Sec. 222. COMPETITIVE LEASE SALE REQUIREMENTS
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## SEC. 222 COMPETITIVE LEASE SALE REQUIREMENTS Section 4 of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1003) is amended to read as follows: > > ## “SEC. 4 LEASING PROCEDURES > > > ### “(a) Nominations > > The Secretary shall accept nominations of land to be leased at any time from qualified companies and individuals under this Act. > > > ### “(b) Competitive Lease Sale Required > > > #### “(1) In general > > Except as otherwise specifically provided by this Act, all land to be leased that is not subject to leasing under subsection
(c)shall be leased as provided in this subsection to the highest responsible qualified bidder, as determined by the Secretary. > > > #### “(2) Competitive lease sales > > The Secretary shall hold a competitive lease sale at least once every 2 years for land in a State that has nominations pending under subsection
(a)if the land is otherwise available for leasing. > > > #### “(3) Lands subject to mining claims > > Lands that are subject to a mining claim for which a plan of operations has been approved by the relevant Federal land management agency may be available for noncompetitive leasing under this section to the mining claim holder. > > > ### “(c) Noncompetitive Leasing > > The Secretary shall make available for a period of 2 years for noncompetitive leasing any tract for which a competitive lease sale is held, but for which the Secretary does not receive any bids in a competitive lease sale. > > > ### “(d) Pending Lease Applications > > > #### “(1) In general > > It shall be a priority for the Secretary, and for the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to National Forest Systems land, to ensure timely completion of administrative actions, including amendments to applicable forest plans and resource management plans, necessary to process applications for geothermal leasing pending on the date of enactment of this subsection. All future forest plans and resource management plans for areas with high geothermal resource potential shall consider geothermal leasing and development. > > > #### “(2) Administration > > An application described in paragraph
(1)and any lease issued pursuant to the application— > > > ##### “(A) > > except as provided in subparagraph (B), shall be subject to this section as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this paragraph; or > > > ##### “(B) > > at the election of the applicant, shall be subject to this section as in effect on the effective date of this paragraph. > > > ### “(e) Leases Sold as a Block > > If information is available to the Secretary indicating a geothermal resource that could be produced as 1 unit can reasonably be expected to underlie more than 1 parcel to be offered in a competitive lease sale, the parcels for such a resource may be offered for bidding as a block in the competitive lease sale.” > .
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