Title 30 — Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-73
§1022 Prevention of waste; exclusivity
Title 30 › Chapter CHAPTER 23— - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › § 1022
Summary
Anyone who leases federal land to look for, develop, or produce geothermal energy must take all reasonable steps to avoid wasting the geothermal resources. Rights to develop geothermal resources under land owned by the United States can be obtained only under the rules set out in this law.
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Title 30, §1022
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(a)All leases under this chapter shall be subject to the condition that the lessee will, in conducting his exploration, development, and producing operations, use all reasonable precautions to prevent waste of geothermal resources developed in the lands leased.
(b)Rights to develop and utilize geothermal resources underlying lands owned by the United States may be acquired solely in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
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Amendments
2005—Pub. L. 109–58 inserted section catchline and substituted “geothermal resources” for “geothermal steam and associated geothermal resources” in subsecs. (a) and (b).
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30 U.S.C. § 1022
Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73