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HR 398 - 119

Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2025

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 569.

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Secretary of the Interior 1
Secretary of the Interior shall solicit facts or 1

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30 U.S.C. 1005 1

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(b) Considerations.--In developing the report required in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior shall solicit facts or information from the geothermal industry and other stakeholders. Union Calendar No. 569 119th CONGRESS 2d Session

Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 569. Energy

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Summary

00 Introduced in House Apr 11, 2025

Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2025 This bill expands the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to give the Department of the Interior the authority to collect certain fees from applicants for, or holders of, geothermal leases through September 30, 2032. Specifically, Interior may direct those applicants or leaseholders to reimburse the United States for costs from (1) processing applications for geothermal leases on federal land, such as applications for geothermal drilling permits; and (2) inspecting and monitoring geothermal exploration and development activities, including reclamation activities. Interior may reduce the amount of the fee if it determines that (1) the full reimbursement would impose an economic hardship on the applicant, or (2) a less than full reimbursement is necessary to promote the greatest use of geothermal resources. Interior may use those fees only to the extent that they are provided in advance in appropriations acts for (1) processing applications for geothermal leases, and (2) inspecting and monitoring related exploration and development activities. Within five years of the bill's enactment, Interior must submit to Congress a report that includes an assessment of how the fees affect Interior's geothermal leasing program and any recommendations for updates to the fees and the program.

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Timeline

May 20, 2026

Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-655.

May 20, 2026

Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-655.

May 20, 2026

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 569.

Mar 5, 2026

Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged

Mar 5, 2026

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Mar 5, 2026

Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

Dec 16, 2025

Subcommittee Hearings Held

Dec 9, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Jan 14, 2025

Introduced in House

Jan 14, 2025

Introduced in House

Jan 14, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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