HEATS Act

This bill would make it easier to do geothermal energy drilling on state and private land (but not on Indian lands) by removing certain federal permit and review requirements. If the federal government owns less than half of the underground geothermal resources being accessed, operators would not need a federal drilling permit as long as they have a state permit. The bill also says these drilling activities would not require federal environmental reviews, endangered species consultations, or historic preservation reviews, though the historic preservation exemption only applies if the state already has its own law protecting historic properties.

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