United StatesEnhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act
What it does
This bill exempts certain projects and activities related to geothermal development on federal land from environmental review requirements.
More detail
Specifically, the bill exempts certain geothermal exploration projects with limited impact on federal land from environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Geothermal exploration projects are those that involve the drilling of geothermal exploratory wells, such as temperature gradient wells, monitoring wells, or calibration wells, and that are limited in size, duration, and other aspects in accordance with specified criteria.
The bill also exempts from NEPA the following activities related to the exploration, development, or production of geothermal resources: (1) geotechnical investigations; (2) off-road travel in certain existing rights-of-way; and (3) the construction, maintenance, realignment, and repair of access roads within such rights-of-way.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Aug 27Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-773.Latest
- Aug 27Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 674.
- Mar 5Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged
- Mar 5Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Mar 5Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 16.
- 2025
- Dec 16Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Dec 9Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Sep 26Introduced in House
- Sep 26Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.Introduced