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Union Calendar No. 617 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1449 

[Report No. 118–730] 

To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to increase the frequency 

of lease sales, to require replacement sales, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 8, 2023 

Mr. FULCHER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

NOVEMBER 12, 2024 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to increase 

the frequency of lease sales, to require replacement sales, 

and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Committing Leases 

5 for Energy Access Now Act’’ or the ‘‘CLEAN Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. GEOTHERMAL LEASING. 

7 (a) ANNUAL LEASING.—Section 4(b) of the Geo8 thermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1003(b)) is amend9 ed— 

10 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2 years’’ and 

11 inserting ‘‘year’’; 

12 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 

13 paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and 

14 (3) after paragraph (2), by inserting the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(3) REPLACEMENT SALES.—If a lease sale 

17 under paragraph (1) for a year is canceled or de18 layed, the Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a 

19 replacement sale during the same year. 

20 ‘‘(4) REQUIREMENT.—In conducting a lease 

21 sale under paragraph (2) in a State described in 

22 that paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior shall 

23 offer all nominated parcels eligible for geothermal 

24 development and utilization under the resource man25 agement plan in effect for the State.’’. 


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1 (b) DEADLINES FOR CONSIDERATION OF GEO2 THERMAL DRILLING PERMITS.—Section 4 of the Geo3 thermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1003) is amended 

4 by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(h) DEADLINES FOR CONSIDERATION OF GEO6 THERMAL DRILLING PERMITS.— 

7 ‘‘(1) NOTICE.—Not later than 30 days after the 

8 date on which the Secretary receives an application 

9 for any geothermal drilling permit, the Secretary 

10 shall— 

11 ‘‘(A) provide written notice to the appli12 cant that the application is complete; or 

13 ‘‘(B) notify the applicant that information 

14 is missing and specify any information that is 

15 required to be submitted for the application to 

16 be complete. 

17 ‘‘(2) ISSUANCE OF DECISION.—If the Secretary 

18 determines that an application for a geothermal 

19 drilling permit is complete under paragraph (1)(A), 

20 the Secretary shall issue a final decision on the ap21 plication not later than 30 days after the Secretary 

22 notifies the applicant that the application is com23 plete.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 617 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1449 

[Report No. 118–730] 

A BILL 

To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to inplacement sales, and for other purposes. crease the frequency of lease sales, to require reNOVEMBER 12, 2024 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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