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Amends Section 390 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to change language used in NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) review provisions so that “geothermal” is explicitly included where the statute previously listed only “gas.” The amendment also directs an insertion of new text into subsection (a) (text of the insertion not shown in the excerpt).
The change is largely a targeted, terminology-level revision to clarify that geothermal projects are covered in the same places the law already referenced gas. That may affect how federal agencies apply NEPA rules and how developers and local communities are treated during environmental reviews for geothermal projects, but it does not by itself create new funding or broad policy programs.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced February 6, 2025 by Susie Lee · Last progress February 6, 2025
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