US Congress House Bill 3709 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Introduced on October 1 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-02-24 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Geothermal Production Expansion Act - Amends competitive lease provisions of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to set forth conditions under which areas that adjoin federal lands for which a qualified lessee holds a legal right to develop geothermal resources may be made available to the lessee for noncompetitive lease at the fair market value per acre. Includes as such conditions that sufficient data has been submitted by a qualified geothermal professional to the relevant federal land management agency to engender a belief that: (1) there is a valid discovery of geothermal or geothermal steam resources on the lands for which the lessee holds the right to develop the resources; and (2) the thermal feature extends into the adjoining areas.

Geothermal Production Expansion Act

Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Jay Inslee [D-WA]	Rep. Walter Minnick [D-ID]
Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]	Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-02-24		Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2009-10-06		Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
2009-10-01		Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2009-10-01		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2434)

SB3993 (Related) 2010-12-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8349-8350)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/3709/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr3709/BILLS-111hr3709ih.pdf