Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act

Summary

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.

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 9 January 2018

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  Reported in House · EN · 9 January 2018

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 6 December 2017

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  Introduced in House · EN · 6 December 2017

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  summary · EN · 6 December 2017

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