HR 2711
116th Congress
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Oil and gas
Methane Waste Prevention Act of 2019
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5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 24, 2019
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 3, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
May 15, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
May 14, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 14, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Methane Waste Prevention Act of 2019
This bill addresses methane emissions from oil and gas operations. (Methane is emitted during the production and transport of coal, natural gas, and oil.)
The bill provides statutory authority for the Environmental Protection Agency rule titled Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources, published on June 3, 2016.
The bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish specified requirements for
- reducing and preventing the waste of natural gas, including by venting, flaring, and fugitive releases, from all oil and gas operations; and
- measuring and reporting the production and disposition of all gas subject to the mineral leasing laws, all such gas produced, consumed on site, or lost through venting, flaring, or fugitive releases.
All such requirements shall include consistent enforcement mechanisms for any operations not in compliance with them.
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Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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