; (B) 30 percent for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030; (C) 35 percent for each of fiscal years 2031 through 2035; and (D) 40 percent for fiscal year 2036 and each fiscal year thereafter. (b) Payments to states and counties (1) In general Amounts paid to States and counties under subsection (a) shall be used consistent with section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 191 ). (2) Payments in lieu of taxes A payment to a county under paragraph (1) shall be in addition to a payment in lieu of taxes received by the county under chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code. (c) Renewable energy resource conservation fund (1) In general There is established in the Treasury a fund, to be known as the Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund , to be administered by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture. (2) Use of funds The Secretary may make funds in the Fund available to Federal, State, and tribal agencies to be distributed in regions in which renewable energy projects are located on Federal land, for the purposes of— (A) restoring and protecting— (i) fish and wildlife habitat for affected species; (ii) fish and wildlife corridors for affected species; and (iii) water resources in areas affected by wind, geothermal, or solar energy development