42 USC § 15873 - Deposit and use of geothermal lease revenues for 5 fiscal years

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title: "42 USC § 15873 - Deposit and use of geothermal lease revenues for 5 fiscal years"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "15873"
section_name: "Deposit and use of geothermal lease revenues for 5 fiscal years"
chapter_number: 149
chapter_name: "NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "RENEWABLE ENERGY"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Geothermal Energy"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–58, title II, § 234, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 671.)"
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# § 15873. Deposit and use of geothermal lease revenues for 5 fiscal years

**(a)** **Deposit of geothermal resources leases** August 8, 200530 U.S.C. 1001

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts received by the United States in the first 5 fiscal years beginning after , as rentals, royalties, and other payments required under leases under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 [ et seq.], excluding funds required to be paid to State and county governments, shall be deposited into a separate account in the Treasury.

**(b)** **Use of deposits** 30 U.S.C. 1001

Amounts deposited under subsection (a) shall be available to the Secretary of the Interior for expenditure, without further appropriation and without fiscal year limitation, to implement the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 [ et seq.] and this Act.

**(c)** **Transfer of funds** For the purposes of coordination and processing of geothermal leases and geothermal use authorizations on Federal land the Secretary of the Interior may authorize the expenditure or transfer of such funds as are necessary to the Forest Service.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–58, title II, § 234, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 671.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Geothermal Steam Act of 1970, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), is , , , which is classified principally to chapter 23 (§ 1001 et seq.) of Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

This Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is , , , known as the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which enacted this chapter and enacted, amended, and repealed numerous other sections and notes in the Code. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.