3.0.0 3709 2023-01-11T13:17:55Z 2023-01-11T13:17:55Z House H HR 2009-10-01 111 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Hearings by 2010-02-24T19:37:03Z Referred to 2009-10-06T14:24:57Z Referred to 2009-10-01T14:06:29Z Geothermal Production Expansion Act of 2010 111 3993 S 2010-12-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8349-8350) Related bill CRS 2010-02-24 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2009-10-06 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2009-10-01 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2009-10-01 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2434) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-10-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-10-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress I000026 Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] JAY INSLEE D WA 1 N S001148 Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] MICHAEL SIMPSON R ID K. 2 2009-10-01 True M001175 Rep. Minnick, Walter [D-ID-1] Walter Minnick D ID 1 2009-10-01 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2009-10-01 True W000791 Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] GREG WALDEN R OR 2 2009-10-08 False D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2009-11-06 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Alternative and renewable resources Land use and conservation Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2009-10-01 Introduced in House 2010-01-27T23:21:00Z Geothermal Production Expansion Act - Amends competitive lease provisions of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to set forth conditions under which areas that adjoin federal lands for which a qualified lessee holds a legal right to develop geothermal resources may be made available to the lessee for noncompetitive lease at the fair market value per acre.

Includes as such conditions that sufficient data has been submitted by a qualified geothermal professional to the relevant federal land management agency to engender a belief that: (1) there is a valid discovery of geothermal or geothermal steam resources on the lands for which the lessee holds the right to develop the resources; and (2) the thermal feature extends into the adjoining areas.

]]> Geothermal Production Expansion Act Display Title Geothermal Production Expansion Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to authorize noncompetitive leasing of certain areas adjoining other lands for which a qualified company or individual holds a preexisting legal right to develop geothermal resources, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Geothermal Production Expansion Act Introduced in House 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr3709ih/xml/BILLS-111hr3709ih.xml 2010-02-24 Subcommittee Hearings Held. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.