119-hr1687

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1687 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1687

To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to increase the frequency of 
 lease sales, to require replacement sales, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 27, 2025

 Mr. Fulcher (for himself, Ms. Maloy, and Ms. Boebert) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
 Resources

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 A BILL

To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to increase the frequency of 
 lease sales, to require replacement sales, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Committing Leases for Energy Access 
Now Act'' or the ``CLEAN Act''.

SEC. 2. GEOTHERMAL LEASING.

    (a) Annual Leasing.--

Section 4

    (b) of the Geothermal Steam Act of 
1970 (30 U.S.C. 1003

    (b) ) is amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (2) , by striking ``2 years'' and inserting 
 ``year'';

    (2) by redesignating paragraphs

    (3) and

    (4) as paragraphs

    (5) and

    (6) , respectively; and

    (3) after paragraph

    (2) , by inserting the following:
 ``

    (3) Replacement sales.--If a lease sale under paragraph

    (1) for a year is canceled or delayed, the Secretary of the 
 Interior shall conduct a replacement sale during the same year.
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    (4) Requirement.--In conducting a lease sale under 
 paragraph

    (2) in a State described in that paragraph, the 
 Secretary of the Interior shall offer all nominated parcels 
 eligible for geothermal development and utilization under the 
 resource management plan in effect for the State.''.

    (b) Deadlines for Consideration of Geothermal Drilling Permits.--

Section 4 of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1003) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
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    (h) Deadlines for Consideration of Geothermal Drilling Permits.--
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    (1) Notice.--Not later than 30 days after the date on 
 which the Secretary receives an application for any geothermal 
 drilling permit, the Secretary shall--
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        (A) provide written notice to the applicant that 
 the application is complete; or
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        (B) notify the applicant that information is 
 missing and specify any information that is required to 
 be submitted for the application to be complete.
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    (2) Issuance of decision.--If the Secretary determines 
 that an application for a geothermal drilling permit is 
 complete under paragraph

    (1)
        (A) , the Secretary shall issue a 
 final decision on the application not later than 30 days after 
 the Secretary notifies the applicant that the application is 
 complete.''.
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