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‘‘(3) REINSTATEMENT.—A geothermal lease
that would otherwise terminate under paragraph (1)
shall not terminate under that paragraph if the les-
see pays to the Secretary, before the end of the pe-
riod referred to in paragraph (1), the amount of
rental due plus a late fee equal to 10 percent of such
amount.’’.
SEC. 1817. DEPOSIT AND USE OF GEOTHERMAL LEASE REV-
ENUES FOR 5 FISCAL YEARS.
(a) 
DEPOSIT
OF
GEOTHERMAL
RESOURCES
LEASES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
amounts received by the United States in the first 5 fiscal
years beginning after the date of enactment of this Act
as rentals, royalties, and other payments required under
leases under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970, excluding
funds required to be paid to State and county govern-
ments, shall be deposited into a separate account in the
Treasury.
(b) USE OF DEPOSITS.—Subject to appropriations,
the Secretary may use amounts deposited under sub-
section (a) to implement the Geothermal Steam Act of
1970 and this Act.
SEC. 1818. REPEAL OF ACREAGE LIMITATIONS.
Section 7 of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30
U.S.C. 1006) is repealed.
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SEC. 1819. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
The Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001
et seq.) is further amended as follows:
(1) By striking ‘‘geothermal steam and associ-
ated geothermal resources’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘geothermal resources’’.
(2) Section 2(e) (30 U.S.C. 1001(e)) is amend-
ed to read as follows:
‘‘(e) ‘direct use’ means utilization of geothermal
resources for commercial, residential, agricultural,
public facilities, off-grid generation of electricity, or
other energy needs other than the commercial pro-
duction of electricity; and’’.
(3) Section 21 (30 U.S.C. 1020) is amended by
striking ‘‘(a) Within one hundred’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘(b) Geothermal’’ and inserting ‘‘Geo-
thermal’’.
(4) The first section (30 U.S.C. 1001 note) is
amended by striking ‘‘That this’’ and inserting the
following:
‘‘SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
‘‘This’’.
(5) Section 2 (30 U.S.C. 1001) is amended by
striking ‘‘SEC. 2. As’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘As’’.
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(6) Section 3 (30 U.S.C. 1002) is amended by
striking ‘‘SEC. 3. Subject’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘SEC. 3. LANDS SUBJECT TO GEOTHERMAL LEASING.
‘‘Subject’’.
(7) Section 5 (30 U.S.C. 1004) is further
amended by striking ‘‘SEC. 5.’’, and by inserting im-
mediately before and above subsection (a) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘SEC. 5. RENTS AND ROYALTIES.’’.
(8) Section 8 (30 U.S.C. 1007) is amended by
striking ‘‘SEC. 8. (a) The’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘SEC. 8. READJUSTMENT OF LEASE TERMS AND CONDI-
TIONS.
‘‘(a) The’’.
(9) Section 9 (30 U.S.C. 1008) is amended by
striking ‘‘SEC. 9. If’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘SEC. 9. BYPRODUCTS.
‘‘If’’.
(10) Section 10 (30 U.S.C. 1009) is amended
by striking ‘‘SEC. 10. The’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘SEC. 10. RELINQUISHMENT OF GEOTHERMAL RIGHTS.
‘‘The’’.
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(11) Section 11 (30 U.S.C. 1010) is amended
by striking ‘‘SEC. 11. The’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘SEC. 11. SUSPENSION OF OPERATIONS AND PRODUCTION.
‘‘The’’.
(12) Section 12 (30 U.S.C. 1011) is amended
by striking ‘‘SEC. 12. Leases’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘SEC. 12. TERMINATION OF LEASES.
‘‘Leases’’.
(13) Section 13 (30 U.S.C. 1012) is amended
by striking ‘‘SEC. 13. The’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘SEC. 13. WAIVER, SUSPENSION, OR REDUCTION OF RENT-
AL OR ROYALTY.
‘‘The’’.
(14) Section 14 (30 U.S.C. 1013) is amended
by striking ‘‘SEC. 14. Subject’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘SEC. 14. SURFACE LAND USE.
‘‘Subject’’.
(15) Section 15 (30 U.S.C. 1014) is amended
by striking ‘‘SEC. 15. (a) Geothermal’’ and inserting
the following:
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‘‘SEC. 15. LANDS SUBJECT TO GEOTHERMAL LEASING.
