Sec. 2. Update to geothermal resource assessment
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Section 2501 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 ( 30 U.S.C. 1028 ) is amended— by redesignating subsections
(a)and
(b)as subsections
(b)and (d), respectively; by inserting before subsection
(b)(as so redesignated) the following: In this section, the term enhanced geothermal systems has the meaning given the term in section 612 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 17191 ). ; by inserting after subsection
(b)(as so redesignated) the following: The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the United States Geological Survey, and in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall update the United States geothermal resource assessment carried out by the United States Geological Survey, including by focusing on— with respect to areas previously identified by the Department of Energy or the United States Geological Survey as having significant potential for hydrothermal energy or enhanced geothermal systems energy— improving the resolution of resource potential at systematic temperatures and depths, including temperatures and depths appropriate for power generation and direct use applications; quantifying the total potential to coproduce geothermal energy and minerals; incorporating data relevant to underground thermal energy storage and exchange, such as aquifer and soil properties; and producing high resolution maps, including— maps that indicate key subsurface parameters for electric and direct use resources; and risk maps for induced seismicity based on geologic, geographic, and operational parameters; and to the maximum extent practicable, expanding geothermal assessments, including enhanced geothermal systems assessments, to include assessments for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the States of Alaska and Hawaii. ; and in subsection
(d)(as so redesignated), by striking necesary and inserting necessary .
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