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US HR2711

Methane Waste Prevention Act of 2019


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Introduced
05/14/2019
In Committee
06/03/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To amend the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to require the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations to reduce and prevent gas waste and to enhance gas measuring and reporting, to codify a final rule of the Environmental Protection Agency regarding certain emission standards for the oil and natural gas sector, and for other purposes. 1

AI Summary

This bill, the Methane Waste Prevention Act of 2019, amends the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 to require the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations to reduce and prevent gas waste through venting, flaring, and fugitive releases. The key provisions include: requiring operators to capture at least 85% of all gas produced within 3 years and 99% within 5 years; prohibiting new and refractured wells from flaring; setting performance standards for equipment and procedures to minimize gas loss; requiring leak detection and repair programs; and enhancing gas measuring and reporting requirements to improve transparency. The bill also codifies a final rule from the Environmental Protection Agency regarding emission standards for the oil and gas sector.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (66)

Diana DeGette (D)* Nanette Barragán (D),  Joyce Beatty (D),  Earl Blumenauer (D),  Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),  Suzanne Bonamici (D),  Julia Brownley (D),  Salud Carbajal (D),  Matt Cartwright (D),  Sean Casten (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  Gerry Connolly (D),  Jim Cooper (D),  Jason Crow (D),  Peter DeFazio (D),  Veronica Escobar (D),  Adriano Espaillat (D),  Bill Foster (D),  Ruben Gallego (D),  Raúl Grijalva (D),  Debra Haaland (D),  Alcee Hastings (D),  Jahana Hayes (D),  Jared Huffman (D),  Hank Johnson (D),  Joseph Kennedy (D),  Ro Khanna (D),  Dan Kildee (D),  Ann Kirkpatrick (D),  Ann Kuster (D),  Mike Levin (D),  Ted Lieu (D),  Zoe Lofgren (D),  Alan Lowenthal (D),  Ben Ray Luján (D),  Betty McCollum (D),  Jim McGovern (D),  Jerry McNerney (D),  Grace Meng (D),  Gwen Moore (D),  Jerry Nadler (D),  Grace Napolitano (D),  Joe Neguse (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Ilhan Omar (D),  Chris Pappas (D),  Ed Perlmutter (D),  Scott Peters (D),  Chellie Pingree (D),  Mark Pocan (D),  Katie Porter (D),  Mike Quigley (D),  Jamie Raskin (D),  Harley Rouda (D),  Jan Schakowsky (D),  Mikie Sherrill (D),  Albio Sires (D),  Elissa Slotkin (D),  Adam Smith (D),  Tom Suozzi (D),  Rashida Tlaib (D),  Jeff Van Drew (R),  Nydia Velázquez (D),  Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),  Peter Welch (D),  Susan Wild (D), 

Last Action

Subcommittee Hearings Held. (on 09/24/2019)

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