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119th CONGRESS
1st Session |
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to expedite geothermal exploration and development in previously studied or developed areas.
Ms. Lee of Nevada (for herself and Ms. Maloy) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to expedite geothermal exploration and development in previously studied or developed areas.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms Act” or the “STEAM Act”.
Section 390 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15942) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting “, or the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) for the purpose of exploration or development of geothermal resources” after “or gas”; and
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking “or gas” and inserting “, gas, or geothermal”; and
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking “or gas” and inserting “, gas, or geothermal”.