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House Bill 5638
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Geothermal Royalty Reform Act
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Introduced in House on Sep 30, 2025
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H. R. 5638 (Introduced-in-House)


119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5638


To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to require royalties on production from leased geothermal resources to be based on production from each electric generating facility, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 30, 2025

Mr. Kennedy of Utah introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to require royalties on production from leased geothermal resources to be based on production from each electric generating facility, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Geothermal Royalty Reform Act”.

SEC. 2. Geothermal royalties.

Section 5(a)(1) of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1004(a)(1)) is amended—

(1) in subparagraph (A)—

(A) by inserting “with respect to each electric generating facility producing electricity from such resources,” before “not less than”; and

(B) by inserting “by such facility” after “produced”; and

(2) in subparagraph (B)—

(A) by inserting “with respect to each electric generating facility producing electricity from such resources,” before “not less than”; and

(B) by inserting “by such facility” after “produced”.