Geothermal Production Expansion Act of 2017

Summary

Geothermal Production Expansion Act of 2017 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 federal land for geothermal development if: (1) the land is available for leasing and not already leased or nominated to be leased, (2) the lessee has a legal right to develop geothermal resources on land adjacent to the federal land that will be leased, (3) sufficient data was submitted to Interior to show there is a valid discovery of geothermal resources on the adjacent land and that the thermal feature extends into the adjoining federal land, and (4) the lessee has not previously received a noncompetitive lease for the discovery. 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.

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Timeline

1. 3 November 2017

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 3 November 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 3 November 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 14 November 2017

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 3 November 2017 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 3 November 2017

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 3 November 2017

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Sponsors

• Michael Simpson · R · Sponsor
• PETER DEFAZIO · D · Sponsor
• · hsii00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017
• related to ← Sustainable Energy Development Reform Act
• related to ← Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act
• related to ← Geothermal Production Expansion Act of 2015