Committing Leases for Energy Access Now Act or the CLEAN Act
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to increase the frequency of lease sales under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 and establishes deadlines for consideration of geothermal drilling permits.
Specifically, Interior must increase the frequency of competitive geothermal lease sales in any state that has pending nominations of federal land to be leased for certain geothermal energy projects. Currently, Interior must hold lease sales at least once every two years. This bill requires Interior to hold a sale at least once a year. If a lease sale is canceled or delayed, then Interior must conduct a replacement sale during the same year. In conducting a lease sale in a state, Interior must offer all nominated parcels eligible for geothermal development and utilization under the resource management plan in effect for the state.
In addition, this bill requires Interior to notify an applicant whether or not its application for a geothermal drilling permit is complete within 30 days of receiving the application. If Interior determines that the application is complete, then it must issue a final decision on the application within 30 days of the date Interior sent the notification.
[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1449 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1449
To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to increase the frequency of
lease sales, to require replacement sales, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 8, 2023
Mr. Fulcher introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to increase the frequency of
lease sales, to require replacement sales, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Committing Leases for Energy Access
Now Act'' or the ``CLEAN Act''.
SEC. 2. GEOTHERMAL LEASING.
(a) Annual Leasing.--Section 4(b) of the Geothermal Steam Act of
1970 (30 U.S.C. 1003(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``2 years'' and inserting
``year'';
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs
(5) and (6), respectively; and
(3) after paragraph (2), by inserting the following:
``(3) Replacement sales.--If a lease sale under paragraph
(1) for a year is canceled or delayed, the Secretary of the
Interior shall conduct a replacement sale during the same year.
``(4) Requirement.--In conducting a lease sale under
paragraph (2) in a State described in that paragraph, the
Secretary of the Interior shall offer all nominated parcels
eligible for geothermal development and utilization under the
resource management plan in effect for the State.''.
(b) Deadlines for Consideration of Geothermal Drilling Permits.--
Section 4 of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1003) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(h) Deadlines for Consideration of Geothermal Drilling Permits.--
``(1) Notice.--Not later than 30 days after the date on
which the Secretary receives an application for any geothermal
drilling permit, the Secretary shall--
``(A) provide written notice to the applicant that
the application is complete; or
``(B) notify the applicant that information is
missing and specify any information that is required to
be submitted for the application to be complete.
``(2) Issuance of decision.--If the Secretary determines
that an application for a geothermal drilling permit is
complete under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall issue a
final decision on the application not later than 30 days after
the Secretary notifies the applicant that the application is
complete.''.
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House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1576 and Rule XVIII.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1449.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1576, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Grijalva amendment No. 1.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on Grijalva amendment No. 1, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Grijalva demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1576, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Grijalva amendment No. 2.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on Grijalva amendment No. 2, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Grijalva demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
Mr. Westerman moved that the committee rise.
On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1449 as unfinished business.
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Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6094-6097)
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1449.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Ms. Stansbury moved to recommit to the Committee on Natural Resources. (text: CR H6096)
The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 202 - 211 (Roll no. 472).
Roll Call #472 (House)Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 244 - 171 (Roll no. 473). (text: CR H6092)
Roll Call #473 (House)On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 244 - 171 (Roll no. 473). (text: CR H6092)
Roll Call #473 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.