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This bill, the Revive Economic Growth and Reclaim Orphaned Wells Act of 2021 (or the REGROW Act of 2021), amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to establish a federal program to identify, plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells on federal lands. It also provides funding to states and Tribal governments to carry out similar activities on state, private, and Tribal lands. The bill defines key terms like "orphaned well" and "idled well," and outlines the various activities the federal and state/Tribal programs can undertake, such as well plugging, site remediation, and habitat restoration. The bill also creates different types of federal grants for states and Tribes to address orphaned wells, and requires reporting to Congress on the program's progress.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1076/all-info