S 2469
116th Congress
Senate
Transportation and Public Works
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental technology
Oil and gas
Pipelines
METHANE Act
Introduced: September 12, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 12, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sep 12, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Methane Emissions from Transmission Harm American Neighborhoods and the Environment Act or the METHANE Act
This bill requires operators of distribution pipelines to use advanced leak detection technology to detect and repair leaking pipelines, including high sensitivity methane detectors mounted on a vehicle or aircraft that is equipped with global positioning system technology.
The bill also requires operators to report to the Department of Transportation any event that involves a release of gas from a pipeline facility that results in an unintentional estimated gas loss of 50,000 cubic feet or more.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
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