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HR 3709 111th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Alternative and renewable resources Land use and conservation

Geothermal Production Expansion Act

Introduced: October 1, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 24, 2010
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Oct 6, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Oct 1, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Oct 1, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2434)
Oct 1, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Geothermal Production Expansion Act - Amends competitive lease provisions of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to set forth conditions under which areas that adjoin federal lands for which a qualified lessee holds a legal right to develop geothermal resources may be made available to the lessee for noncompetitive lease at the fair market value per acre.

Includes as such conditions that sufficient data has been submitted by a qualified geothermal professional to the relevant federal land management agency to engender a belief that: (1) there is a valid discovery of geothermal or geothermal steam resources on the lands for which the lessee holds the right to develop the resources; and (2) the thermal feature extends into the adjoining areas.

What's happening now February 24, 2010

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3993 Related bill Geothermal Production Expansion Act of 2010
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
Minnick, Walter
· Oct 1, 2009
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Oct 1, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3709: Geothermal Production Expansion Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3709/
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