HR1449-118

In Committee

To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to increase the frequency of lease sales, to require replacement sales, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Nov 20, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to increase the frequency of lease sales, to require replacement sales, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers. The main policy domain is Energy, Immigration, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H4C701A4A09574AB7A9B981F20253B15C: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Committing Leases for Energy Access Now Act or the CLEAN Act.
  • Section H79928CBAABFE47F488D01BA2F643BAE4: 2. Geothermal leasing Section 4(b) of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1003(b)) is amended— in paragraph (2), by striking 2 years and inserting...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to increase the frequency of lease sales, to require replacement sales, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.

Key Policy Areas

Energy, Immigration, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to increase the frequency of lease sales, to require replacement sales, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.

Policy Domains

Energy Immigration Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
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energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
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federal implementing agencies:
energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Nov 20, 2024

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy …

Nov 12, 2024

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the …

Mar 8, 2023

Mr. Fulcher introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Energy
2 mentions across 1 clause
+2 positive

Geothermal energy developers, Renewable energy industry

Government
2 mentions across 1 clause
-2 negative

Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior

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sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Energy Immigration Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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