S.562: Geothermal Exploration Opportunities Act of 2015

About This Bill

  • Introduced Feb. 25, 2015
  • Latest Major Action May 19, 2015

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Bill Summary

Geothermal Exploration Opportunities Act of 2015 This bill amends the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to categorically exclude from the requirements for an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) a geothermal exploration test project on National Forest System land or land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) if the project is either: a geophysical...

(Source: Library of Congress)

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There are 2 statements associated with S.562.

Bill Actions

Date Description
May 19, 2015
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Feb. 25, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Feb. 25, 2015

Introduced in the Senate by Dean Heller (R-Nev.)

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