Sec. 2. Cost recovery from geothermal leasing, permitting, and inspections
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Section 6 of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 ( 30 U.S.C. 1005 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: During the period that begins on the date of enactment of this subsection and ends September 30, 2032, the Secretary may require an applicant for, or a holder of, a geothermal lease to reimburse the United States for all reasonable administrative and other costs incurred by the United States from— processing the application for the geothermal lease, including any application for an operations plan, geothermal drilling permit, utilization plan, site license, facility construction permit, commercial use permit, and any other approval associated with a geothermal lease; and inspecting and monitoring— geophysical exploration activities; the drilling, plugging, and abandonment of wells; and the construction, operation, termination, and reclamation of any well site or facility for the utilization of geothermal resources pursuant to the geothermal lease.
In determining whether to require reimbursement under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider whether there is in existence a cooperative cost share agreement between the United States and the holder of a geothermal lease. The Secretary may reduce the amount to be reimbursed under paragraph
(1)if the Secretary determines— that full reimbursement would impose an economic hardship on the applicant; or that a less than full reimbursement is necessary to promote the greatest use of geothermal resources. The amounts reimbursed under this subsection shall be credited to the currently applicable appropriation, account, or fund of the Department of the Interior as discretionary offsetting collections, and shall be available only to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts for— processing the application for geothermal leases, including any application for operations plans, geothermal drilling permits, utilization plans, site licenses, facility construction permits, commercial use permits, and any other approval associated with geothermal leases; and inspecting and monitoring— geophysical exploration activities; the drilling, plugging, and abandonment of wells; and the construction, operation, termination, and reclamation of any well site or facility for the utilization of geothermal resources pursuant to geothermal leases. .
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Cost recovery from geothermal leasing, permitting, and inspections
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