HR 1363 · 113th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Exploring for Geothermal Energy on Federal Lands Act

Introduced 2013-03-21· Sponsored by Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1]· House

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 521.(2014-12-22)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Exploring for Geothermal Energy on Federal Lands Act - Exempts projects determined by the Secretary of the Interior to be geothermal exploration test projects from environmental impact statement requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Defines a "geothermal exploration test project" as the drilling of a well to test or explore for geothermal resources on lands leased by the Department of the Interior for the development and production of geothermal resources, that is completed in less than 45 days, that causes less than five acres of soil or vegetation disruption at the location of each well and no more than five additional acres of soil or vegetation disruption during access or egress to the test site, and that is developed: (1) no deeper than 2,500 feet, (2) less than eight inches in diameter, (3) in a manner that does not require off-road motorized access other than to and from the well site along an identified off-road route, (4) without construction of new roads other than upgrading of existing drainage crossings for safety purposes, and (5) with the use of rubber-tired digging or drilling equipment vehicles. Requires th…

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H.R. 1363, Exploring for Geothermal Energy on Federal Lands Act

Oct 9, 2014

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on September 18, 2014

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