HearingCompleted

Legislative Hearing on the following bills: • H.R. 301 (Rep. Maloy), “Geothermal Energy Opportunity Act” or the “GEO Act” • H.R. 398 (Rep. Ocasio-Cortez), “Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2025” • H.R. 1077 (Rep. Lee), “Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms Act” or the “STEAM Act” • H.R. 1687 (Rep. Fulcher), “Committing Leases for Energy Access Now Act” or the “CLEAN Act” • H.R. 5576 (Rep. Fulcher), “Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act” • H.R. 5587 (Rep. Kim), “Harnessing Energy At Thermal Sources Act” or the “HEATS Act” • H.R. 5617 (Rep. Ansari), “Geothermal Gold Book Development Act” • H.R. 5631 (Rep. Hurd), “Geothermal Ombudsman for National Deployment and Optimal Reviews Act” • H.R. 5638 (Rep. Kennedy of UT), “Geothermal Royalty Reform Act”

Dec 16, 20253:15 PM1334, Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses · 10

1

Dr. Bryant Jones

Executive Director, Geothermal Rising

2

Mr. Jon Raby

Nevada State Director, Bureau of Land Management

3

The Honorable Jeff Hurd

Member of Congress

4

The Honorable Russ Fulcher

Member of Congress

5

Ms. Kerry Rohrmeier

Nevada Climate & Energy Strategy Director, The Nature Conservancy

6

The Honorable Susie Lee

Member of Congress

7

The Honorable Celeste Maloy

Member of Congress

8

Mr. Tim Latimer

Co-Founder & CEO, Fervo Energy

9

The Honorable Yassamin Ansari

Member of Congress

10

Mr. Paul Thomsen

Vice President of Business Development, Ormat Technologies, Inc.