Geothermal Gold Book Development Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5617 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5617 To direct the Department of the Interior to identify and publish standard procedures and guidelines for geothermal leasing and permit issuance for environmentally responsible geothermal operations on Federal lands. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 30, 2025 Ms. Ansari (for herself and Mr. Huffman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Department of the Interior to identify and publish standard procedures and guidelines for geothermal leasing and permit issuance for environmentally responsible geothermal operations on Federal lands. 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 ``Geothermal Gold Book Development Act''. SEC. 2. PUBLICATION OF ``GOLD BOOK'' FOR GEOTHERMAL OPERATIONS ON FEDERAL LANDS. (a) Identification.--Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Department of the Interior, in consultation with other relevant Federal agencies, shall identify standard procedures and guidelines for efficient and environmentally responsible geothermal leasing and permitting. (b) Publication.--Not later than 180 days after identifying standard procedures and guidelines under subsection (a), the Department of the Interior shall publish a ``Gold Book'' containing such standard procedures and guidelines for use by the field offices of the Bureau of Land Management and geothermal operators. (c) Consultation.--Before publishing the Gold Book, the Department of the Interior shall consult with-- (1) other relevant Federal agencies, including field offices of