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title: "42 U.S.C. § 17204"
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description: "High cost region geothermal energy grant program"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 42
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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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chapter_number: "152"
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chapter_name: "ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY"
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section: "17204"
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citation: "42 U.S.C. § 17204"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 17204 - High cost region geothermal energy grant program
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## Text
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(a) Definitions In this section:
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(1) Eligible entity The term “eligible entity” means—
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(A) a utility;
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(B) an electric cooperative;
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(C) a State;
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(D) a political subdivision of a State;
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(E) an Indian tribe; or
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(F) a Native corporation.
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(2) High-cost region The term “high-cost region” means a region in which the average cost of electrical power or heat exceeds 150 percent of the national average retail cost, as determined by the Secretary.
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(b) Program The Secretary shall use amounts made available to carry out this section to make grants to eligible entities for activities described in subsection (c).
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(c) Eligible activities An eligible entity may use grant funds under this section, with respect to a geothermal energy project in a high-cost region, only—
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(1) to conduct a feasibility study, including a study of exploration, geochemical testing, geomagnetic surveys, geologic information gathering, baseline environmental studies, well drilling, resource characterization, permitting, and economic analysis;
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(2) for design and engineering costs, relating to the project; and
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(3) to demonstrate and promote commercial application of technologies related to geothermal energy as part of the project.
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(d) Cost sharing The cost-sharing requirements of section 16352 of this title shall apply to any project carried out under this section.
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(e) Authorization of appropriations Out of funds authorized under section 17202 of this title, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.
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(Pub. L. 110–140, title VI, § 625, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1685; Pub. L. 116–260, div. Z, title III, § 3002(l), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2496.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Amendments2020—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 116–260, § 3002(l)(1), inserted “or heat” after “electrical power”. Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 116–260, § 3002(l)(2), amended subsec. (e) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.”
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Effective DateSection effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as a note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress.
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