the 2013 budget strengthens the bml's fee. similar to the fees now charged for offshore inspections. collection of these fees is consistent with the principal that users of the public lands pay for both the cost of use authorizations and for providing for oversight activities. this fee will generate an estimated $48 million in funds to improve safety and production inspections for oil and gas operations. president obama, secretary salazar and this congress have stressed the critical importance of renewable energy to the nation's energy security job creation and long-term economic development. to date, secretary salazar has approved 29 commercial-scale renewable energy projects on public lands. and these include 16 solar, five wind and eight geothermal projects that represent more than 6500 megawatts and 12,500 jobs. the blm's 2013 budget proposes a $5 million for these earths and we intend to reach our goal of having 11,000 megawatts of renewable energy production in 2013. finally, to propose these initiatives to reform hard-r