up to 35 years.
(4) In addition to termination of a lease under
subsection (a)(2), the long-term lease shall contain a
provision for termination if the lessee has not initiated
construction of the large-scale energy system within a
reasonable period of time to be established in the terms of
the lease.
(5) The department may permit, as an option to the long-
term lease, the ability of the lessee to lease contiguous
parcels. The department shall have the authority to determine
the size of the contiguous parcels but not to exceed
increments of 10,000 acres.
Section 305. Lease agreements.
(a) Approvals.--A lease and any other documents authorized
by this act shall be approved as to form and legality by the
Attorney General and the Office of General Counsel in accordance
with law and shall be executed by the department, which
approvals shall not be unreasonably withheld, in the name of the
Commonwealth.
(b) Lessee rights under lease.--A lease shall grant the
lessee the right to use the premises in accordance with this act
for the purposes of conducting a feasibility study and
development of large-scale energy systems.
Section 306. Feasibility study.
(a) General rule.--Prior to commencing construction of the
system, a lessee shall conduct a feasibility study to assess the
ability of the large-scale energy system to be viable and to
assess the environmental impacts and siting considerations
necessary to the successful development of such a system.
(b) Environmental impact.--The environmental impacts to be
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