S.Amdt. 2540

SA 2540. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Ms. Sinema (for herself,
Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Collins, Mr.
Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the bill H.R.
3684, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 1614, line 19, insert ``hardrock mining,'' before
``or coal mining''.
On page 1616, strike lines 1 through 9 and insert the
following:
(d) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with the
Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement and the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency, acting through the Office of Brownfields
and Land Revitalization--
(1) to determine whether it is necessary to promulgate
regulations or issue guidance in order to prioritize and
expedite the siting of clean energy projects on current and
former mine land sites; and
(2) to convene utilities, nonprofit organizations,
researchers, and other stakeholders--
(A) to explore the most effective avenues available to
address transmission and distribution system upgrades needed
to develop the sites described in paragraph (1); and
(B) to identify and evaluate current barriers to clean
energy development, including mine closure plans and
reclamation requirements, and recommend revisions to such
requirements that can facilitate clean energy deployment on
mine sites while protecting the environment.
On page 1617, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:

SEC. 40344. RE-POWERING AMERICA'S LAND INITIATIVE.

(a) In General.--The Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency (referred to in this section as the
``Administrator'') shall establish the RE-Powering America's
Land Initiative as a program within the Environmental
Protection Agency in order to encourage the development of
clean energy projects on current and former mine land and
brownfield sites.
(b) Requirements.--In carrying out the program under
subsection (a), the Administrator shall--
(1) inform eligible entities applying for a multipurpose
brownfield grant of the option to develop a clean energy
project on a brownfield site;
(2) provide technical and programmatic assistance to
eligible entities, including data mapping, solar siting, and
feasibility studies;
(3) integrate parcel-level, spatially explicit data into
the existing Re-Powering inventory of mine land and
brownfield sites to facilitate and streamline identification
and evaluation of suitable sites; and
(4) engage with States and local entities to promote
awareness of the program.
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