TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

SEC. 236. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. The Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is further amended as follows: (1) By striking “geothermal steam and associated geothermal resources” each place it appears and inserting “geothermal resources”. (2) Section 2 (30 U.S.C. 1001) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(g) ‘direct use’ means utilization of geothermal resources for commercial, residential, agricultural, public facilities, or other energy needs other than the commercial production of electricity; and” . (3) Section 21 (30 U.S.C. 1020) is amended by striking “(a) Within one hundred” and all that follows through “(b) Geothermal” and inserting “Geothermal”. (4) The first section (30 U.S.C. 1001 note) is amended by striking “That this” and inserting the following: “SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE. “This” . (5) Section 2 (30 U.S.C. 1001) is amended by striking “sec. 2. As” and inserting the following: “SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. “As” . (6) Section 3 (30 U.S.C. 1002) is amended by striking “sec. 3. Subject” and inserting the following: “SEC. 3. LANDS SUBJECT TO GEOTHERMAL LEASING. “Subject” . (7) Section 5 (30 U.S.C. 1004) is further amended by striking “sec. 5.”, and by inserting immediately before and above subsection (a) the following: “SEC. 5. RENTS AND ROYALTIES.” . (8) Section 8 (30 U.S.C. 1007) is amended by striking “sec. 8. (a) The” and inserting the following: “SEC. 8. READJUSTMENT OF LEASE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. “(a) The” . (9) Section 9 (30 U.S.C. 1008) is amended by striking “sec. 9. If” and inserting the following: “SEC. 9. BYPRODUCTS. “If” . (10) Section 10 (30 U.S.C. 1009) is amended by striking “sec. 10. The” and inserting the following: “SEC. 10. RELINQUISHMENT OF GEOTHERMAL RIGHTS. “The” . (11) Section 11 (30 U.S.C. 1010) is amended by striking “sec. 11. The” and inserting the following: “SEC. 11. SUSPENSION OF OPERATIONS AND PRODUCTION. “The” . (12) Section 12 (30 U.S.C. 1011) is amended by striking “sec. 12. Leases” and inserting the following: “SEC. 12. TERMINATION OF LEASES. “Leases” . (13) Section 13 (30 U.S.C. 1012) is amended by striking “sec. 13. The” and inserting the following: “SEC. 13. WAIVER, SUSPENSION, OR REDUCTION OF RENTAL OR ROYALTY. “The” . (14) Section 14 (30 U.S.C. 1013) is amended by striking “sec. 14. Subject” and inserting the following: “SEC. 14. SURFACE LAND USE. “Subject” . (15) Section 15 (30 U.S.C. 1014) is amended by striking “sec. 15. (a) Geothermal” and inserting the following: “SEC. 15. LANDS SUBJECT TO GEOTHERMAL LEASING. “(a) Geothermal” . (16) Section 16 (30 U.S.C. 1015) is amended by striking “sec. 16. Leases” and inserting the following: “SEC. 16. REQUIREMENT FOR LESSEES. “Leases” . (17) Section 17 (30 U.S.C. 1016) is amended by striking “sec. 17. Administration” and inserting the following: “SEC. 17. ADMINISTRATION. “Administration” . (18) Section 19 (30 U.S.C. 1018) is amended by striking “sec. 19. Upon” and inserting the following: “SEC. 19. DATA FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES. “Upon” . (19) Section 21 (30 U.S.C. 1020) is further amended by striking “sec. 21.”, and by inserting immediately before and above the remainder of that section the following: “SEC. 21. PUBLICATION IN FEDERAL REGISTER; RESERVATION OF MINERAL RIGHTS.” . (20) Section 22 (30 U.S.C. 1021) is amended by striking “sec. 22. Nothing” and inserting the following: “SEC. 22. FEDERAL EXEMPTION FROM STATE WATER LAWS. “Nothing” . (21) Section 23 (30 U.S.C. 1022) is amended by striking “sec. 23. (a) All” and inserting the following: “SEC. 23. PREVENTION OF WASTE; EXCLUSIVITY. “(a) All” . (22) Section 24 (30 U.S.C. 1023) is amended by striking “sec. 24. The” and inserting the following: “SEC. 24. RULES AND REGULATIONS. “The” . (23) Section 25 (30 U.S.C. 1024) is amended by striking “sec. 25. As” and inserting the following: “SEC. 25. INCLUSION OF GEOTHERMAL LEASING UNDER CERTAIN OTHER LAWS. “As” . (24) [30 U.S.C. 530] Section 26 is amended by striking “sec. 26. The” and inserting the following: “SEC. 26. AMENDMENT. “The” . (25) Section 27 (30 U.S.C. 1025) is amended by striking “sec. 27. The” and inserting the following: “SEC. 27. FEDERAL RESERVATION OF CERTAIN MINERAL RIGHTS. “The” . (26) Section 28 (30 U.S.C. 1026) is amended by striking “sec. 28. (a)(1) The” and inserting the following: “SEC. 28. SIGNIFICANT THERMAL FEATURES. “(a)(1) The” . (27) Section 29 (30 U.S.C. 1027) is amended by striking “sec. 29. The” and inserting the following: “SEC. 29. LAND SUBJECT TO PROHIBITION ON LEASING. “The” .