Funding Mechanisms for Federal Geothermal Permitting
This submission includes a presentation and paper for the Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) that discuss:
- Federal agency revenues received for geothermal projects, including: (1) lease revenues, (2) fixed fees, and (3) cost recovery fees for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service (USFS); and
- Potential federal agency budget sources for processing geothermal applications, including: (1) cost-recovery fees for services rendered, (2) set-aside funds (such as those employed by the Energy Policy Act of 2005), and (3) the appropriations process.
The paper then analyzes the three budget sources as mechanisms for increasing funds available to federal agencies for processing geothermal permits and approvals. This paper concludes that both set-asides and cost-recovery fees for services rendered were effective ways of ensuring sufficient funding for processing geothermal authorizations on federally-managed public lands in a timely manner.
Citation Formats
National Renewable Energy Laboratory. (2013). Funding Mechanisms for Federal Geothermal Permitting [data set]. Retrieved from https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1262.
Young, Katherine, Levine, Aaron, and Witherbee, Kermit. Funding Mechanisms for Federal Geothermal Permitting. United States: N.p., 30 Sep, 2013. Web. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1262.
Young, Katherine, Levine, Aaron, & Witherbee, Kermit. Funding Mechanisms for Federal Geothermal Permitting. United States. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1262
Young, Katherine, Levine, Aaron, and Witherbee, Kermit. 2013. "Funding Mechanisms for Federal Geothermal Permitting". United States. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1262.
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- Federal agency revenues received for geothermal projects, including: (1) lease revenues, (2) fixed fees, and (3) cost recovery fees for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service (USFS); and
- Potential federal agency budget sources for processing geothermal applications, including: (1) cost-recovery fees for services rendered, (2) set-aside funds (such as those employed by the Energy Policy Act of 2005), and (3) the appropriations process.
The paper then analyzes the three budget sources as mechanisms for increasing funds available to federal agencies for processing geothermal permits and approvals. This paper concludes that both set-asides and cost-recovery fees for services rendered were effective ways of ensuring sufficient funding for processing geothermal authorizations on federally-managed public lands in a timely manner.}, doi = {}, url = {https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1262}, journal = {}, number = , volume = , place = {United States}, year = {2013}, month = {09}}
Details
Data from Sep 30, 2013
Last updated Oct 20, 2020
Submitted Oct 13, 2020
Organization
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Contact
Katherine Young
303.384.7402
Authors
Keywords
geothermal, energy, permit, permitting, federal budget, cost recovery, processing fees, set-aside funds, lease, revenue, regulatory, regulation, EPAct2005, BLM, USFS, Forest Service, RAPID, GRR, Geothermal Regulatory Roadmap, budget, economics, RAPID ToolkitDOE Project Details
Project Name Geothermal Regulatory Roadmap
Project Lead Tim Reinhardt
Project Number FY13 AOP 4.1
