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This bill, known as the Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms (STEAM) Act, aims to expedite geothermal exploration and development by modifying the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review process in the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Specifically, the bill expands the scope of existing environmental review provisions to explicitly include geothermal resources alongside oil and gas exploration. By adding geothermal to the language of the existing law, the bill seeks to streamline the regulatory process for developing geothermal energy projects in areas that have been previously studied or developed. This change would potentially make it easier and faster for developers to obtain necessary environmental approvals for geothermal energy projects, which could help promote renewable energy development by reducing administrative barriers and potentially lowering project costs and timelines.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

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