102 STAT. 1770
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Forests and forest products. Public lands.
PUBLIC LAW 100-443—SEPT. 22, 1988
"(c)(1) Upon receipt of an application for a lease under this Act, the Secretary shall determine on the basis of scientific evidence if exploration, development or utilization of the lands subject to the lease application is reasonably likely to result in a significant adverse effect on a significant thermal feature within a unit of the National Park System. Such determination shall be subject to notice and public comment. "(2) If the Secretary determines that the exploration, development or utilization of the land subject to the lease application is reasonably likely to result in a significant adverse effect on a significant thermal feature within a unit of the National Park System, the Secretary shall not issue such lease. "(3) The Secretary shall not issue any lease under this Act for those lands, or portions thereof, which are the subject of a determination made pursuant to subparagraph (2). "(d) With respect to all leases or drilling permits issued, extended, renewed or modified under this Act, the Secretary shall include stipulations in such leases and permits necessary to protect significant thermal features within units of the National Park System where the Secretary determines that, based on scientific evidence, the exploration, development or utilization of the land subject to the lease or drilling permit is reasonably likely to adversely affect any such significant thermal feature. Stipulations shall include, but not be limited to— "(1) requiring the lessee to reinject geothermal fluids into the rock formations from which they originate; "(2) requiring the lessee to report annually to the Secretary on activities taken on the lease; "(3) requiring the lessee to continuously monitor geothermal steam and associated geothermal resources production and injection wells; and "(4) requiring the lessee to suspend activity on the lease if the Secretary determines that ongoing exploration, development or utilization activities are having a significant adverse effect on a significant thermal feature within a unit of the National Park System until such time as the significant adverse effect is eliminated. The stipulation shall provide for the termination of the lease by the Secretary if the significant adverse effect cannot be eliminated within a reasonable period of time. "(e) The Secretary of Agriculture shall consider the effects on significant thermal features within units of the National Park System in determining whether to consent to leasing under this Act on national forest lands or other lands administered by the Department of Agriculture available for leasing under this Act, including public, withdrawn, and acquired lands. "(f) Nothing in this Act shall affect the ban on leasing under this Act with respect to the Island Park Geothermal Area, as designated by the map in the 'Final Environmental Impact Statement of the Island Park Geothermal Area' (January 15, 1980, p. XI), and provided for in Public Law 98-473.". SEC. 7 CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK REPORT. . On March 1, 1989, or 6 months after the date of enactment of this section (whichever is later), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the presence or absence of significant thermal features within Crater Lake National Park.
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