Advanced Geothermal Energy Research and Development Act of 2007
Latest action · May 6, 2008 Hearing Held by Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Prior to Introduction and Referral (May 17, 2007).
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 14, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Advanced Geothermal Energy Research and Development Act of 2007 - (Sec. 4) Instructs the Secretary of Energy to support research, development, demonstration, and commercial application programs to expand geothermal energy production from hydrothermal systems.
Specifies programs to: (1) develop advanced geophysical, geochemical, and geologic tools to assist in locating hidden hydrothermal resources and increase the reliability of site characterization; and (2) demonstrate technologies and techniques of exploratory drilling for undiscovered resources in a variety of geologic settings.
(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary to support research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of subsurface components and systems capable of withstanding extreme geothermal environments and necessary to develop, produce, and monitor geothermal reservoirs and produce geothermal energy.
Directs the Secretary also to support such programs to: (1) create models of geothermal reservoir performance; and (2) mitigate or preclude potential adverse environmental impacts of geothermal energy development, production, or use.
(Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary to support research, development, demonstration, and commercial application programs for: (1) enhanced geothermal systems; (2) enhanced geothermal systems reservoir stimulation technologies and techniques; and (3) geothermal energy production from oil and gas fields and production and recovery of energy from geopressured resources.
(Sec. 8) Sets forth federal cost share, organization, and administration requirements for projects under this Act. Requires the Secretary to allow a competitive bidding process to play a role in determining the final cost-share ratio.
(Sec. 9) Instructs the Secretary to award grants for five-year periods to institutions of higher education (or consortia of them) for establishment of two Centers for Geothermal Technology Transfer, including a Hydrothermal Center and an Enhanced Geothermal Systems Center, to serve as information clearinghouses.
(Sec. 10) Requires the Secretary to expand the Department of Energy's GeoPowering the West program, renamed "GeoPowering America," to extend its geothermal technology transfer activities throughout the entire United States. Continues to base the program in the Department of Energy office in Golden, Colorado.
(Sec. 11) Directs the Secretary to study and report to specified congressional committees on: (1) advanced technologies to maximize geothermal resources; (2) progress of projects under this Act; and (3) legal and regulatory barriers to such projects.
(Sec. 13) Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2012.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 14, 2007 to Jun 21, 2007; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Original | May 14, 2007 |
| D-TX | Nick Lampson | Original | May 14, 2007 |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Jun 5, 2007 | |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | Jun 5, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jun 5, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jun 6, 2007 | |
| D-UT | Jim Matheson | Jun 11, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Jun 11, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Jun 13, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jun 15, 2007 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Jun 15, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jun 19, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Jun 19, 2007 | |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Jun 21, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred May 14, 2007Markup Jun 13, 2007Reported Jun 21, 2007 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred May 31, 2007Markup Jun 6, 2007Reported Jun 6, 2007Hearings May 6, 2008 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 6, 2008Hearing Held by Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Prior to Introduction and Referral (May 17, 2007).
- Jun 21, 2007Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science and Technology. H. Rept. 110-203.
- Jun 21, 2007Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 122.
- Jun 13, 2007Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 13, 2007Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
- Jun 6, 2007Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 6, 2007Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
- May 31, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
- May 14, 2007Introduced in House
- May 14, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Science and Technology.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jun 19, 2007H.R. 2304, Advanced Geothermal Energy Research and Development Act of 2007<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Science and Technology on June 13, 2007</p>
- Jun 19, 2007H.R. 2304, Advanced Geothermal Energy Research and Development Act of 2007Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Science and Technology on June 13, 2007
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-32 | DEVELOPING UNTAPPED POTENTIAL: GEOTHERMAL AND OCEAN POWER TECHNOLOGIES126 pages | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | May 17, 2007 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL34294 | Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007: A Summary of Major Provisions Archived | Report | Feb 22, 2008 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3221 | Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 | Related bill | Jul 30, 2008 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Energy to conduct a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application for geothermal energy, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Advanced Geothermal Energy Research and Development Act of 2007
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Advanced Geothermal Energy Research and Development Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Air pollution control
- Alternative energy sources
- Biomass energy
- California
- Carbon cycle
- Carbon dioxide
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Commercialization
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Electric power production
- Energy
- Energy development
- Energy research
- Environmental assessment
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental technology
- Federal aid to education
- Federal aid to research
- Geology
- Geothermal resources
- Higher education
- Hydrogen
- Hydrology
- Lasers
- Mines and mineral resources
- Natural gas
- Nevada
- Oil shales
- Oil well drilling
- Prospecting
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Research and development
- Research and development facilities
- Research centers
- Reservoirs
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Technological innovations
- Technology transfer
- Water Resources Development
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 21, 2007Reported in House
- May 14, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
