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H.R. 4568 115th Congress House

Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act

Official title: To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under geothermal leases, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 6, 2017 See on congress.gov
Energy Administrative remediesAlternative and renewable resourcesDepartment of the InteriorEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, research
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 9, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 375.
Jan 9, 2018
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-502.
Dec 13, 2017
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 13, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 12, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 6, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Dec 6, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 9, 2018

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 375.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act

This bill amends the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to allow the Department of the Interior to award noncompetitive leases on up to 640 acres of certain federal land for geothermal development.

Interior must lease the land at fair market value, publish a notice of any lease requests, and provide review of the final determination of fair market value.

Lessees must make annual rental payments equal to those required for lands that are leased competitively.

The bill exempts geothermal exploration test projects from complying with environmental review requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).

Interior must designate portions of certain federal land as geothermal leasing priority areas. The bill sets forth requirements for environmental review under NEPA with respect to the priority areas.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4252 Geothermal Production Expansion Act of 2017
  • HR 4426 Sustainable Energy Development Reform Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Dec 6, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4568: Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4568/
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