; and (B) in section 8(a) ( 43 U.S.C. 1337(a) )— (i) in paragraph (1), by striking saved, removed, or sold each place it appears; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: (9) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act (including this section), royalty under this Act shall be assessed with respect to oil and gas, other than gas described in section 124(a)(2) of the Sustainable Energy Development Reform Act , without regard to whether oil or gas is removed or sold from the leased land. . (c) Application The amendments made by this section shall apply only with respect to leases issued on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. II Encouraging Development of Renewable Energy A Environmental Reviews and Permitting 201. Definitions In this subtitle: (1) Covered land The term covered land means land that is— (A) public land administered by the Secretary of the Interior; and (B) not excluded from the development of geothermal, solar, or wind energy under— (i) a land use plan established under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); or (ii) other Federal law. (2) Director The term Director means the Director of the Bureau of Land Management. (3) Exclusion area The term exclusion area means covered land that is identified by the Bureau of Land Management as not suitable for development of renewable energy projects. (4) Priority area The term priority area means covered land identified by the land use planning process of the Bureau of Land Management as being a preferred location for a renewable energy project. (5) Federal land The term Federal land means— (A) land of the National Forest System (as defined in section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 ( 16 U.S.C. 1609(a) ))