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H.R. 398119th CongressPlaced on the calendarLatest action May 20, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2025
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Interior could charge geothermal companies fees to cover permitting and inspection costs through September 30, 2032.
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This bill lets the Interior Department charge geothermal companies fees to cover the government's costs of processing leases and permits and inspecting drilling and facility projects on public lands. The authority runs from enactment until September 30, 2032. Officials could reduce fees for financial hardship or existing cost-sharing agreements, and money collected would fund this same leasing and inspection work.
Companies developing geothermal energy projects on federal lands would face new fees. The Bureau of Land Management, which manages this program, would also be affected.
Companies could face added costs for permitting and inspections, though officials have discretion to lower fees in cases of hardship. Interior must report to Congress five years after enactment on the fee system's effects, with industry input.
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Right now: it was placed on the House floor calendar, and the official record shows no floor action on it since. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 569.