Existing law vests the State Oil and Gas Supervisor with regulatory authority over wells for the discovery of geothermal resources or wells on land producing geothermal resources. Existing law defines “geothermal resources” for purposes of the supervisor’s authority. Under existing law, an owner or operator or employee of the owner or operator who refuses to permit the supervisor to the supervisor’s agent to inspect a geothermal resources well or who violation regulations related to geothermal resources under the jurisdiction of the supervisor is guilty of a crime.