43 U.S.C. § 3001
Definitions
In this chapter:
(1) Covered land
The term “covered land” means land that is—
(A)
Federal lands administered by the Secretary concerned; and
(B)
not excluded from the development of geothermal, solar, or wind energy under—
(i)
a land use plan; or
(ii)
other Federal law.
(2) Federal land
The term “Federal land” means—
(A)
public land as defined by section 103 of the Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1702 ); or
(B)
land of the National Forest System (as defined in section 1609(a) of title 16 ).
(3) Land use plan
The term “land use plan” means—
(A)
for public land, a land use plan established under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
(B)
for National Forest System land, a land management plan approved, amended, or revised under section 1604 of title 16 .
(4) Eligible project
The term “eligible project” means a project carried out on covered land that uses wind, solar, or geothermal energy to generate energy.
(5) Secretary
The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.
( Pub. L. 116–260, div. Z, title III, § 3101 , Dec. 27, 2020 , 134 Stat. 2513 .)