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U.S. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION 4
119TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session J HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 119-660
GEOTHERMAL OMBUDSMAN FOR NATIONAL
DEPLOYMENT AND OPTIMAL REVIEWS ACT
MAY 20, 2026.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. WESTERMAN, from the Committee on Natural Resources,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 5631]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the
bill (H.R. 5631) to appoint a Geothermal Ombudsman and establish
a Geothermal Permitting Task Force from within the Bureau of
Land Management, and for other purposes, having considered the
same, reports favorably thereon with an amendment and rec-
ommends that the bill as amended do pass.
The amendment is as follows:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the Geothermal Ombudsman for National Deployment
and Optimal Reviews Act.
SEC. 2. GEOTHERMAL OMBUDSMAN AND PERMITTING TASK FORCE.
(a) DEFINITIONS.-In this section:
(1) GEOTHERMAL AUTHORIZATION.-The term geothermal authorization
means any license, permit, approval, finding, determination, or other adminis-
trative decision issued by the Bureau of Land Management and any interagency
consultation that is required or authorized under Federal law in order to site,
construct, reconstruct, or commence operations of a geothermal energy project
administered by the Bureau of Land Management.
(2) GEOTHERMAL ENERGY PROJECT.-The term geothermal energy project
means a project wholly or partially located on public land that uses geothermal
energy to generate heat or electricity.
(3) PUBLIC LAND.-The term public land means lands subject to geothermal
leasing under section 3 of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1002).
(4) SECRETARY.-The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.
(5) TASK FORCE.-The term Task Force means the Geothermal Permitting
Task Force established under subsection (c).
(b) GEOTHERMAL OMBUDSMAN.-
(1) IN GENERAL.-Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall appoint from within the Bureau of Land Management
a Geothermal Ombudsman.
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