Puerto Rico Energy Opportunity and Geothermal Assessment Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10275 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10275 To amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct certain geothermal assessments for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 3, 2026 Mr. Hernandez (for himself and Mr. Begich) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct certain geothermal assessments for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Puerto Rico Energy Opportunity and Geothermal Assessment Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. GEOTHERMAL ASSESSMENTS FOR COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO. Section 2501 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (30 U.S.C. 1028) is amended-- (1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and''; (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: ``(d) Puerto Rico.-- ``(1) In general.--In carrying out the update required under subsection (c), the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, and in coordination with relevant officials of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and institutions of higher education, shall conduct geothermal assessments, including enhanced geothermal systems assessments, for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. ``(2) Requirements.--The geothermal assessments conducted under paragraph (1) shall include-- ``(A) the production of high-resolut