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title: "30 U.S.C. § 1541"
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title_name: "MINERAL LANDS AND MINING"
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# 30 U.S.C. § 1541 - Use of geothermal energy in Federal facilities

## Text

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.

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