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Canonical URL: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5587

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119 HR 5587 IH: Harnessing Energy At Thermal Sources Act 
 U.S. House of Representatives 
 2025-09-26 
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 
 
 
 
 I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5587 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 26, 2025 Mrs. Kim (for herself and Mr. Gray ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to waive the requirement for a Federal drilling permit for certain activities, to exempt certain activities from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes. 
 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Harnessing Energy At Thermal Sources Act or the HEATS Act . 2. No Federal permit required for geothermal activities on certain land The Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 ( 30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
 
 30. No Federal permit required for geothermal activities on certain land 
 (a) In general The Secretary shall not require an operator to obtain a Federal drilling permit for geothermal exploration and production activities conducted on a non-Federal surface estate, provided that— (1) the United States holds an ownership interest of less than 50 percent of the subsurface geothermal estate to be accessed by the proposed action; and 
 (2) the operator submits to the Secretary a State permit to conduct geothermal exploration and production activities on the non-Federal surface estate. (b) No Federal action A geothermal exploration and production activity carried out under subsection (a)— 
 (1) shall not be considered a major Federal action for the purposes of section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; (2) shall require no additional Federal action; 
 (3) may commence 30 days after submission of the State permit to the Secretary; (4) shall no…

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