118th Congress Energy
H.R. 7422: Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2024
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Summary
This bill expands the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to give the Department of the Interior the authority to collect certain fees from holders of geothermal leases through September 30, 2031. Specifically, Interior may direct those leaseholders to reimburse the United States for costs from (1) processing applications for geothermal leases on federal land, such as applications for geothermal drilling permits; and (2) monitoring geothermal exploration and development activities, including reclamation activities. Interior may reduce the amount of the fee if it determines that (1) the full reimbursement would impose an economic hardship on the leaseholder, or (2) a less than full reimbursement is necessary to promote the greatest use of geothermal resources.
Interior must use those fees for processing applications for geothermal leases and monitoring related exploration and development activities.
Within five years of the bill's enactment, Interior must submit to Congress a report that includes an assessment of how the fees affect Interior's geothermal leasing program and any recommendations for updates to the fees and the program.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
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Amendments
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Who scored on this bill
- 1Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez SponsorIntroduced, marked up, reported, passed House4 events+62
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History
- Passed the House by voice vote.
- Introduced in the House by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5726-5727)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7422.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5726-5727)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5726-5727)
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-670.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 566.
- Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
- Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.