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[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 192 (Tuesday, November 21, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. STEEL:H.R. 6474.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:Energy[Page H5903]
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H. Rept. 118-689

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5733)
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6474.
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Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5733-5734)
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Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 583.
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Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-689.
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This bill expedites the environmental review of certain geothermal energy activities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Specifically, the bill modifies the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to allow a categorical exclusion under NEPA for drilling a geothermal well (1) in an area where drilling has occurred previously within the five years prior to the date when drilling begins; or (2) within a developed field for which an approved land use plan or environmental document prepared under NEPA determined drilling to be a reasonably foreseeable activity, so long as the plan or document was approved within the five years prior to the date when drilling begins.
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This bill expedites the environmental review of certain geothermal energy activities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Specifically, the bill modifies the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to allow a categorical exclusion under NEPA for drilling a geothermal well (1) in an area where drilling has occurred previously within the five years prior to the date when drilling begins; or (2) within a developed field for which an approved land use plan or environmental document prepared under NEPA determined drilling to be a reasonably foreseeable activity, so long as the plan or document was approved within the five years prior to the date when drilling begins.
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2024-09-24
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This bill expedites the environmental review of certain geothermal energy activities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Specifically, the bill modifies the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to allow a categorical exclusion under NEPA for drilling a geothermal well (1) in an area where drilling has occurred previously within the five years prior to the date when drilling begins; or (2) within a developed field for which an approved land use plan or environmental document prepared under NEPA determined drilling to be a reasonably foreseeable activity, so long as the plan or document was approved within the five years prior to the date when drilling begins.

To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to expedite geothermal exploration and development in previously studied or developed areas.
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To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to expedite geothermal exploration and development in previously studied or developed areas.
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To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to expedite geothermal exploration and development in previously studied or developed areas.
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  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr6474rfs/xml/BILLS-118hr6474rfs.xml
- Engrossed in House
2024-09-24T04:00:00Z
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2023-11-21T05:00:00Z
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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