,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aija  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ai1 #bjai,ms4   
,cortez ,ma/o 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,wyd57   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
promote geo!rmal en]gy1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,geo!rmal ,en]gy           
,opportunities ,act or ! ,,geo ,act4    
#b4 ,national goals = production & site 
id5tification ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress  
t1 n lat] ?an #aj ye>s aft] ! date (    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act-- 7#a7 ! ,secret>y (
 ! ,int]ior %\ld seek to h approv$ m ?an
 #ae1jjj megawatts ( new geo!rmal en]gy 
capacity on public l& across a          
geographically div]se set ( ,/ates us+ !
 full range ( available te*nologies2 &  
7#b7 ! ,director ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
,geological ,survey & ! ,secret>y (     
,en]gy %\ld id5tify sites capable (     
produc+ a total ( #ej1jjj megawatts (   
geo!rmal p[]1 us+ ! full range (        

available te*nologies4  #c4 ,priority   
areas = developm5t on ,f$]al l& ,!      
,director ( ! ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t1 
9 consultation ) o!r appropriate ,f$]al 
(ficials1 %all-- 7#a7 id5tify           
high-priority areas = new geo!rmal      
developm5t2 &  7#b7 take any actions !  
,director det]m9es necess>y to          
facilitate t developm5t1 consi/5t )     
applicable laws4  #d4 ,facilitation (   
coproduction ( geo!rmal en]gy on oil &  
gas leases ,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 ,l& subject to oil & gas  
lease ,l& "u an oil & gas lease issu$   
pursuant to ! ,m9]al ,leas+ ,act 7#cj   
,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq47 or ! ,m9]al     
,leas+ ,act = ,acquir$ ,l&s 7#cj        
,u4,s4,c4 #cea et seq47 t is subject to 
an approv$ application = p]mit to drill 
& f :i* oil & gas production is occurr+ 
may be available = noncompetitive leas+ 
"u ?is section to ! hold] ( ! oil & gas 
lease-- 7,a7 on a det]m9ation t-- 7i7   

geo!rmal en]gy w be produc$ f a well    
produc+ or capable ( produc+ oil & gas2 
&  7ii7 national en]gy security w be    
improv$ by ! issuance ( su* a lease2 &  
7,b7 to provide = ! coproduction (      
geo!rmal en]gy ) oil & gas4  4  #e4     
,co/-%>$ exploration  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,to  
promote ! goals describ$ 9 section #b1 !
 ,secret>y ( ,en]gy may conduct a       
f$]ally fund$ program ( co/-%>$ drill+ )
 indu/ry p>tn]s-- 7#a7 to explore &     
docum5t new geo!rmal res\rces 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates2 &  7#b7 to develop improv$     
tools & me?ods = geo!rmal res\rce       
id5tification & extraction1 ) ! goal (  
a*iev+ mat]ial r$uctions 9 ! co/ (      
exploration ) a correspond+ increase 9 !
 likelihood ( drill+ success4  7b7      
,grants  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,to c>ry out !   
program describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 !    
,secret>y ( ,en]gy may aw>d co/-%>e     
grants on a competitive & m]it basis to 
eligible applicants to support          
exploration drill+ & relat$ activities4 
7#b7 ,project crit]ia ,9 select+        

applicants to receive grants "u p>agraph
 7#a71 ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all-- 7,a7 
give pref]5ce to applicants propos+     
projects locat$ 9 a v>iety ( geologic & 
geographic sett+s ) previ\sly unexplor$1
 und]explor$1 or unprov5 geo!rmal       
res\rces2 &  7,b7 consid]-- 7i7 !       
pot5tial t ! unprov5 geo!rmal res\rces  
w\ld be explor$ & develop$ "u ! propos$ 
project2  7ii7 ! exp]tise & exp]i5ce (  
an applicant 9 develop+ geo!rmal        
res\rces2 &  7iii7 ! contribution !     
propos$ project w\ld make t[>d meet+ !  
goals describ$ 9 section #b4  7c7 ,data 
%>+  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,data f all          
exploratory wells t are c>ri$ out "u !  
program describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 %all  
be provid$ to ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy & !  
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior =-- 7,a7 use 9   
mapp+ national geo!rmal res\rces2 &     
7,b7 o!r purposes1 includ+-- 7i7        
subsurface geologic data2  7ii7         
metadata2  7iii7 borehole temp]ature    
data2 &  7iv7 inclusion 9 ! ,national   
,geo!rmal ,data ,sy/em ( ! ,dep>tm5t (  

