H.R. 5617: Geothermal Gold Book Development Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-09-30 · Energy · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 573.

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Geothermal Gold Book Development Act

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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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Geothermal Gold Book Development Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] · 1 cosponsors

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr5617.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr5617 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills