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S 2177 117th Congress Senate Environmental Protection

Oil and Gas Bonding Reform and Orphaned Well Remediation Act

Introduced: June 22, 2021 Introduced by: Bennet, Michael F. Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Oil and Gas Bonding Reform and Orphaned Well Remediation Act

This bill establishes incentives and requirements to clean up orphaned oil and gas wells, including by (1) establishing a program to remediate, reclaim, and permanently plug such wells located on federal land, state land, or land under the jurisdiction of Indian tribes; and (2) revising bonding requirements for oil and gas development on public land leased from the federal government. Such bonds are required to ensure developers have adequate financial resources to remediate and reclaim public land, water, or other resources after wells are abandoned or oil and gas development ceases.

What's happening now June 22, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Padilla, Alex
California · Nov 2, 2021
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Sep 13, 2021
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Hickenlooper, John W.
Colorado · Sep 13, 2021
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jun 24, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2177: Oil and Gas Bonding Reform and Orphaned Well Remediation Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2177/
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"S. 2177: Oil and Gas Bonding Reform and Orphaned Well Remediation Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2177/.
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