‘‘(a) Geothermal’’.
(16) Section 16 (30 U.S.C. 1015) is amended
by striking ‘‘SEC. 16. Leases’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘SEC. 16. REQUIREMENT FOR LESSEES.
‘‘Leases’’.
(17) Section 17 (30 U.S.C. 1016) is amended
by striking ‘‘SEC. 17. Administration’’ and inserting
the following:
‘‘SEC. 17. ADMINISTRATION.
‘‘Administration’’.
(18) Section 19 (30 U.S.C. 1018) is amended
by striking ‘‘SEC. 19. Upon’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘SEC. 19. DATA FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.
‘‘Upon’’.
(19) Section 21 (30 U.S.C. 1020) is further
amended by striking ‘‘SEC. 21.’’, and by inserting
immediately before and above the remainder of that
section the following:
‘‘SEC. 21. PUBLICATION IN FEDERAL REGISTER; RESERVA-
TION OF MINERAL RIGHTS.’’.
(20) Section 22 (30 U.S.C. 1021) is amended
by striking ‘‘SEC. 22. Nothing’’ and inserting the
following:
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‘‘SEC. 22. FEDERAL EXEMPTION FROM STATE WATER LAWS.
‘‘Nothing’’.
(21) Section 23 (30 U.S.C. 1022) is amended
by striking ‘‘SEC. 23. (a) All’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘SEC. 23. PREVENTION OF WASTE; EXCLUSIVITY.
‘‘(a) All’’.
(22) Section 24 (30 U.S.C. 1023) is amended
by striking ‘‘SEC. 24. The’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘SEC. 24. RULES AND REGULATIONS.
‘‘The’’.
(23) Section 25 (30 U.S.C. 1024) is amended
by striking ‘‘SEC. 25. As’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘SEC. 25. INCLUSION OF GEOTHERMAL LEASING UNDER
CERTAIN OTHER LAWS.
‘‘As’’.
(24) Section 26 is amended by striking ‘‘SEC.
26. The’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘SEC. 26. AMENDMENT.
‘‘The’’.
(25) Section 27 (30 U.S.C. 1025) is amended
by striking ‘‘SEC. 27. The’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘SEC. 27. FEDERAL RESERVATION OF CERTAIN MINERAL
RIGHTS.
‘‘The’’.
(26) Section 28 (30 U.S.C. 1026) is amended
by striking ‘‘SEC. 28. (a)(1) The’’ and inserting the
following:
‘‘SEC. 28. SIGNIFICANT THERMAL FEATURES.
‘‘(a)(1) The’’.
(27) Section 29 (30 U.S.C. 1027) is amended
by striking ‘‘SEC. 29. The’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘SEC. 29. LAND SUBJECT TO PROHIBITION ON LEASING.
‘‘The’’.
SEC. 1820. INTERMOUNTAIN WEST GEOTHERMAL CONSOR-
TIUM.
(a) PARTICIPATION AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of
Energy, acting through the Idaho National Laboratory,
may participate in a consortium described in subsection
(b) to address science and science policy issues sur-
rounding the expanded discovery and use of geothermal
energy, including from geothermal resources on public
lands.
(b) MEMBERS.—The consortium referred to in sub-
section (a) shall—
(1) be known as the ‘‘Intermountain West Geo-
thermal Consortium’’;
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(2) be a regional consortium of institutions and
government agencies that focuses on building col-
laborative efforts among the universities in the State
of Idaho, other regional universities, State agencies,
and the Idaho National Laboratory;
(3) include Boise State University, the Univer-
sity of Idaho (including the Idaho Water Resources
Research Institute), the Oregon Institute of Tech-
nology, the Desert Research Institute with the Uni-
versity and Community College System of Nevada,
and the Energy and Geoscience Institute at the Uni-
versity of Utah;
(4) be hosted and managed by Boise State Uni-
versity; and
(5) have a director appointed by Boise State
University, and associate directors appointed by each
participating institution.
(c) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of En-
ergy, acting through the Idaho National Laboratory and
subject to the availability of appropriations, will provide
financial assistance to Boise State University for expendi-
ture under contracts with members of the consortium to
carry out the activities of the consortium.