ARTICLE 5.5. Geothermal Resources
Article 5.5 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1398.
§§ 6901–6925.2 · 26 sections
- § 6901 This article shall be known and may be cited as the Geothermal Resources Act.
- § 6902 The Legislature hereby finds and declares that development of geothermal resources beneath state lands is an essential element in the development of additional…
- § 6903 For the purposes of this chapter, “geothermal resources” shall mean the natural heat of the earth, the energy, in whatever form, below the surface of the earth…
- § 6904 Permits and leases for exploration and development of geothermal resources on lands belonging to the state and leases for the development of geothermal…
- § 6905 Permits and leases may be issued pursuant to this article only to those who qualify for permits and leases under Section 6801.
- § 6906 Administration of this article shall be under the principle of multiple use of public lands and resources, and shall allow coexistence of other permits or…
- § 6907 Where it is determined by the commission that the production or use of geothermal resources is also susceptible of economically producing other of the…
- § 6909 The commission may grant nonexclusive geological or geophysical exploration permits for geothermal resources upon such terms and conditions as the commission…
- § 6910 (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 6906, the commission may issue a prospecting permit to the first qualified applicant therefor under such rules and…
- § 6911 (a) Lands may be selected for lease by the commission and shall be leased by competitive bid on the basis of a cash bonus, net profit, or other single biddable…
- § 6912 (a) In case of an application for a permit or lease covering lands which have been sold by the state, subject to a reservation by the state of the geothermal…
- § 6913 Each prospecting permit and lease issued under this article shall provide for the following rentals and royalties with respect to geothermal resources…
- § 6914 The holder of any geothermal resources permit or lease may quitclaim or relinquish his or her rights under that permit or lease pursuant to the provisions of…
- § 6915 Subject to the other provisions of this article, the permittee or lessee shall be entitled to use so much of the surface as is reasonably necessary as…
- § 6916 (a) The commission may issue leases for direct heat application of geothermal resources for nonelectrical purposes for a royalty of less than 10 percent of…
- § 6917 A permit or lease may be terminated by the commission only pursuant to the provisions of Section 6805 of this code.
- § 6918 Leases under this article shall be for a primary term not to exceed 10 years and so long thereafter as geothermal resources are being or capable of being…
- § 6919 Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the commission may negotiate and enter into agreements for compensation for drainage or geothermal…
- § 6920 Any person engaged in the production of geothermal resources under a lease issued by the commission may commingle geothermal resources from any two or more…
- § 6921 A permittee or lessee may, upon the approval of the commission and pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 3700) of Division 3, drill…
- § 6922 No prospecting permit or lease shall be made for less than 640 acres nor more than 5,760 acres and the permit or lease shall embrace a reasonably compact area.…
- § 6923 For the purpose of more properly conserving the natural resources of any geothermal resources areas, or any part thereof, the lessees thereof may unite with…
- § 6924 Where the surface of state-owned lands sought for use or development of geothermal resources or the waters thereon are under the jurisdiction of a state…
- § 6925 A permit or lease under this article may be assigned, transferred, or sublet as provided for in Section 6804 of this code.
- § 6925.1 Whenever, as determined by the commission, any operation conducted under a geothermal exploration permit, prospecting permit, or lease pursuant to this article…
- § 6925.2 Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the commission may, at its discretion, issue a lease to the first qualified applicant for a parcel of less…