30 U.S.C. § 1028 : US Code - Section 1028: Hot dry rock geothermal energy

Search 30 U.S.C. § 1028 : US Code - Section 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any such public or other lands that are withdrawn from geothermal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.