,en]gy4  7#b7 ,%>+ ( confid5tial data ,n
 lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 confid5tial data f all     
exploratory wells t are c>ri$ out "u !  
program describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 %all  
be provid$ to ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy & !  
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior = ! purposes     
describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b7 (   
p>agraph 7#a71 to be available = a p]iod
 ( "t to be det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y (    
,en]gy & ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior4  #f4 
,use ( geo!rmal lease rev5ues  7a7      
,am\nts deposit$ ,not)/&+ any o!r       
provision ( law1 beg9n+ 9 ! fir/ full   
fiscal ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 any am\nts receiv$ by ! ,unit$    
,/ates z r5tals1 royalties1 & o!r       
paym5ts requir$ "u leases pursuant to ! 
,geo!rmal ,/eam ,act ( #aigj 7#cj       
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja et seq47 7exclud+ funds 
requir$ to be paid to ,/ate & c\nty     
gov]nm5ts7 & f new geo!rmal leases issu$
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act %all 
be deposit$ into a sep>ate acc\nt 9 !   
,treasury4  7b7 ,use ( deposits ,am\nts 

deposit$ "u subsection 7a7 %all be      
available to ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy =     
exp5diture1 )\t fur!r appropriation or  
fiscal ye> limitation1 to c>ry out      
section #e4  7c7 ,transf] ( funds ,to   
promote ! goals describ$ 9 section #b1 !
 ,secret>y ( ,en]gy may au?orize !      
exp5diture or transf] ( any funds t are 
necess>y to o!r coop]at+ ,f$]al ag5cies4
  #g4 ,noncompetitive leas+ ( adjo9+    
areas = developm5t ( geo!rmal res\rces  
,section #d7;b7 ( ! ,geo!rmal ,/eam ,act
 ( #aigj 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjc7;b77 7z   
am5d$ by section #d7 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7#e7 ,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&71 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 is      
eligible to 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 ,en]gy  
,opportunities ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
issue regulations to c>ry out ?is       
p>agraph4  4  #h4 ,l>ge-scale geo!rmal  
en]gy ,title ,,vi ( ! ,en]gy ,indep5d5ce
 & ,security ,act ( #bjjg is am5d$ by   
ins]t+ aft] section #faf 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 

#agaie7 ! foll[+3  #faf;,a4 ,l>ge-,scale
 ,geo!rmal ,en]gy  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress 
f9ds t-- 7#a7 ! ,geo!rmal ,te*nologies  
,program ( ! ,(fice ( ,en]gy ,effici5cy 
& ,r5ewable ,en]gy ( ! ,dep>tm5t has    
includ$ a focus on direct use ( geo!rmal
 en]gy 9 ! l[-temp]ature geo!rmal en]gy 
subprogram 7includ+ 9 ! developm5t ( a  
rese>* & developm5t plan = ! program72  
7#b7 ! ,build+ ,te*nologies ,program ( !
 ,(fice ( ,en]gy ,effici5cy & ,r5ewable 
,en]gy ( ! ,dep>tm5t-- 7,a7 is focus$ on
 ! en]gy dem& & en]gy effici5cy (       
build+s2 &  7,b7 includes geo!rmal heat 
pumps z a compon5t te*nology 9 !        
resid5tial & comm]cial deploym5t        
activities ( ! program2 &  7#c7 geo!rmal
 heat pumps & direct use ( geo!rmal     
en]gy1 especially 9 l>ge-scale          
applications1 c make a significant      
contribution to ! use ( r5ewable en]gy b
 are und]repres5t$ 9 rese>*1 developm5t1
 demon/ration1 & comm]cialization4  7b7 
,purposes ,! purposes ( ?is section     
are-- 7#a7 to improve ! compon5ts1      

