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IntroducedCongressional Bill

HEATS Act

What This Means

Harnessing Energy At Thermal Sources Act or the HEATS Act This bill exempts certain geothermal activities on state and private lands (except Indian lands) from drilling permit requirements as well as environmental and historic preservation review requirements. First, the bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from requiring an operator to obtain a drilling permit under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 for any geothermal exploration and production activity conducted on a nonfederal surface estate (i.e., the part of the estate that is above ground) if (1) the United States holds an ownership interest of less than 50% of the subsurface geothermal estate to be accessed by the proposed action, and (2) the operator submits to Interior a state permit to conduct the geothermal exploration and production activity on the nonfederal surface estate. Next, the bill states that such geothermal exploration and production activity is not considered a major federal action under National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Thus, such activity does not trigger NEPA's environmental review requirements. In addition, the bill exempts such activity from the consultation requirements under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. It also exempts the activity from review under the National Historic Preservation Act unless the state in which the activity occurs does not have a state law that addresses the preservation of historic properties.

Vote Record

No: 49Yes: 48Not Voting: 3
Brad ShermanDistrict 32Representative
No
Adam GrayDistrict 13Representative
Yes
Adriano EspaillatDistrict 13Representative
No
Steve ScaliseDistrict 1Representative
Yes
James ComerDistrict 1Representative
Yes
Gwen MooreDistrict 4Representative
No
Glenn ThompsonDistrict 15Representative
Yes
Marcy KapturDistrict 9Representative
No
Seth MagazinerDistrict 2Representative
No
Greg CasarDistrict 35Representative
No
Andy BiggsDistrict 5Representative
Yes
Erin HouchinDistrict 9Representative
Yes
Chellie PingreeDistrict 1Representative
No
Cleo FieldsDistrict 6Representative
No
Barry LoudermilkDistrict 11Representative
Yes
Yvette D. ClarkeDistrict 9Representative
No
Addison P. McDowellDistrict 6Representative
Yes
Christopher H. SmithDistrict 4Representative
Yes
Cliff BentzDistrict 2Representative
Yes
Mark AlfordDistrict 4Representative
Yes
Rick W. AllenDistrict 12Representative
Yes
Gabe AmoDistrict 1Representative
No
Mark E. AmodeiDistrict 2Representative
Yes
Jodey C. ArringtonDistrict 19Representative
Yes
Jake AuchinclossDistrict 4Representative
No
Brian BabinDistrict 36Representative
Yes
Don BaconDistrict 2Representative
Yes
Alma S. AdamsDistrict 12Representative
No
Robert B. AderholtDistrict 4Representative
Yes
Pete AguilarDistrict 33Representative
No
James R. BairdDistrict 4Representative
Yes
Troy BaldersonDistrict 12Representative
Yes
Becca BalintRepresentative
No
Andy BarrDistrict 6Representative
Yes
Nanette Diaz BarragánDistrict 44Representative
No
Tom BarrettDistrict 7Representative
Yes
Michael BaumgartnerDistrict 5Representative
Yes
Wesley BellDistrict 1Representative
No
Nicholas J. BegichRepresentative
Yes
Ami BeraDistrict 6Representative
No
Donald S. BeyerDistrict 8Representative
No
Joyce BeattyDistrict 3Representative
No
Stephanie I. BiceDistrict 5Representative
Yes
Aaron BeanDistrict 4Representative
Yes
Gus M. BilirakisDistrict 12Representative
Yes
Sanford D. BishopDistrict 2Representative
No
Mike BostDistrict 12Representative
Yes
Brendan F. BoyleDistrict 2Representative
No
Robert P. BresnahanDistrict 8Representative
Yes
Shontel M. BrownDistrict 11Representative
No
Lauren BoebertDistrict 4Representative
Yes
Yassamin AnsariDistrict 3Representative
No
Suzanne BonamiciDistrict 1Representative
No
Emanuel CleaverDistrict 5Representative
No
Vern BuchananDistrict 16Representative
Yes
Judy ChuDistrict 28Representative
No
Janelle S. BynumDistrict 5Representative
No
Kathy CastorDistrict 14Representative
No
Salud O. CarbajalDistrict 24Representative
No
André CarsonDistrict 7Representative
No
Earl L. "Buddy" CarterDistrict 1Representative
Yes
Troy A. CarterDistrict 2Representative
No
John R. CarterDistrict 31Representative
Yes
Kat CammackDistrict 3Representative
Yes
Ed CaseDistrict 1Representative
No
Gilbert Ray CisnerosDistrict 31Representative
No
Katherine M. ClarkDistrict 5Representative
No
Julia BrownleyDistrict 26Representative
Not Voting
Nikki BudzinskiDistrict 13Representative
Yes
Ben ClineDistrict 6Representative
Yes
James E. ClyburnDistrict 6Representative
No
Ken CalvertDistrict 41Representative
Yes
Juan CiscomaniDistrict 6Representative
Yes
Josh BrecheenDistrict 2Representative
Yes
Sean CastenDistrict 6Representative
No
Eric BurlisonDistrict 7Representative
Yes
Andrew S. ClydeDistrict 9Representative
Yes
Mike CollinsDistrict 10Representative
Yes
Sharice DavidsDistrict 3Representative
No
Herbert C. ConawayDistrict 3Representative
No
J. Luis CorreaDistrict 46Representative
Yes
Joe CourtneyDistrict 2Representative
No
Angie CraigDistrict 2Representative
No
Elijah CraneDistrict 2Representative
Yes
Henry CuellarDistrict 28Representative
Yes
Eric A. "Rick" CrawfordDistrict 1Representative
Yes
Dan CrenshawDistrict 2Representative
Not Voting
Jason CrowDistrict 6Representative
No
Tom ColeDistrict 4Representative
Yes
Madeleine DeanDistrict 4Representative
No
Danny K. DavisDistrict 7Representative
No
Donald G. DavisDistrict 1Representative
Yes
Rosa L. DeLauroDistrict 3Representative
No
Suzan K. DelBeneDistrict 1Representative
No
Christopher R. DeluzioDistrict 17Representative
No
Diana DeGetteDistrict 1Representative
No
Monica De La CruzDistrict 15Representative
Not Voting
Jasmine CrockettDistrict 30Representative
No
Warren DavidsonDistrict 8Representative
Yes
John GaramendiDistrict 8Representative
No

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