#aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #gdji  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d ! ,geo!rmal
 ,/eam ,act ( #aigj to waive !          
requirem5t = a ,f$]al drill+ p]mit =    
c]ta9 activities1 to exempt c]ta9       
activities f ! requirem5ts ( ! ,national
 ,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,h>ness+ ,en]gy ,at
 ,!rmal ,s\rces ,act or ! ,,heats ,act4 
#b4 ,no ,f$]al p]mit requir$ = geo!rmal 
activities on c]ta9 l& ,! ,geo!rmal     
,/eam ,act ( #aigj 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja 
et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !    
foll[+3  #cj4 ,no ,f$]al p]mit requir$ =
 geo!rmal activities on c]ta9 l&  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all n require an   
op]ator to obta9 a ,f$]al drill+ p]mit =
 geo!rmal exploration & production      
activities conduct$ on a non-,f$]al     
surface e/ate1 provid$ t-- 7#a7 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates holds an own]%ip int]e/ ( less  
?an #ej p]c5t ( ! subsurface geo!rmal   
e/ate to be access$ by ! propos$ action2
 &  7#b7 ! op]ator submits to !         

,secret>y a ,/ate p]mit to conduct      
geo!rmal exploration & production       
activities on ! non-,f$]al surface      
e/ate4  7b7 ,no ,f$]al action ,a        
geo!rmal exploration & production       
activity c>ri$ out "u subsection 7a7--  
7#a7 %all n be consid]$ a major ,f$]al  
action = ! purposes ( section           
#ajb7b77;,c7 ( ! ,national ,environm5tal
 ,policy ,act ( #aifi2  7#b7 %all       
require no additional ,f$]al action2    
7#c7 may comm5ce #cj days aft]          
submission ( ! ,/ate p]mit to !         
,secret>y2  7#d7 %all n be subject to   
section #g ( ! ,endang]$ ,species ,act (
 #aigc2 &  7#e7 %all only be consid]$ an
 und]tak+ "u division ,a ( subtitle     
,,iii ( title #ed1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code  
7commonly ref]r$ to z ! ,national       
,hi/oric ,pres]vation ,act71 if1 )      
respect to ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! activity     
occurs1 !re is no ,/ate law 9 effect t  
addresses ! pres]vation ( hi/oric       
prop]ties 9 su* ,/ate4  7c7 ,royalties &
 production acc\ntability  7#a7 ,no?+ 9 

?is section %all affect ! am\nt (       
royalties due to ! ,unit$ ,/ates "u ?is 
,act f ! production ( electricity us+   
geo!rmal res\rces 7o!r ?an direct use ( 
geo!rmal res\rces7 or ! production ( any
 byproducts4  7#b7 ,! ,secret>y may     
conduct onsite reviews & inspections to 
ensure prop] acc\ntability1 measurem5t1 
& report+ ( ! production describ$ 9     
subsection 7a71 & paym5t ( royalties4   
7d7 ,exceptions ,?is section %all n     
apply to actions on ,indian l&s or      
res\rces manag$ 9 tru/ = ! b5efit (     
,indian ,tribes4  7e7 ,indian l& ,9 ?is 
section1 ! t]m ,indian l& means-- 7#a7  
any l& locat$ )9 ! b\nd>ies ( an ,indian
 res]vation1 pueblo1 or ran*]ia2 &  7#b7
 any l& n locat$ )9 ! b\nd>ies ( an     
,indian res]vation1 pueblo1 or ran*]ia1 
! title to :i* is held-- 7,a7 9 tru/ by 
! ,unit$ ,/ates = ! b5efit ( an ,indian 
tribe or an individual ,indian2  7,b7 by
 an ,indian tribe or an individual      
,indian1 subject to re/riction aga9/    
ali5ation "u laws ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 or 

7,c7 by a dep5d5t ,indian community4  4 
,pass$ ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives        
,novemb] #ad1 #bjbd4;,cl]k4