Congress 116 - HR 2711 - Methane Waste Prevention Act of 2019

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Administrative law and regulatory procedures Air quality Business records Civil actions and liability Climate change and greenhouse gases Congressional oversight Energy Energy efficiency and conservation Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental regulatory procedures Government information and archives Oil and gas

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Methane Waste Prevention Act of 2019

This bill addresses methane emissions from oil and gas operations. (Methane is emitted during the production and transport of coal, natural gas, and oil.)

The bill provides statutory authority for the Environmental Protection Agency rule titled Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources, published on June 3, 2016.

The bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish specified requirements for

reducing and preventing the waste of natural gas, including by venting, flaring, and fugitive releases, from all oil and gas operations; and
measuring and reporting the production and disposition of all gas subject to the mineral leasing laws, all such gas produced, consumed on site, or lost through venting, flaring, or fugitive releases.

All such requirements shall include consistent enforcement mechanisms for any operations not in compliance with them.

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Sep 24, 2019

Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 3, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
May 15, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
May 14, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 14, 2019

Introduced in House

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