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In this Act: (1) Covered land The term covered land means land that is— (A) Federal land administered by the Secretary; and (B) not excluded from the development of solar or wind energy under— (i) a land use plan; or (ii) other Federal law. (2) Federal land The term Federal land means— (A) public lands; and (B) lands of the National Forest System as described in section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a)). (3) Fund The term Fund means the Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund established by section 5(c)(1). (4) Renewable energy project The term renewable energy project means a project carried out on covered land that uses wind or solar energy to generate energy. (5) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.