30 USC § 1541 - Use of geothermal energy in Federal facilities

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identifier: "/us/usc/t30/s1541"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "30 USC § 1541 - Use of geothermal energy in Federal facilities"
title_number: 30
title_name: "MINERAL LANDS AND MINING"
section_number: "1541"
section_name: "Use of geothermal energy in Federal facilities"
chapter_number: 27
chapter_name: "GEOTHERMAL ENERGY"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "FEDERAL FACILITIES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 96–294, title VI, § 642, June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 769.)"
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# § 1541. Use of geothermal energy in Federal facilities

The option of using geothermal energy or geothermal energy resources shall be considered fully in any new Federal building, facility, or installation which is located in a geothermal resource area as designated by the Secretary.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 96–294, title VI, § 642, June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 769.)