HR 6059
114th Congress
House
Energy
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Department of the Interior
Government information and archives
Oil and gas
Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2016
Introduced: September 15, 2016
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4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 21, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Sep 15, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sep 15, 2016
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5503-5504)
Sep 15, 2016
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2016
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to publicly disclose the amounts of fossil fuel production, including amounts of gas released (as by flaring), and renewable energy production on public lands.
The data shall present amounts of greenhouse gas emissions using the 20- and 100-year Global Warming Potential-weighted emission values and, for renewable energy production, compare fossil fuel-generated emissions resulting from the same amount of energy.
As determined necessary to implement this bill, Interior shall promulgate regulations regarding accurate measurement and reporting of methane emissions.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
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