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Senate Bill 4865
118th Congress(2023-2024)
STEAM Act
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S. 4865 (Introduced-in-Senate)


118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4865


To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to expedite geothermal exploration and development in previously studied or developed areas.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 30, 2024

Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

A BILL

To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to expedite geothermal exploration and development in previously studied or developed areas.

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 “Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms Act” or the “STEAM Act”.

SEC. 2. NEPA Review.

Section 390 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15942) is amended—

(1) in subsection (a), by inserting “, or the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) for the purpose of exploration or development of geothermal resources” after “or gas”; and

(2) in subsection (b)—

(A) in paragraph (2), by striking “or gas” and inserting “, gas, or geothermal”; and

(B) in paragraph (3), by striking “or gas” and inserting “, gas, or geothermal”.