42 USC § 17198 - Geothermal workforce development

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s17198"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 17198 - Geothermal workforce development"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "17198"
section_name: "Geothermal workforce development"
chapter_number: 152
chapter_name: "ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "ACCELERATED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Geothermal Energy"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 110–140, title VI, § 619, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1683; Pub. L. 116–260, div. Z, title III, § 3002(h)(1), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2495.)"
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# § 17198. Geothermal workforce development

The Secretary shall support the development of a geothermal energy workforce through a program that—

**(1)** facilitates collaboration between university students and researchers at the National Laboratories; and

**(2)** prioritizes science in areas relevant to the mission of the Department through the application of geothermal energy tools and technologies.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 110–140, title VI, § 619, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1683; Pub. L. 116–260, div. Z, title III, § 3002(h)(1), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2495.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2020— amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “The Secretary shall expand the Department of Energy’s GeoPowering the West program to extend its geothermal technology transfer activities throughout the entire United States. The program shall be renamed ‘GeoPowering America’. The program shall continue to be based in the Department of Energy office in Golden, Colorado.”

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective on the date that is 1 day after , see , set out as a note under , The Congress.