STEAM Act
The STEAM Act amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to include geothermal energy projects in the streamlined environmental review process currently applied to gas projects. This change would reduce regulatory requirements for geothermal developers on federal lands, allowing them to follow a simplified permitting path similar to gas projects. The bill directly affects geothermal energy companies and federal agencies like the Department of the Interior that manage land use and environmental reviews. By updating the exemption list to include "geothermal," it aligns geothermal project reviews with existing gas project procedures.
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Jul 2024
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Introduced Jul 30, 2024
Last action Jul 30, 2024
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Jul 30, 2024
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Jul 30, 2024
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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