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§ 15871. Coordination of geothermal leasing and permitting on Federal lands
(a) In general
(b) Lease and permit applications
The memorandum of understanding shall—
(1) establish an administrative procedure for processing geothermal lease applications, including lines of authority, steps in application processing, and time limits for application procession;
(2) establish a 5-year program for geothermal leasing of lands in the National Forest System, and a process for updating that program every 5 years; and
(3) establish a program for reducing the backlog of geothermal lease application pending on January 1, 2005, by 90 percent within the 5-year period beginning on August 8, 2005, including, as necessary, by issuing leases, rejecting lease applications for failure to comply with the provisions of the regulations under which they were filed, or determining that an original applicant (or the applicant’s assigns, heirs, or estate) is no longer interested in pursuing the lease application.
(c) Data retrieval system
(Pub. L. 109–58, title II, § 225, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 665.)