[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 30USC1001]
TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 23--GEOTHERMAL STEAM AND ASSOCIATED GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES
Sec. 1001. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term--
(a) ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior;
(b) ``geothermal lease'' means a lease issued under authority of
this chapter;
(c) ``geothermal steam and associated geothermal resources''
means (i) all products of geothermal processes, embracing indigenous
steam, hot water and hot brines; (ii) steam and other gases, hot
water and hot brines resulting from water, gas, or other fluids
artificially introduced into geothermal formations; (iii) heat or
other associated energy found in geothermal formations; and (iv) any
byproduct derived from them;
(d) ``byproduct'' means any mineral or minerals (exclusive of
oil, hydrocarbon gas, and helium) which are found in solution or in
association with geothermal steam and which have a value of less
than 75 per centum of the value of the geothermal steam or are not,
because of quantity, quality, or technical difficulties in
extraction and production, of sufficient value to warrant extraction
and production by themselves;
(e) ``known geothermal resources area'' means an area in which
the geology, nearby discoveries, competitive interests, or other
indicia would, in the opinion of the Secretary, engender a belief in
men who are experienced in the subject matter that the prospects for
extraction of geothermal steam or associated geothermal resources
are good enough to warrant expenditures of money for that purpose.
(f) ``Significant \1\ thermal features within units of the
National Park System'' shall include, but not be limited to, the
following:
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\1\ So in original. Probably should not be capitalized.
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(1) Thermal features within units of the National Park
System listed in Section \1\ 1026(a)(1) of this title and
designated as significant in the Federal Register notice of
August 3, 1987 (Vol. 52, No. 148 Fed. Reg. 28790).
(2) Crater Lake National Park.
(3) Thermal features within Big Bend National Park and Lake
Mead National Recreation Area proposed as significant in the
Federal Register notice of February 13, 1987 (Vol. 52, No. 30
Fed. Reg. 4700).
(4) Thermal features within units of the National Park
System added to the significant thermal features list pursuant
to section 1026(a)(2) of this title.
(Pub. L. 91-581, Sec. 2, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1566; Pub. L. 100-443,
Sec. 2(a), Sept. 22, 1988, 102 Stat. 1766.)
Amendments
1988--Par. (f). Pub. L. 100-443 added par. (f).
Short Title of 1988 Amendment
Section 1 of Pub. L. 100-443 provided that: ``This Act [enacting
sections 1026 and 1027 of this title, amending this section and sections
191, 226-3, 1005, 1017, and 1019 of this title, and en
