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Energy and EmergenciesH.R. 5617Not Yet VotedComments

Geothermal Gold Book Development Act

Official title: To direct the Department of the Interior to identify and publish standard procedures and guidelines for geothermal leasing and permit issuance for environmentally responsible geothermal operations on Federal lands.

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What This Bill Does

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to identify standard procedures and guidelines for efficient and environmentally responsible geothermal leasing and permitting on federal land and include the procedures and guidelines in its Surface Operating Standards and Guidelines for Oil and Gas Exploration and Development publication, commonly known as the Gold Book.

Interior must (1) publish an updated version of the Gold Book within 270 days of identifying such procedures and guidelines, and (2) review the Gold Book every five years and publish an updated version if necessary to support efficient and environmentally responsible geothermal leasing and permitting.

Interior must also rename the Gold Book to reflect the incorporation of standard procedures and guidelines related to geothermal development.

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Timeline

  1. House floor actionsReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-659.
  2. House committee actionsSubcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged
  3. House committee actionsSubcommittee Hearings Held
  4. House committee actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
  5. Library of CongressIntroduced in House
  6. House floor actionsReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  7. Introduced
  8. Committee

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