H.R. 5576 · 119th Congress
Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act
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This bill exempts certain projects and activities related to geothermal development on federal land from environmental review requirements.
What it does: CRS summary · Reported to House · Aug 27, 2026
Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act
This bill exempts certain projects and activities related to geothermal development on federal land from environmental review requirements.
Specifically, the bill exempts certain geothermal exploration projects with limited impact on federal land from environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Geothermal exploration projects are those that involve the drilling of geothermal exploratory wells, such as temperature gradient wells, monitoring wells, or calibration wells, and that are limited in size, duration, and other aspects in accordance with specified criteria.
The bill also exempts from NEPA the following activities related to the exploration, development, or production of geothermal resources: (1) geotechnical investigations; (2) off-road travel in certain existing rights-of-way; and (3) the construction, maintenance, realignment, and repair of access roads within such rights-of-way.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act
Latest action (Aug 27, 2026): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 674.
Policy area: Environmental Protection · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 26, 2025
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