Geothermal Production Expansion Act of 2015
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 19, 2015)
Geothermal Production Expansion Act of 2015
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.
What just happenedMay 19, 2015
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateMar 19, 2015
- May 19, 2015Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Mar 19, 2015IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1667; text of measure as introduced: CR S1668)
Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Mar 19, 2015IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate