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tion date of performance standards established 
under subsection (G); 
‘‘(I) require the replacement of all high- 
bleed gas-actuated pneumatic devices with low- 
bleed or no-bleed devices not later than 180 
days after the date of issuance of the regulation 
enacted under subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(J) set performance standards based on 
modern procedures and equipment that mini-
mize gas loss from— 
‘‘(i) downhole maintenance; 
‘‘(ii) liquids unloading; 
‘‘(iii) well completion; and 
‘‘(iv) such other procedures as the 
Secretary determines appropriate to reduce 
and prevent gas release; 
‘‘(K) require all operators to have leak de-
tection programs with regularly scheduled in-
spections that assess the entire covered oper-
ation using an infrared camera or other equip-
ment with methods that provide overall at least 
equivalent sensitivity and effectiveness in de-
tecting leaks on a timely basis; 
‘‘(L) require any leaks found to be re-
paired promptly, and in any case not later than 
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4 weeks after the discovery of the leak, except 
where exceptional circumstances warrant an ex-
tension of not more than 8 additional weeks; 
and 
‘‘(M) require recordkeeping for— 
‘‘(i) equipment maintenance; 
‘‘(ii) leak detection and repair; 
‘‘(iii) venting events; 
‘‘(iv) flaring events; and 
‘‘(v) such other operations as the Sec-
retary determines appropriate to reduce 
and prevent gas release. 
‘‘(b) GAS MEASURING, REPORTING, AND TRANS-
PARENCY REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, not 
later than one year after the date of enactment of 
this section, issue regulations requiring each oper-
ator to measure and report, with respect to all gas 
subject to the mineral leasing laws, all such gas pro-
duced, consumed on site, or lost through venting, 
flaring, or fugitive releases. 
‘‘(2) MEASURING
AND
REPORTING
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—To account for all gas referred to in para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall issue regulations re-
quiring each operator to— 
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‘‘(A) measure all production and disposi-
tion of gas with such accuracy that fugitive gas 
releases can be calculated; 
‘‘(B) install metering devices to measure 
all flared gas; and 
‘‘(C) report to the Secretary the volumes of 
gas measured under the requirements described 
in subparagraph (A), including— 
‘‘(i) all new measured values for pro-
duction and disposition, including vented 
and flared volumes; and 
‘‘(ii) values for fugitive releases based 
on guidelines for their calculation estab-
lished by the Secretary in such regulations. 
‘‘(3) TRANSPARENCY.—The Secretary shall 
make all new data produced under the requirements 
established by the Secretary under this subsection, 
including calculated fugitive releases and volumes of 
gas lost to venting and flaring, publicly available 
through the internet— 
‘‘(A) without a fee or other access charge; 
‘‘(B) in a searchable, sortable, and 
downloadable manner, to the extent technically 
possible; and 
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‘‘(C) as soon as technically practicable 
after the report by the operator is filed. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—Except as otherwise specified in 
this section, the requirements established by the Secretary 
under this section shall apply to— 
‘‘(1) the construction and operation of any cov-
ered operation initiated, including the refracturing of 
existing wells, on or after the date of the issuance 
of regulations under this section; and 
‘‘(2) after the end of the 1-year period begin-
ning on the date of the issuance of such regulations, 
any covered operation initiated before the date of the 
issuance of such regulations. 
‘‘(d) ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall include 
in the regulations issued under this section con-
sistent enforcement mechanisms for covered oper-
ations that are not in compliance with the require-
ments established by the regulations. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall in-
clude in the enforcement mechanisms described in 
paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) civil penalties for unauthorized vent-
ing and flaring, which shall— 
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‘‘(i) apply in lieu of the penalties and 
related provisions under section 109; and 
‘‘(ii) include production restrictions 
and civil monetary penalties equivalent to 
3 times the market value of the vented or 
flared gas; and 
‘‘(B) civil penalties that apply to non-
compliance with other new or existing proce-
dures, which shall— 
‘‘(i) apply in addition to or in lieu of 
the penalties and related provisions under 
section 109; 
‘‘(ii) include production restrictions or 
monetary penalties, or both; and 
‘‘(iii) in the case of monetary pen-
alties, be proportional to market condi-
tions. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CAPTURE.—The term ‘capture’ means the 
physical containment of natural gas for transpor-
tation to market or productive use of natural gas, 
and includes reinjection and royalty-free on-site 
uses. 
‘‘(2) COVERED OPERATIONS.—The term ‘cov-
ered operations’ means all oil and gas operations 
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that are subject to mineral leasing law or title V of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (30 U.S.C. 1761 et seq.), regardless of size, in-
cluding production, storage, gathering, processing, 
and handling operations. 
‘‘(3) FLARE AND FLARING.—The terms ‘flare’ 
and ‘flaring’ mean the intentional and controlled 
burning of gas that occurs in the course of oil and 
gas operations to limit release of gas to the atmos-
phere. 
‘‘(4) FUGITIVE RELEASE.—The term ‘fugitive 
release’ means the unintentional and uncontrolled 
release of gas into the atmosphere in the course of 
oil and gas operations. 
‘‘(5) GAS CAPTURE PLAN.—The term ‘gas cap-
ture plan’ means a plan that includes specific goals, 
including equipment and timelines, for capturing, 
gathering, and processing gas produced under an oil 
or gas lease. 
‘‘(6) GAS RELEASE.—The term ‘gas release’ in-
cludes all gas that is discharged to the atmosphere 
via venting or fugitive release. 
‘‘(7) VENT AND VENTING.—The terms ‘vent’ 
and ‘venting’ mean the intentional and controlled re-
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