; and (IV) provide to the qualified lessee and any adversely affected party the opportunity to appeal the final determination of fair market value in an administrative proceeding before the applicable Federal land management agency, in accordance with applicable law (including regulations). (ii) Limitation on nomination After publication of a notice of request to lease land under this paragraph, the Secretary may not accept under subsection (a) any nomination of the land for leasing unless the request has been denied or withdrawn. (iii) Annual rental For purposes of section 5(a)(3), a lease awarded under this paragraph shall be considered a lease awarded in a competitive lease sale. (D) Regulations Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of the Geothermal Energy Opportunities Act , the Secretary shall issue regulations to carry out this paragraph. . 8. Large-scale geothermal energy Title VI of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 is amended by inserting after section 616 ( 42 U.S.C. 17195 ) the following: 616A. Large-Scale Geothermal Energy (a) Findings Congress finds that— (1) the Geothermal Technologies Program of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy of the Department has included a focus on direct use of geothermal energy in the low-temperature geothermal energy subprogram (including in the development of a research and development plan for the program); (2) the Building Technologies Program of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy of the Department— (A) is focused on the energy demand and energy efficiency of buildings; and (B) includes geothermal heat pumps as a component technology in the residential and commercial deployment activities of the program