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Core Policy Mechanism Top 2
Annual Geothermal Lease Sales with Replacement and Parcel Minimums
Amends the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to require the Department of the Interior (DOI) to conduct geothermal lease sales annually (rather than every two years), mandates a replacement sale in the same calendar year whenever a scheduled sale is canceled or delayed, and requires DOI to offer at least 75 percent of nominated eligible parcels at each sale while allowing withholding of the remaining 25 percent only with a written statutory, environmental, or administrative justification.
- Population Scope Low Directly affects geothermal energy developers and federal land lease applicants — a narrow commercial population well under 10% of the U.S. population.
- Budgetary Magnitude Low No funds are authorized, appropriated, or obligated by this provision.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth High Converts the Department of the Interior (DOI)'s (DOI) discretionary leasing schedule into a binding statutory mandate, adds a new replacement-sale obligation, and imposes a quantified minimum parcel-offer floor — together a substantive restructuring of DOI's leasing duties under the Geothermal Steam Act.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Medium Mandatory 'shall' language governs frequency and replacement sales, but DOI retains meaningful discretion to withhold up to 25% of nominated parcels with a written justification.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Medium DOI must conduct annual sales, manage replacement-sale logistics, assess parcel eligibility, and produce written justifications for any withheld parcels — recurring case-by-case administrative obligation with no new enforcement penalties.
- Temporal Commitment High Persists indefinitely until Congress acts to repeal or amend it.
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Regulatory or Legal Changes Top 2
Geothermal Drilling Permit Application Deadlines
Adds a new subsection to the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 requiring the Secretary of the Interior (DOI) to determine whether a geothermal drilling permit application is complete within 30 days of receipt, and then either issue the permit or provide a detailed deferral notice — including applicant action steps, agency action lists, and NEPA-compliant timelines — within a further 30 days, with a final decision deadline triggered once both the applicant and agency have completed their respective steps.
- Population Scope Low Directly affects geothermal drilling permit applicants — a narrow subset of energy developers well under 10% of the U.S. population.
- Budgetary Magnitude Low Same as above.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth Medium Creates new statutory timelines and mandatory notice duties on Department of the Interior (DOI) for permit processing — a procedural constraint on agency conduct that binds how DOI acts rather than changing the substantive eligibility standards for geothermal drilling permits.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Low Strict 'shall' deadlines govern each step of permit processing, leaving DOI minimal discretion beyond identifying outstanding NEPA requirements and applicant action steps.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Medium DOI must track intake dates, issue completeness determinations, generate detailed deferral notices, and meet a triggered final-decision deadline — recurring per-application administrative load with no new civil or criminal penalties.
- Temporal Commitment High Same as above.
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Summary
The Committing Leases for Energy Access Now Act (CLEAN Act) amends the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to increase the frequency of geothermal lease sales from once every two years to once annually, require the Department of the Interior (DOI) to conduct a replacement sale in the same year if a scheduled sale is canceled or delayed, and mandate that at least 75 percent of nominated eligible parcels be offered at each sale (with a written justification required to withhold the remaining 25 percent). The bill also establishes strict deadlines for DOI to process geothermal drilling permit applications, requiring completeness determinations within 30 days and permit issuance or a detailed deferral notice within a subsequent 30-day window.
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Core Policy Mechanism Top 2
Annual Geothermal Lease Sales with Replacement and Parcel Minimums
Amends the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to require the Department of the Interior (DOI) to conduct geothermal lease sales annually (rather than every two years), mandates a replacement sale in the same calendar year whenever a scheduled sale is canceled or delayed, and requires DOI to offer at least 75 percent of nominated eligible parcels at each sale while allowing withholding of the remaining 25 percent only with a written statutory, environmental, or administrative justification.
- Population Scope Low Directly affects geothermal energy developers and federal land lease applicants — a narrow commercial population well under 10% of the U.S. population.
- Budgetary Magnitude Low No funds are authorized, appropriated, or obligated by this provision.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth High Converts the Department of the Interior (DOI)'s (DOI) discretionary leasing schedule into a binding statutory mandate, adds a new replacement-sale obligation, and imposes a quantified minimum parcel-offer floor — together a substantive restructuring of DOI's leasing duties under the Geothermal Steam Act.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Medium Mandatory 'shall' language governs frequency and replacement sales, but DOI retains meaningful discretion to withhold up to 25% of nominated parcels with a written justification.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Medium DOI must conduct annual sales, manage replacement-sale logistics, assess parcel eligibility, and produce written justifications for any withheld parcels — recurring case-by-case administrative obligation with no new enforcement penalties.
- Temporal Commitment High Persists indefinitely until Congress acts to repeal or amend it.
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Core Policy Mechanism
Annual Geothermal Lease Sales with Replacement and Parcel Minimums
Regulatory or Legal Changes Top 2
Geothermal Drilling Permit Application Deadlines
Adds a new subsection to the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 requiring the Secretary of the Interior (DOI) to determine whether a geothermal drilling permit application is complete within 30 days of receipt, and then either issue the permit or provide a detailed deferral notice — including applicant action steps, agency action lists, and NEPA-compliant timelines — within a further 30 days, with a final decision deadline triggered once both the applicant and agency have completed their respective steps.
- Population Scope Low Directly affects geothermal drilling permit applicants — a narrow subset of energy developers well under 10% of the U.S. population.
- Budgetary Magnitude Low Same as above.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth Medium Creates new statutory timelines and mandatory notice duties on Department of the Interior (DOI) for permit processing — a procedural constraint on agency conduct that binds how DOI acts rather than changing the substantive eligibility standards for geothermal drilling permits.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Low Strict 'shall' deadlines govern each step of permit processing, leaving DOI minimal discretion beyond identifying outstanding NEPA requirements and applicant action steps.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Medium DOI must track intake dates, issue completeness determinations, generate detailed deferral notices, and meet a triggered final-decision deadline — recurring per-application administrative load with no new civil or criminal penalties.
- Temporal Commitment High Same as above.
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Regulatory or Legal Changes
Geothermal Drilling Permit Application Deadlines
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