### Question
What does reasonable premiums mean?


### Answer
**Reasonable premiums** has the following meaning in *30 U.S.C. § 1522*:

> premium amounts determined by the Secretary to be reasonable in light of the amount of investment subject to the risk and premiums charged in similar or analogous situations by private insurers where private insurance is concerned and by insurers or guarantors, both public and private, where public insurance is concerned

#### Citation:
  - *30 U.S.C. § 1522*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 27-GEOTHERMAL ENERGY > SUBCHAPTER II-STUDY, ESTABLISHMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INSURANCE PROGRAM**

