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BLM announces solar energy rental rates
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In support of the Obama administration’s energy strategy that calls for rapid development of renewable energy, particularly on U.S. public lands, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released a rental schedule for solar energy right-of-way authorizations on public lands.BLM Announces Solar Energy Rental Rates
"[W]e are providing the solar energy industry the level of certainty it needs about the costs associated with projects on the public lands and ensuring a fair return to American taxpayers for the use of their public lands,” said BLM Director Bob Abbey.
The BLM is required by the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) to collect an annual rental payment for right-of-way authorizations on public lands. FLPMA also requires that rents for these authorizations reflect the fair-market value for the use of public lands.
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