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CLEAN Act

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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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119th
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2026-07-14
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James E. Risch
James E. Risch
Republican · ID · Senator
Votes with party: 75.2% (834 recorded votes)

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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.

2026-07-15

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Plain-English Summary

The bill would make it easier for companies to lease federal land for geothermal energy development by requiring the government to hold lease sales more often and to offer replacement parcels when previously leased areas are no longer available. This change would affect energy companies looking to develop geothermal power projects on public lands and could increase the pace of geothermal energy development in the United States.

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119 S4960 IS: Committing Leases for Energy Access Now Act U.S. Senate 2026-07-14 text/xml EN 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. II119th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 4960IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJuly 14, 2026Mr. Risch introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesA BILLTo amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to increase the frequency of lease sales, to require replacement sales, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Committing Leases for Energy Access Now Act or the CLEAN Act.2.Geothermal leasing(a)Annual leasingSection 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 SalesIf 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)RequirementOf the nominated parcels eligible for geothermal development and utilization under the resource management plan in effect for the State, the Secretary shall, in conducting a lease sale under paragraph (2), offer for lease—(A)75 percent of such nominated parcels; and(B)the remaining 25 percent of such nominated parcels, unless the Secretary provides a written justification that identifies a statutory, environmental, or administrative basis that prevents the Secretary from offering such nominated parcels for lease..(b)Deadlines for consideration of geothermal drilling permitsSection 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)NoticeNot 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 or deferral(A)In generalNot later than 30 days after the Secretary has provided written notice to an applicant for a geothermal drilling permit that the application for such permit is complete pursuant to paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall—(i)issue the permit, if the requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and other applicable law have been completed within such timeframe; or(ii)defer the decision on the permit and provide to the applicant a notice—(I)that specifies any steps that the applicant could take for the permit to be issued; and(II)that includes a list of actions that need to be taken by the agency to comply with applicable law, together with timelines and deadlines for taking such actions, which shall not exceed the deadlines specified in section 107(g) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4336a(g)).(B)Deadline for deferred decisionsIf the Secretary defers a decision on a permit under subparagraph (A)(ii), the Secretary shall issue a decision on the permit not later than 10 days after the applicant takes any steps specified pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ii)(I) and the agency takes the actions listed pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ii)(II) in accordance with any applicable timelines and deadlines..
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