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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior |
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Subtitle B - Regulations Relating to Public Lands |
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Chapter II - Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior |
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SubChapter C - Minerals Management (3000) |
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Part 3200 - Geothermal Resource Leasing |
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Subpart 3212 - Lease Suspensions, Cessation of Production, Royalty Rate Reductions, and Energy Policy Act Royalty Rate Conversions |
§ 3212.22 - What criteria establish a new facility for the purpose of obtaining a production incentive?
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§ 3212.22 What criteria establish a new facility for the purpose of obtaining a production incentive?
(a) Criteria for determining whether a project is a new facility for the purpose of obtaining a production incentive include:
(1) The project requires a new site license or facility construction permit if it is on Federal lands;
(2) The project requires a new Commercial Use Permit;
(3) The project includes at least one new turbine-generator unit;
(4) The project involves a new sales contract;
(5) The project involves a new site or substantially larger footprint; and
(6) The project is not contiguous to an existing project.
(b) Generally, a new facility will not:
(1) Be permitted only with a Geothermal Drilling Permit;
(2) Be constructed entirely within the footprint of an existing facility; or
(3) Involve only well-field projects such as drilling new wells, increasing injection, and enhanced recovery projects.