§ 1028. — Hot dry rock geothermal energy.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 30USC1028]
TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 23--GEOTHERMAL STEAM AND ASSOCIATED GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES
Sec. 1028. Hot dry rock geothermal energy
(a) USGS program
The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the United States
Geological Survey, and in consultation with the Secretary of Energy,
shall establish a cooperative Government-private sector program with
respect to hot dry rock geothermal energy resources on public lands (as
such term is defined in section 1702(e) of title 43) and lands managed
by the Department of Agriculture, other than any such public or other
lands that are withdrawn from geothermal leasing. Such program shall
include, but shall not be limited to, activities to identify, select,
and classify those areas throughout the United States that have a high
potential for hot dry rock geothermal energy production and activities
to develop and disseminate information regarding the utilization of such
areas for hot dry rock energy production. Such information may include
information regarding field test processes and techniques for assuring
that hot dry rock geothermal energy development projects are developed
in an economically feasible manner without adverse environmental
consequences. Utilizing the information developed by the Secretary,
together with information developed in connection with other related
programs carried out by other Federal agencies, the Secretary, acting
through the United States Geological Survey, may also enter into
contracts and cooperative agreements with any public or private entity
to provide assistance to any such entity to enable such entity to carry
out additional projects with respect to the utilization of hot dry rock
geothermal energy resources which will further the purposes of this
section.
(b) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necesary
\1\ to carry out this section.
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\1\ So in original. Probably should be ``necessary''.
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(Pub. L. 102-486, title XXV, Sec. 2501, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3101.)
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, and
not as part of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 which comprises this
chapter.