processes1 & sy/ems us$ = geo!rmal heat 
pumps & ! direct use ( geo!rmal en]gy2 &
  7#b7 to increase ! en]gy effici5cy1   
l[] ! co/1 increase ! use1 & improve &  
demon/rate ! applicability ( geo!rmal   
heat pumps to1 & ! direct use ( geo!rmal
 en]gy 91 l>ge build+s1 comm]cial       
di/ricts1 resid5tial communities1 & l>ge
 municipal1 agricultural1 or indu/rial  
projects4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section3 7#a7 ,direct use ( geo!rmal    
en]gy ,! t]m direct use ( geo!rmal en]gy
 means sy/ems t use wat] t is at a      
temp]ature betwe5 approximately #ch     
degrees ,celsius & #adi degrees ,celsius
 directly or ?r\gh a heat ex*ang] to    
provide-- 7,a7 heat+ to build+s2 or     
7,b7 heat requir$ = indu/rial processes1
 agriculture1 aquaculture1 & o!r        
facilities4  7#b7 ,geo!rmal heat pump ,!
 t]m geo!rmal heat pump means a sy/em t 
provides heat+ & cool+ by ex*ang+ heat f
 %all[ gr\nd or surface wat] us+-- 7,a7 
a clos$ loop sy/em1 :i* transf]s heat by
 way ( buri$ or imm]s$ pipes t conta9 a 

mix ( wat] & work+ fluid2 or  7,b7 an   
op5 loop sy/em1 :i* circulates gr\nd or 
surface wat] directly into ! build+ &   
returns ! wat] to ! same aquif] or      
surface wat] s\rce4  7#c7 ,l>ge-scale   
application ,! t]m l>ge-scale           
application means an application = space
 or process heat+ or cool+ = l>ge       
entities ) a "n-plate capacity1 expect$ 
res\rce1 or rat+ ( #aj or m megawatts1  
su* z a l>ge build+1 comm]cial di/rict1 
resid5tial community1 or a l>ge         
municipal1 agricultural1 or indu/rial   
project4  7#d7 ,secret>y ,! t]m         
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy1   
act+ ?r\gh ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y =      
,en]gy ,effici5cy & ,r5ewable ,en]gy4   
7d7 ,program  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y
 %all e/abli% a program ( rese>*1       
developm5t1 & demon/ration = geo!rmal   
heat pumps & ! direct use ( geo!rmal    
en]gy4  7#b7 ,areas ,! program may      
include rese>*1 developm5t1             
demon/ration1 & comm]cial application   
(-- 7,a7 geo!rmal gr\nd loop effici5cy  

improvem5ts ?r\gh m effici5t heat       
transf] fluids2  7,b7 geo!rmal gr\nd    
loop effici5cy improvem5ts ?r\gh m      
effici5t !rmal gr\ts = wells & tr5*es2  
7,c7 geo!rmal gr\nd loop in/allation co/
 r$uction ?r\gh-- 7i7 improv$ drill+    
me?ods2  7ii7 improvem5ts 9 drill+      
equipm5t2  7iii7 improvem5ts 9 design   
me?odology & en]gy analysis proc$ures2 &
  7iv7 improv$ me?ods = det]m9ation (   
gr\nd !rmal prop]ties & gr\nd           
temp]atures2  7,d7 in/all+ geo!rmal     
gr\nd loops ne> ! f\ndation walls ( new 
con/ruction to take advantage ( exi/+   
/ructures2  7,e7 us+ gray or black      
wa/ewat] z a me?od ( heat ex*ange2  7,f7
 improv+ geo!rmal heat pump sy/em       
economics ?r\gh integration ( geo!rmal  
sy/ems ) o!r build+ sy/ems1 includ+     
provid+ hot & cold wat] & reject+ or    
circulat+ indu/rial process heat ?r\gh  
refrig]ation heat rejection & wa/e heat 
recov]y2  7,g7 advanc$ geo!rmal sy/ems  
us+ v>iable pump+ rates to increase     
effici5cy2  7,h7 geo!rmal heat pump     

