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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1001. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term -
(a) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior;
(b) "geothermal lease" means a lease issued under authority of
this chapter;
(c) "geothermal steam and associated geothermal resources"
means (i) all products of geothermal processes, embracing
indigenous steam, hot water and hot brines; (ii) steam and other
gases, hot water and hot brines resulting from water, gas, or
other fluids artificially introduced into geothermal formations;
(iii) heat or other associated energy found in geothermal
formations; and (iv) any byproduct derived from them;
(d) "byproduct" means any mineral or minerals (exclusive of
oil, hydrocarbon gas, and helium) which are found in solution or
in association with geothermal steam and which have a value of
less than 75 per centum of the value of the geothermal steam or
are not, because of quantity, quality, or technical difficulties
in extraction and production, of sufficient value to warrant
extraction and production by themselves;
(e) "known geothermal resources area" means an area in which
the geology, nearby discoveries, competitive interests, or other
indicia would, in the opinion of the Secretary, engender a belief
in men who are experienced in the subject matter that the
prospects for extraction of geothermal steam or associated
geothermal resources are good enough to warrant expenditures of
money for that purpose.
(f) "Significant (!1) thermal features within units of the
National Park System" shall include, but not be limited to, the
following:
(1) Thermal features within units of the National Park System
listed in Section (!1) 1026(a)(1) of this title and designated
as significant in the Federal Register notice of August 3, 1987
(Vol. 52, No. 148 Fed. Reg. 28790).
(2) Crater Lake National Park.
(3) Thermal features within Big Bend National Park and Lake
Mead National Recreation Area proposed as significant in the
Federal Register notice of February 13, 1987 (Vol. 52, No. 30
Fed. Reg. 4700).
(4) Thermal features within units of the National Park System
added to the significant thermal features list pursuant to
section 1026(a)(2) of this title.
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