,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bjjd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ae1 #bjac ,mr4  
,simpson 7= himself & ,mr4 ,de,fazio7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a 
,,bill  ,to exp& geo!rmal production1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,geo!rmal          
,production ,expansion ,act ( #bjac4    
#b4 ,noncompetitive leas+ ( adjo9+ areas
 = developm5t ( geo!rmal res\rces       
,section #d7;b7 ( ! ,geo!rmal ,/eam ,act
 ( #aigj 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjc7;b77 is   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#d7  
,adjo9+ l&  7,a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is     
p>agraph3  7i7 ,fair m>ket value p] acre
 ,! t]m fair m>ket value p] acre means a
 doll> am\nt p] acre t--  7,i7 except z 
provid$ 9 ?is clause1 %all be equal to !
 m>ket value p] acre 7tak+ into acc\nt !
 det]m9ation "u subp>agraph 7,b77iii7   
reg>d+ a valid discov]y on ! adjo9+ l&7 
z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y "u regulations 
issu$ "u ?is p>agraph2  7,,ii7 %all be  

det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y ) respect to a   
lease "u ?is p>agraph1 by n lat] ?an !  
end ( ! #ahj-;day p]iod beg9n+ on ! date
 ! ,secret>y receives an application = !
 lease2 &  7,,iii7 %all be n less ?an ! 
great] (--  7aa7 #d times ! m$ian am\nt 
paid p] acre = all l& leas$ "u ?is ,act 
dur+ ! prec$+ ye>2 or  7bb7 #ej4  7ii7  
,indu/ry /&>ds ,! t]m indu/ry /&>ds     
means ! /&>ds by :i* a qualifi$ geo!rmal
 pr(essional assesses :e!r d[nhole or   
fl[+ temp]ature measurem5ts )           
indications ( p]meability are suffici5t 
to produce en]gy f geo!rmal res\rces1 z 
det]m9$ ?r\gh fl[ or injection te/+ or  
measurem5t ( lo/ circulation :ile       
drill+4  7iii7 ,qualifi$ ,f$]al l& ,!   
t]m qualifi$ ,f$]al l& means l& t is    
o!rwise available = leas+ "u ?is ,act4  
7iv7 ,qualifi$ geo!rmal pr(essional ,!  
t]m qualifi$ geo!rmal pr(essional means 
an individual :o is an eng9e] or        
geosci5ti/ 9 good pr(essional /&+ ) at  
lea/ #e ye>s ( exp]i5ce 9 geo!rmal      
exploration1 developm5t1 or project     

assessm5t4  7v7 ,qualifi$ lessee ,! t]m 
qualifi$ lessee means a p]son t may hold
 a geo!rmal lease "u ?is ,act 7includ+  
applicable regulations74  7vi7 ,valid   
discov]y ,! t]m valid discov]y means a  
discov]y ( a geo!rmal res\rce by a new  
or exi/+ slim hole or production well1 t
 exhibits d[nhole or fl[+ temp]ature    
measurem5ts ) indications ( p]meability 
t are suffici5t to meet indu/ry /&>ds4  
7,b7 ,au?ority ,an area ( qualifi$      
,f$]al l& t adjo9s o!r l& = :i* a       
qualifi$ lessee holds a legal "r to     
develop geo!rmal res\rces may be        
available = a noncompetitive lease "u   
?is section to ! qualifi$ lessee at !   
fair m>ket value p] acre1 if--  7i7 !   
area ( qualifi$ ,f$]al l&--  7,i7       
consi/s ( n less ?an #a acre & n m ?an  
#fdj acres2 &  7,,ii7 is n already leas$
 "u ?is ,act or nom9at$ to be leas$ "u  
subsection 7a72  7ii7 ! qualifi$ lessee 
has n previ\sly receiv$ a noncompetitive
 lease "u ?is p>agraph 9 connection ) ! 
valid discov]y = :i* data has be5       

submitt$ "u clause 7iii77,i72 &  7iii7  
suffici5t geological & o!r te*nical data
 prep>$ by a qualifi$ geo!rmal          
pr(essional has be5 submitt$ by !       
qualifi$ lessee to ! applicable ,f$]al  
l& managem5t ag5cy t w\ld lead          
individuals :o are exp]i5c$ 9 ! subject 
matt] to believe t--  7,i7 !re is a     
valid discov]y ( geo!rmal res\rces on ! 
l& = :i* ! qualifi$ lessee holds ! legal
 "r to develop geo!rmal res\rces2 &     
7,,ii7 t !rmal feature ext5ds into !    
adjo9+ areas4  7,c7 ,det]m9ation ( fair 
m>ket value  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y  
%all--  7,i7 publi% a notice ( any      
reque/ to lease l& "u ?is p>agraph2     
7,,ii7 det]m9e fair m>ket value =       
purposes ( ?is p>agraph 9 accordance )  
proc$ures = mak+ ^? det]m9ations t are  
e/abli%$ by regulations issu$ by !      
,secret>y2  7,,iii7 provide to a        
qualifi$ lessee & publi%1 ) an          
opportunity = public comm5t = a p]iod ( 
#cj days1 any propos$ det]m9ation "u ?is
 subp>agraph ( ! fair m>ket value ( an  

area t ! qualifi$ lessee seeks to lease 
"u ?is p>agraph2 &  7,,iv7 provide to ! 
qualifi$ lessee & any adv]sely affect$  
p>ty ! opportunity to appeal ! f9al     
det]m9ation ( fair m>ket value 9 an     
adm9i/rative proce$+ be=e ! applicable  
,f$]al l& managem5t ag5cy1 9 accordance 
) applicable law 7includ+ regulations74 
7ii7 ,limitation on nom9ation ,aft]     
publication ( a notice ( reque/ to lease
 l& "u ?is p>agraph1 ! ,secret>y may n  
accept "u subsection 7a7 any nom9ation (
 ! l& = leas+ unless ! reque/ has be5   
d5i$ or )drawn4  7iii7 ,annual r5tal ,= 
purposes ( section #e7;a77#c71 a lease  
aw>d$ "u ?is p>agraph %all be consid]$ a
 lease aw>d$ 9 a competitive lease sale4
  7,d7 ,regulations ,n lat] ?an #bgj    
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( !         
,geo!rmal ,production ,expansion ,act ( 
#bjac1 ! ,secret>y %all issue           
regulations to c>ry out ?is p>agraph4  4