,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dhfe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #cj1     
#bjbd,ms4 ,cortez ,masto 7for herself   
and ,ms4 ,murkowski7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
amend the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 
to expedite geothermal exploration and  
development in previously studied or    
developed areas4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,streamlining 
,thermal ,energy through ,advanced      
,mechanisms ,act or the ,,steam ,act4   
#b4 ,,nepa ,review ,section #cij of the 
,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #aeidb7 is amended-- 7#a7 in  
subsection 7a71 by inserting 1 or the   
,geothermal ,steam ,act of #aigj 7#cj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja et seq47 for the purpose
 of exploration or development of       
geothermal resources after or gas2 and  
7#b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in        
paragraph 7#b71 by striking or gas and  

inserting 1 gas1 or geothermal2 and     
7,b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking or  
gas and inserting 1 gas1 or geothermal4