HR 9658 · 93th Congress · Energy

Geothermal Energy Development Corporation Act

Introduced 1973-07-30· Sponsored by Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-38]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Science and Astronautics.(1973-07-30)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Geothermal Energy Development Corporation Act - Declares it to be the finding of Congress that the Nation is currently suffering a critical shortage of environmentally acceptable forms of energy and that the development of geothermal resources, fostered by Federal financial assistance, offers possibilities of process energy and other nonelectric applications. Authorizes the Director of the National Science Foundation to fund research related to energy in support of the objectives of this Act. Establishes the Geothermal Energy Development Corporation. Creates a Board of Directors for such Corporation, setting forth the composition and compensation of the Board. Empowers the Administrator of General Services to enter into contracts with private entities agreeing to join in organizing industrial participation in the purposes and functions of the Corporation. Directs the Corporation to select sites for two or more demonstration installations to develop technologies for the generation of steam and electric power from geothermal resources. Requires the Corporation to make available the use of any patent obtained by theCorporation with respect to any invention made in connection with acti…

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Cosponsors (10)

8 Democrats2 Republicans