Requires the Interior Department to approve or deny geothermal permit applications on public lands within 60 days after required reviews are complete, even while lawsuits are pending, unless a court blocks the project, and also lets the government recover processing costs, creates a geothermal permitting ombudsman, and adjusts royalty and environmental review rules for geothermal power.

• Requires the Interior Department to approve or deny geothermal permit applications within 60 days after completing federal reviews, even when a related lawsuit is pending, unless a federal court vacates the authorization or issues an injunction.
• Allows the Interior Department to charge geothermal lease applicants and holders for reasonable processing and inspection costs through September 30, 2033, with reductions for economic hardship.
• Requires the Interior Department to appoint a Geothermal Ombudsman and create a Geothermal Permitting Task Force within 60 days, and requires an annual report on permit processing.
• Sets royalty terms for geothermal electric generating facilities, with the 10-year royalty period running from each facility's in-service date, and extends environmental review rules in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to geothermal exploration and development.

• Natural Resources Committee (House)
• Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
• Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Senate)
• Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee

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