Washington, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Eli Crane issued the following news release:
Yesterday, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) led a hearing as Ranking Member of the Energy and Minerals Subcommittee of the Natural Resources Committee on nine bills on geothermal energy development, including her legislation, the Geothermal Gold Book Development Act.
Ansari's Geothermal Gold Book Development Act establishes clear, consistent procedures and guidelines for geothermal leasing, exploration, permitting, and development. The bill directs the Department of the Interior, through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to create a "Gold Book" for geothermal energy, mirroring gold books already in use in oil, wind, and solar sectors.
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