Geothermal Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1974

For the Geothermal Energy Act of 1980, please see Geothermal Act.

Geothermal Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act
93rd United States Congress
Long title Geothermal Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1974
Signed by	Gerald Ford
Signed	September 3, 1974
Status: Repealed

The Geothermal Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1974 was enacted by the 93rd U.S. Congress on September 3, 1974 (H.R. 14920) to address the critical shortage of environmentally acceptable forms of energy. Congress found that some geothermal resources contain valuable byproducts such as potable water and mineral compounds which should be processed and recovered as national resources.^[1]