,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #efi #aaith  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #cih 
,report ,no4 #aai-fee ,,in ,,the ,,house
 ,,of ,,representatives  ,january #ad1  
#bjbe,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources   
,may #bj1 #bjbf;,committed to the       
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the       
,geothermal ,steam ,act of #aigj to     
provide cost-recovery authority for the 
,department of the ,interior4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,geothermal ,cost-,recovery         
,authority ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,cost    
recovery from geothermal leasing1       
permitting1 and inspections ,section #f 
of the ,geothermal ,steam ,act of #aigj 
7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajje7 is amended by     
adding at the end the following3  7j7   
,cost recovery  7#a7 ,in general ,during
 the period that begins on the date of  
enactment of this subsection and ends   

,september #cj1 #bjcb1 the ,secretary   
may require an applicant for1 or a      
holder of1 a geothermal lease to        
reimburse the ,united ,states for all   
reasonable administrative and other     
costs incurred by the ,united ,states   
from-- 7,a7 processing the application  
for the geothermal lease1 including any 
application for an operations plan1     
geothermal drilling permit1 utilization 
plan1 site license1 facility            
construction permit1 commercial use     
permit1 and any other approval          
associated with a geothermal lease2 and 
7,b7 inspecting and monitoring-- 7i7    
geophysical exploration activities2     
7ii7 the drilling1 plugging1 and        
abandonment of wells2 and  7iii7 the    
construction1 operation1 termination1   
and reclamation of any well site or     
facility for the utilization of         
geothermal resources pursuant to the    
geothermal lease4  7#b7 ,considerations 
,in determining whether to require      
reimbursement under paragraph 7#a71 the 

,secretary shall consider whether there 
is in existence a cooperative cost share
 agreement between the ,united ,states  
and the holder of a geothermal lease4   
7#c7 ,adjustments ,the ,secretary may   
reduce the amount to be reimbursed under
 paragraph 7#a7 if the ,secretary       
determines-- 7,a7 that full             
reimbursement would impose an economic  
hardship on the applicant2 or  7,b7 that
 a less than full reimbursement is      
necessary to promote the greatest use of
 geothermal resources4  7#d7 ,use ,the  
amounts reimbursed under this subsection
 shall be credited to the currently     
applicable appropriation1 account1 or   
fund of the ,department of the ,interior
 as discretionary offsetting            
collections1 and shall be available only
 to the extent provided in advance in   
appropriations ,acts for-- 7,a7         
processing the application for          
geothermal leases1 including any        
application for operations plans1       
geothermal drilling permits1 utilization

 plans1 site licenses1 facility         
construction permits1 commercial use    
permits1 and any other approval         
associated with geothermal leases2 and  
7,b7 inspecting and monitoring-- 7i7    
geophysical exploration activities2     
7ii7 the drilling1 plugging1 and        
abandonment of wells2 and  7iii7 the    
construction1 operation1 termination1   
and reclamation of any well site or     
facility for the utilization of         
geothermal resources pursuant to        
geothermal leases4  4  #c4 ,report  7a7 
,report ,not later than #e years after  
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary of the ,interior1 in         
consultation with the geothermal        
industry and other stakeholders1 shall  
submit to the ,committee on ,natural    
,resources of the ,house of             
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,energy and ,natural ,resources of the  
,senate1 and make publicly available on 
the website of the ,department of the   
,interior1 a report that includes-- 7#a7

 an assessment of how the amendments    
made by section #b of this ,act affected
 the ,bureau of ,land ,management's     
geothermal program2  7#b7 any           
recommendations for reauthorization of  
section #f7;j7 of the ,geothermal ,steam
 ,act of #aigj1 as added by this ,act2  
and  7#c7 any other recommendations for 
updates to such section and the ,bureau 
of ,land ,management's geothermal       
program4  7b7 ,considerations ,in       
developing the report required in       
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of the   
,interior shall solicit facts or        
information from the geothermal industry
 and other stakeholders4  ,may #bj1     
#bjbf;,committed to the ,committee of   
the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  
,union and ordered to be printed