,,ib  ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #eff  #aah?   
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #gdbb
  ,report ,no4 #aah-fgj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se 
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bj1     
#bjbd ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces        
,septemb] #ab1 #bjbd ,report$ ) an      
am5dm5t1 committ$ to ! ,committee ( !   
,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 &    
ord]$ to be pr9t$ ,/rike out all aft] ! 
enact+ clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 9      
italic ,= text ( introduc$ bill1 see    
copy ( bill z introduc$ on ,febru>y #bj1
 #bjbd  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,geo!rmal 
,/eam ,act ( #aigj to provide           
co/-recov]y au?ority = ! ,dep>tm5t ( !  
,int]ior4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,geo!rmal ,co/-,recov]y    
,au?ority ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,co/       
recov]y f geo!rmal leas+ & p]mitt+      
,section #f ( ! ,geo!rmal ,/eam ,act (  
#aigj 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajje7 is am5d$ by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7j7 ,co/       
recov]y  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,dur+ ! p]iod t  

beg9s on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is        
subsection & ends ,septemb] #cj1 #bjca1 
! ,secret>y may require a hold] ( a     
geo!rmal lease to reimburse ! ,unit$    
,/ates = all reasonable adm9i/rative &  
o!r co/s incurr$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates f-- 
7,a7 process+ ! application = ! geo!rmal
 lease1 includ+ any application = an    
op]ations plan1 geo!rmal drill+ p]mit1  
utilization plan1 site lic5se1 facility 
con/ruction p]mit1 comm]cial use p]mit1 
& any o!r approval associat$ ) a        
geo!rmal lease2 &  7,b7 monitor+-- 7i7  
geophysical exploration op]ations2  7ii7
 ! drill+1 plugg+1 & ab&onm5t ( wells2 &
  7iii7 ! con/ruction1 op]ation1        
t]m9ation1 & reclamation ( any well site
 or facility = ! utilization ( geo!rmal 
res\rces pursuant to ! geo!rmal lease4  
7#b7 ,consid]ations ,9 det]m9+ :e!r to  
require reimbursem5t "u p>agraph 7#a71 !
 ,secret>y %all consid] :e!r !re is 9   
exi/5ce a contribut$ funds agreem5t     
betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! hold] ( a    
geo!rmal lease4  7#c7 ,adju/m5ts ,!     

,secret>y may r$uce ! am\nt to be       
reimburs$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 if !         
,secret>y det]m9es--  7,a7 t full       
reimbursem5t w\ld impose an economic    
h>d%ip on ! hold] ( ! geo!rmal lease2 or
  7,b7 t a less ?an full reimbursem5t is
 necess>y to promote ! greate/ use (    
geo!rmal res\rces4  7#d7 ,use ,! am\nts 
reimburs$ "u ?is subsection %all be     
available to ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior = 
exp5diture =-- 7,a7 process+ !          
application = ! geo!rmal lease1 includ+ 
any application = an op]ations plan1    
geo!rmal drill+ p]mit1 utilization plan1
 site lic5se1 facility con/ruction      
p]mit1 comm]cial use p]mit1 & any o!r   
approval associat$ ) a geo!rmal lease2 &
  7,b7 monitor+-- 7i7 geophysical       
exploration op]ations2  7ii7 ! drill+1  
plugg+1 & ab&onm5t ( wells2 &  7iii7 !  
con/ruction1 op]ation1 t]m9ation1 &     
reclamation ( any well site or facility 
= ! utilization ( geo!rmal res\rces     
pursuant to ! geo!rmal lease4  4  #c4   
,report  7a7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #e ye>s

 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !   
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior %all submit to ! 
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces ( !      
,s5ate1 & make publicly available on !  
website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior1 a   
report t includes-- 7#a7 an assessm5t ( 
h[ ! am5dm5ts made by section #b ( ?is  
,act affect$ ! ,bureau ( ,l&            
,managem5t's geo!rmal program1 includ+ !
 accompli%m5ts ( ea* field (fice relat+ 
to ! coord9ation & process+ ( geo!rmal  
p]mits & any o!r approval associat$ ) a 
geo!rmal lease2  7#b7 any recomm5dations
 = reau?orization ( section #f7;j7 ( !  
,geo!rmal ,/eam ,act ( #aigj1 z add$ by 
?is ,act2 &  7#c7 any o!r recomm5dations
 = updates to su* section & ! ,bureau ( 
,l& ,managem5t's geo!rmal program4  7b7 
,consid]ations ,9 develop+ ! report     
requir$ 9 subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( 
! ,int]ior %all solicit facts or        
in=mation f ! geo!rmal indu/ry & o!r    
/akehold]s4  ,septemb] #ab1 #bjbd       

,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 committ$ to !    
,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( 
! ,union1 & ord]$ to be pr9t$