Fund established by this act.
"Large scale energy system" or "system." A wind energy
generation system at more than 500 megawatts as measured by the
nameplate capacity of the system or a solar energy system of at
least 12 megawatts as measured by the nameplate capacity of the
system.
Section 3. Lands within the Lake Erie Basin.
(a) Legislative declaration.--The General Assembly declares
that the Commonwealth owns lands within the bed of Lake Erie,
all of which lands are located in Erie County.
(b) Authorization.--
(1) The Department of General Services, acting on behalf
of the Commonwealth, may lease submerged lands equal to or
greater than 25 acres, but not in excess of 10,000 contiguous
acres, within the bed of Lake Erie in Erie County.
(2) The department shall develop a map designating the
areas of the bed of Lake Erie that may be leased for large
scale energy system development. The department shall ensure
that the areas that may be leased are concentrated in the
central and western portion of Lake Erie, avoid development
in nearshore areas, avoid shipping lanes and avoid areas of
Lake Erie where migratory birds are concentrated.
(3) The department shall develop and implement a
competitive process for the leasing of submerged lands for
the development of large scale energy systems to convert wind
or solar energy to electricity. The competitive process shall
include, at a minimum:
(i) A demonstration by the bidders of their
expertise, experience and financial capacity to conduct a
feasibility study and to develop such a system.
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