effici5cy improvem5ts2  7,i7 use ( hot  
wat] f\nd 9 m9es & m9e %afts & o!r      
surface wat]s z ! heat ex*ange m$ium2   
7,j7 heat+ ( di/ricts1 neighborhoods1   
communities1 l>ge comm]cial or public   
build+s 7includ+ (fice1 retail1         
educational1 gov]nm5t1 & in/itutional   
build+s & multifamily resid5tial build+s
 & campuses71 & indu/rial & manufactur+ 
facilities2  7,k7 geo!rmal sy/em        
integration ) sol> !rmal wat] heat+ or  
cool ro(s & sol>-reg5]at$ desiccants to 
balance loads & use build+ hot wat] to  
/ore geo!rmal en]gy2  7,l7 use ( hot    
wat] coproduc$ f oil & gas recov]y2     
7,m7 use ( wat] s\rces at a temp]ature (
 less ?an #aej degrees ,celsius = direct
 use2  7,n7 sy/em integration ( direct  
use ) geo!rmal electricity production2 &
  7,o7 coproduction ( heat & p[]1       
includ+ on-site use4  7#c7 ,environm5tal
 impacts ,9 c>ry+ out ! program1 !      
,secret>y %all id5tify & mitigate       
pot5tial environm5tal impacts 9         
accordance ) section #fad7;c74  7e7     

,grants  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all
 make grants available to ,/ate & local 
gov]nm5ts1 in/itutions ( high]          
education1 nonpr(it entities1 utilities1
 & =-pr(it companies 7includ+           
manufactur]s ( heat-pump & direct-use   
compon5ts & sy/ems7 to promote !        
developm5t ( geo!rmal heat pumps & !    
direct use ( geo!rmal en]gy4  7#b7      
,priority ,9 mak+ grants "u ?is         
subsection1 ! ,secret>y %all give       
priority to proposals t apply to l>ge   
build+s 7includ+ (fice1 retail1         
educational1 gov]nm5t1 in/itutional1 &  
multifamily resid5tial build+s &        
campuses & indu/rial & manufactur+      
facilities71 comm]cial di/ricts1 &      
resid5tial communities4  7#c7 ,national 
solicitation ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 !      
,secret>y %all conduct a national       
solicitation = applications = grants "u 
?is section4  7f7 ,reports  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( 
enactm5t ( ?is section & annually       

!reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !   
,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural         
,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on  
,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives a report on progress  
made & results obta9$ "u ?is section to 
develop geo!rmal heat pumps & direct use
 ( geo!rmal en]gy4  7#b7 ,areas ,ea* ( !
 reports requir$ "u ?is subsection %all 
include-- 7,a7 an analysis ( progress   
made 9 ea* ( ! areas describ$ 9         
subsection 7d77#b72 &  7,b7 7i7 a       
description ( any relevant              
recomm5dations made dur+ a review ( !   
program2 &  7ii7 any plans to address ! 
recomm5dations "u clause 7i74  4  #i4   
,report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an #c ye>s
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & n 
less frequ5tly ?an once e #e ye>s       
!reaft]1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior & !   
,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all submit to !     
appropriate committees ( ,congress a    
report describ+ ! progress made t[>ds   
a*iev+ ! goals describ$ 9 section #b4   
#aj4 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re

 are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry 
out ?is ,act su* sums z are necess>y4