HR5617Referred to Committee

Geothermal Gold Book Development Act

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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
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2025-09-30
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Yassamin Ansari
Yassamin Ansari
Democrat · AZ · Representative
Votes with party: 97.1% (661 recorded votes)

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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 573.

2026-05-20

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Geothermal Gold Book Development Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to identify standard procedures and guidelines for efficient and environmentally responsible geothermal leasing and permitting on federal land and include the procedures and guidelines in its Surface Operating Standards and Guidelines for Oil and Gas Exploration and Development publication, commonly known as the Gold Book. Interior must (1) publish an updated version of the Gold Book within 270 days of identifying such procedures and guidelines, and (2) review the Gold Book every five years and publish an updated version if necessary to support efficient and environmentally responsible geothermal leasing and permitting. Interior must also rename the Gold Book to reflect the incorporation of standard procedures and guidelines related to geothermal development.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5617 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5617 To direct the Department of the Interior to identify and publish standard procedures and guidelines for geothermal leasing and permit issuance for environmentally responsible geothermal operations on Federal lands. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 30, 2025 Ms. Ansari (for herself and Mr. Huffman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Department of the Interior to identify and publish standard procedures and guidelines for geothermal leasing and permit issuance for environmentally responsible geothermal operations on Federal lands. 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 ``Geothermal Gold Book Development Act''. SEC. 2. PUBLICATION OF ``GOLD BOOK'' FOR GEOTHERMAL OPERATIONS ON FEDERAL LANDS. (a) Identification.--Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Department of the Interior, in consultation with other relevant Federal agencies, shall identify standard procedures and guidelines for efficient and environmentally responsible geothermal leasing and permitting. (b) Publication.--Not later than 180 days after identifying standard procedures and guidelines under subsection (a), the Department of the Interior shall publish a ``Gold Book'' containing such standard procedures and guidelines for use by the field offices of the Bureau of Land Management and geothermal operators. (c) Consultation.--Before publishing the Gold Book, the Department of the Interior shall consult with-- (1) other relevant Federal agencies, including field offices of the Bureau of Land Management; and (2) outside stakeholders, including developers and other experts. (d) Inclusions.--The Gold Book shall include standard procedures and guidelines for-- (1) land use planning and geothermal lease sales; and (2) ensuring the efficient review and approval of environmentally responsible geothermal development, including-- (A) exploration and geophysical operations; (B) permitting lease operations; (C) compliance with all applicable laws and regulations; (D) construction and maintenance; (E) drilling and production operations; (F) appeals; and (G) relevant categorical exclusions available at each stage. (e) Periodic Revision.--The Department of the Interior shall-- (1) at least once every five years, review the Gold Book; and (2) as necessary, revise the Gold Book. <all>
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