Russ Fulcher: “For a Federal lease, we are going to have to nominate that parcel, and then we are going to have to wait for that state…”

I’m proud to sign on to this legislation to protect the privacy rights of Idahoans from increasingly intrusive surveillance data collection and to prohibit the widespread deployment of such surveillance tools with federal dollars.

The reason for the lack of support has been because about 85% of the +/- $1.5 trillion in spending has been ear-marked for the SNAP (food-stamps) program.

However, the lack of consistent geothermal lease sales and the slow federal permitting process result in timelines longer than many other energy projects.

Geothermal is a clean, abundant, and dependable energy resource that can help meet America’s rapidly rising power demands.