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PROGRAM OFFICE
Brenda Pierce
Program Coordinator

EASTERN
Jim Coleman
Chief Scientist

CENTRAL
Chris Potter
Chief Scientist

WESTERN
Ken Bird
Program Rep.

USGS Science and the Energy Policy Act of 2005

Overview USGS Activities

Below is a listing of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 provisions that pertain to the Energy Resources Program research portfolio, the status of USGS research supporting these provisions, and other related information sources.

Section 226: Assessment of Geothermal Energy Potential

Section 348: North Slope Science Initiative

Section 351: Preservation of Geological and Geophysical Data

Section 364: Estimates of Oil and Gas Resources Underlying Onshore Federal Land

Section 369: Oil Shale, Tar Sands, and Other Strategic Unconventional Fuels

Section 374: Livingston Parish Mineral Rights Transfer

Section 437: Inventory Requirement

Section 965: Oil and Gas Research Programs

Section 968: Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program

Section 999A and B: Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Resources

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Related Links

For the text of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and other public laws, and the status of current bills and resolutions, please visit the Library of Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov/

Energy Policy Act of 2005 (PDF-3MB, Government Printing Office)

USGS Congressional Briefing Series

Energy Policy Act of 2005 — Other Federal Activities

Department of the Interior

Minerals Management Service

Bureau of Land Management

Department of Energy