H.R. 1687

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1687 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 1687

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 3, 2026

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources

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AN ACT

To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to increase the frequency of 
lease sales, to require replacement sales, and for other purposes.

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 ``Committing Leases for Energy Access 
Now Act'' or the ``CLEAN Act''.

SEC. 2. GEOTHERMAL LEASING.

(a) Annual Leasing.--Section 4(b) of the Geothermal Steam Act of 
1970 (30 U.S.C. 1003(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``2 years'' and inserting 
``year'';
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
(5) and (6), respectively; and
(3) after paragraph (2), by inserting the following:
``(3) Replacement sales.--If a lease sale under paragraph 
(1) for a year is canceled or delayed, the Secretary of the 
Interior shall conduct a replacement sale during the same year.
``(4) Requirement.--Of the nominated parcels eligible for 
geothermal development and utilization under the resource 
management plan in effect for the State, the Secretary shall, 
in conducting a lease sale under paragraph (2), offer for 
lease--
``(A) 75 percent of such nominated parcels; and
``(B) the remaining 25 percent of such nominated 
parcels, unless the Secretary provides a written 
justification that identifies a statutory, 
environmental, or administrative basis that prevents 
the Secretary from offering such nominated parcels for 
lease.''.
(b) Deadlines for Consideration of Geothermal Drilling Permits.--
Section 4 of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1003) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(h) Deadlines for Consideration of Geothermal Drilling Permits.--
``(1) Notice.--Not later than 30 days after the date on 
which the Secretary receives an application for any geothermal 
drilling permit, the Secretary shall--
``(A) provide written notice to the applicant that 
the application is complete; or
``(B) notify the applicant that information is 
missing and specify any information that is required to 
be submitted for the application to be complete.
``(2) Issuance or deferral.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the 
Secretary has provided written notice to an applicant 
for a geothermal drilling permit that the application 
for such permit is complete pursuant to paragraph 
(1)(A), the Secretary shall--
``(i) issue the permit, if the requirements 
under the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and other 
applicable law have been completed within such 
timeframe; or
``(ii) defer the decision on the permit and 
provide to the applicant a notice--
``(I) that specifies any steps that 
the applicant could take for the permit 
to be issued; and
``(II) that includes a list of 
actions that need to be taken by the 
agency to comply with applicable law, 
together with timelines and deadlines 
for taking such actions, which shall 
not exceed the deadlines specified in 
section 107(g) of the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4336a(g)).
``(B) Deadline for deferred decisions.--If the 
Secretary defers a decision on a permit under 
subparagraph (A)(ii), the Secretary shall issue a 
decision on the permit not later than 10 days after the 
applicant takes any steps specified pursuant to 
subparagraph (A)(ii)(I) and the agency takes the 
actions listed pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ii)(II) in 
accordance with any applicable timelines and 
deadlines.''.

Passed the House of Representatives June 2, 2026.

Attest:

KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

Clerk.