S 2818
116th Congress
Senate
Energy
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of the Interior
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy revenues and royalties
Government studies and investigations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Oil and gas
FLARE Act
Introduced: November 7, 2019
Introduced by:
Markey, Edward J.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Became law
Nov 7, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Nov 7, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Fuel Loss Abatement and Royalty Enhancement Act or the FLARE Act
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to (1) ban the venting and flaring of gas in oil and gas production operations on federal land onshore and offshore in the United States, with specified exceptions; and (2) promote the capture and beneficial use or reinjection of gas in such operations.
The bill also requires oil and gas companies to pay royalties on gas that is vented or flared pursuant to this bill.
The Government Accountability Office must assess such venting and flaring and estimate the volume of gas vented or flared in such operations each year.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
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