To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the Secretary of Energy to carry out a research, development, and demonstration program with respect to abandoned wells, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the Secretary of Energy to carry out a research, development, and demonstration program with respect to abandoned wells, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers. The main policy domain is Energy, Environment, Education.
Who Benefits and How
energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H4586B1D0CAD84D639F94D3F0B5B7C2E8: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act.
- Section H1EDE9069044D4250B98C605A87A72EDF: 2. Amendment to the Energy Policy Act of 2005 The Energy Policy Act of 2005 is amended— by adding at the end of subtitle F of title IX (42 U.S.C. 16291 et...
- Section HD3F7333AF92845B2A075FC61CEFD0E68: 969E. Abandoned wells research, development, and demonstration program Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the Secretary of Energy to carry out a research, development, and demonstration program with respect to abandoned wells, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Environment, Education
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the Secretary of Energy to carry out a research, development, and demonstration program with respect to abandoned wells, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedAdditional sponsors: Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mrs. Foushee, and Mr. Frost
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …
Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania (for herself, Mrs. Bice, Ms. Ross, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_energy"
- → Secretary of Energy
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