H.R. 1449 — Engrossed in House

118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1449 AN ACT To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to increase the frequency of lease sales, to require replacement sales, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Committing Leases for Energy Access Now Act or the CLEAN Act. 2. Geothermal leasing (a) Annual leasing Section 4(b) of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1003(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking 2 years and inserting year; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and (3) after paragraph (2), by inserting the following: (3) Replacement Sales If a lease sale under paragraph (1) for a year is canceled or delayed, the Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a replacement sale during the same year. (4) Requirement In conducting a lease sale under paragraph (2) in a State described in that paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior shall offer all nominated parcels eligible for geothermal development and utilization under the resource management plan in effect for the State. . (b) Deadlines for consideration of geothermal drilling permits Section 4 of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1003) is amended by adding at the end the following: (h) Deadlines for consideration of geothermal drilling permits (1) Notice Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives an application for any geothermal drilling permit, the Secretary shall— (A) provide written notice to the applicant that the application is complete; or (B) notify the applicant that information is missing and specify any information that is required to be submitted for the application to be complete. (2) Issuance of decision If the Secretary determines that an application for a geothermal drilling permit is complete under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall issue a final decision on the application not later than 30 days after the Secretary notifies the applicant that the application is complete. . Passed the House of Representatives November 19, 2024.Clerk.