3.0.0 1543 2023-01-12T17:52:50Z 2023-01-12T17:52:50Z Senate S S 2007-06-05 110 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2007-09-26T20:01:01Z Referred to 2007-06-05T19:15:56Z 2007-09-26 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-246. Committee 2007-06-05 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7075-7076) IntroReferral 2007-06-05 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7075) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-06-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS N R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. 2007-06-06 False M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2007-06-06 False S000888 Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] THEODORE STEVENS R AK F. 2007-06-06 False S001163 Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO] Ken Salazar D CO 2007-06-06 False T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2007-06-06 False S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2007-06-06 False H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2007-06-06 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2007-06-07 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2007-09-19 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2007-09-20 False L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2007-09-25 False C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2007-09-25 False A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2007-09-25 False S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. 2007-09-27 False C000858 Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] LARRY CRAIG R ID EDWIN 2007-09-27 False Energy Africa (Sub-Saharan) Electric power production Energy research Foreign Trade and International Finance Geothermal resources International Affairs Research and development Science, Technology, Communications West (U.S.) Energy 00 2007-06-05 Introduced in Senate 2007-07-09T20:34:42Z National Geothermal Initiative Act of 2007 - Declares a national goal to achieve 20% of total electrical energy production in the United States from geothermal resources by 2030.

Establishes a national geothermal initiative under which the federal government shall seek to achieve the national goal.

Requires each federal agency to give priority to programs and efforts necessary to achieve such national goal.

Specifies goals for the Secretaries of Energy and of the Interior.

Instructs the Secretary of Energy to implement a geothermal research and development program to achieve such goals, and the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a related comprehensive nationwide geothermal resource assessment.

Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to authorize appropriations for the Intermountain West Geothermal Consortium.

Directs the U.S. Agency for International Development to support international and regional development to promote the use of geothermal resources, including the African Rift Geothermal Development Facility.

Directs the U.S. Trade and Development Agency to: (1) support the national geothermal initiative; and (2) provide grants and other financial support for feasibility and resource assessment studies.

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