US Congress Senate Bill 1271 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 11 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-05-19 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

FLARE Act Fuel Loss Abatement and Royalty Enhancement Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to issue regulations to: (1) prevent or minimize the venting and flaring of gas in oil and gas production operations on federal land onshore and offshore in the United States, and (2) promote the capture and beneficial use or reinjection of gas in such operations. Such regulations shall also treat gas that is flared or vented in operations under a lease as production for which a royalty is required to be paid to the United States. The Government Accountability Office shall assess such venting and flaring and estimate the volume of gas vented or flared in such operations each year.

FLARE Act Fuel Loss Abatement and Royalty Enhancement Act

Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-05-19	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
2015-05-11	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

SB2089 (Related) 2015-09-29 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 241.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1271/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1271/BILLS-114s1271is.pdf