; (ii) by an Indian tribe or an individual Indian, subject to restriction against alienation under laws of the United States; or (iii) by a dependent Indian community. . (b) Geothermal permits The Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 ( 30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 30. No Federal permit required for geothermal activities on certain land (a) In general The Secretary shall not require an operator to obtain a Federal drilling permit for geothermal exploration and production activities conducted on a non-Federal surface estate, provided that— (1) the United States holds an ownership interest of less than 50 percent of the subsurface geothermal estate to be accessed by the proposed action; and (2) the operator submits to the Secretary a State permit to conduct geothermal exploration and production activities on the non-Federal surface estate. (b) No Federal action A geothermal exploration and production activity carried out under paragraph (1)— (1) shall not be considered a major Federal action for the purposes of section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; (2) shall require no additional Federal action; (3) may commence 30 days after submission of the State permit to the Secretary; and (4) shall not be subject to— (A) section 306108 of title 54, United States Code (commonly known as the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966)