---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 U.S.C. § 3003"
title: "43"
title_heading: "Public Lands"
number: "3003"
heading: "Increasing economic certainty"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/43/3003"
units:
  - "Chapter 48 — Renewable Energy Production on Federal Land"
---

# §3003. Increasing economic certainty

- (a) **Considerations—** The [Secretary](/usc/43/3001.md?p=5) may consider acreage rental rates, capacity fees, and other recurring annual fees in total when evaluating existing rates paid for the use of [Federal land](/usc/43/3001.md?p=2) by [eligible projects](/usc/43/3001.md?p=4).
- (b) **Reductions in base rental rates—** The [Secretary](/usc/43/3001.md?p=5) may reduce acreage rental rates and capacity fees, or both, for existing and new wind and solar authorizations if the [Secretary](/usc/43/3001.md?p=5) determines—
  - (1) that the existing rates—
    - (A) exceed fair market value;
    - (B) impose economic hardships;
    - (C) limit commercial interest in a competitive lease sale or right-of-way grant; or
    - (D) are not competitively priced compared to other available land; or
  - (2) that a reduced rental rate or capacity fee is necessary to promote the greatest use of wind and solar energy resources.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 116–260, div. Z, title III, § 3103, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2516.)