§ 17192. Hydrothermal research and development

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.

1. 2007

   Advanced Geothermal Energy Research and Development Act of 2007

   Pub. L. 110–140 title VI § 613 · 121 Stat. 1492

   Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 17192

   Pub. L. 110–140, title VI, § 613, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1679

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 110–140, title VI, § 613, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1679

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 613. HYDROTHERMAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. (a) In General.— The Secretary shall support programs of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application to expand the use of geothermal energy production from hydrothermal systems, including the programs described in subsection (b). (b) Programs.— (1) Advanced hydrothermal resource tools.— The Secretary, in consultation with other appropriate agencies, shall support a program to develop advanced geophysical, geochemical, and geologic tools to assist in locating hidden hydrothermal resources, and to increase the reliability of site characterization before, during, and after initial drilling. The program shall develop new prospecting techniques to assist in prioritization of targets for characterization. The program shall include a field component. (2) Industry coupled exploratory drilling.— The Secretary shall support a program of cost-shared field demonstration programs, to be pursued, simultaneously and independently, in collaboration with industry partners, for the demonstration of advanced technologies and techniques of siting and exploratory drilling for undiscovered resources in a variety of geologic settings. The program shall include incentives to encourage the use of advanced technologies and techniques.

2. 2020

   Energy Act of 2020

   Pub. L. 116–260 div. Z title III § 3002(b) · 134 Stat. 1182

   Amended · 42 U.S.C. § 17192

   Pub. L. 116–260 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to hydrothermal research and development

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 116–260 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to hydrothermal research and development.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Hydrothermal Research and Development.— Section 613 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17192) is amended to read as follows: “SEC. 613. HYDROTHERMAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. “(a) In General.— The Secretary shall carry out a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application for geothermal energy production from hydrothermal systems. “(b) Programs.— The program authorized in subsection (a) shall include the following: “(1) Advanced hydrothermal resource tools.— The research and development of advanced geologic tools to assist in locating hydrothermal resources, and to increase the reliability of site characterization, including the development of new imaging and sensing technologies and techniques to assist in prioritization of targets for characterization; “(2) Exploratory drilling for geothermal resources.— The demonstration of advanced technologies and techniques of siting and exploratory drilling for undiscovered resources in a variety of geologic settings, carried out in collaboration with industry partners that will assist in the acquisition of high quality data sets relevant for hydrothermal subsurface characterization activities.” .

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