Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining
Chapter 27 — Geothermal Energy
§ 1501. Congressional statement of findings
Statutory text
The Congress finds that—
domestic geothermal reserves can be developed into regionally significant energy sources promoting the economic health and national security of the Nation;
there are institutional and economic barriers to the commercialization of geothermal technology; and
Federal agencies should consider the use of geothermal energy in the Government’s buildings.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Energy Security Act
Pub. L. 96–294 title VI § 602 · 94 Stat. 611
Enacted · 30 U.S.C. § 1501
(Pub. L. 96–294, title VI, § 602, June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 763.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 96–294, title VI, § 602, June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 763.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 602. findings The Congress finds that— 30 USC 1501. (1) domestic geothermal reserves can be developed into regionally significant energy sources promoting the economic health and national security of the Nation; (2) there are institutional and economic barriers to the commercialization of geothermal technology; and (3) Federal agencies should consider the use of geothermal energy in the Government’s buildings.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title
Pub. L. 96–294, title VI, § 601, , 94 Stat. 763, provided that: “This title [enacting this chapter and sections 1146 and 1147 of this title and amending sections 1141 and 1143 of this title and sections 796, 824a–3, 824i, and 824j of Title 16, Conservation] may be cited as the ‘Geothermal Energy Act of 1980’.”