To reduce methane emissions from flaring and venting natural gas during oil and natural gas production activities, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To reduce methane emissions from flaring and venting natural gas during oil and natural gas production activities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers. The main policy domain is Energy, Environment, Technology.
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 H17B6427E060049D7A105CB13B75B0842: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Methane Emissions Reduction Act.
- Section H550B697E28D447B18374A5119357843C: 2. Methane emissions The Secretary of Energy shall carry out a comprehensive program to reduce methane emissions from flaring and venting natural gas during...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To reduce methane emissions from flaring and venting natural gas during oil and natural gas production activities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Environment, Technology
Primary Purpose
This bill, To reduce methane emissions from flaring and venting natural gas during oil and natural gas production activities, 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
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in …
Mr. Curtis introduced the following bill
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_energy"
- → Secretary of Energy
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