their own proposals.
The section points to section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act, chapter 69 of title 31 of the United States Code and a regulation in title 43 of the Code of Federal Regulations, none of which is indexed here.
