Geothermal Production Expansion Act of 2015

1/11/2023, 1:27 PM

Congressional Summary of S 822

Geothermal Production Expansion Act of 2015

This bill amends the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to allow the Department of the Interior to award noncompetitive leases on up to 640 acres of federal land for geothermal development if: (1) the land is available for leasing and not already leased or nominated to be leased, (2) the lessee has a legal right to develop geothermal resources on land adjacent to the federal land that will be leased, (3) sufficient data was submitted to Interior to show there is a valid discovery of geothermal resources on the adjacent land and that the thermal feature extends into the adjoining federal land, and (4) the lessee has not previously received a noncompetitive lease for the discovery.

Interior must lease the land at fair market value, publish a notice of any lease requests, and provide review of the final determination of fair market value.

Lessees must make annual rental payments equal to those required for lands that are leased competitively.

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Current Status of Bill S 822

Bill S 822 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since March 19, 2015. Bill S 822 was introduced during Congress 114 and was introduced to the Senate on March 19, 2015.  Bill S 822's most recent activity was Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. as of May 19, 2015

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 822

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
4
Democrat Cosponsors
1
Republican Cosponsors
3
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 822

Primary Policy Focus

Energy

Potential Impact Areas

Administrative remediesAlternative and renewable resourcesDepartment of the InteriorGovernment information and archivesLand use and conservation

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 822

Geothermal Production Expansion Act of 2015A bill to expand geothermal production, and for other purposes.Geothermal Production Expansion Act of 2015
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Sponsors and Cosponsors of S 822

Ron Wyden
Ron Wyden
Oregon(Democrat)
James E. Risch
James E. Risch
Idaho(Republican)
Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley
Oregon(Democrat)
Lisa Murkowski
Lisa Murkowski
Alaska(Republican)
Mike Crapo
Mike Crapo
Idaho(Republican)

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