118 HR 1449 : Committing Leases for Energy Access Now Act U.S. House of Representatives 2024-11-20 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IIB118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 1449IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESNovember 20, 2024Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesAN ACTTo amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to increase the frequency of lease sales, to require replacement sales, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

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

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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.(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:(h)

Deadlines for consideration of geothermal drilling permits

(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—(A)provide written notice to the applicant that the application is complete; or(B)notify the applicant that information is missing and specify any information that is required to be submitted for the application to be complete. (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..

Passed the House of Representatives November 19, 2024.Kevin F. McCumber,Clerk.