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‘‘(3) of which more than 50 percent of the fa-
cade is substantially altered (in the opinion of the 
Commissioner of Public Buildings). 
‘‘(b) DESIGN GUIDE.—The Administrator shall de-
velop a design guide to carry out subsection (a) that in-
cludes the following: 
‘‘(1) Features for reducing bird fatality result-
ing from collisions with public buildings throughout 
all construction phases, taking into account the 
number of each such bird fatality that occurs at dif-
ferent types of public buildings. 
‘‘(2) Methods and strategies for reducing bird 
fatality resulting from collisions with public build-
ings during the operation and maintenance of such 
buildings, including installing interior, exterior, and 
site lighting. 
‘‘(3) Best practices for reducing bird fatality re-
sulting from collisions with public buildings, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) a description of the reasons for 
adopting such practices; and 
‘‘(B) an explanation for the omission of a 
best practice identified pursuant to subsection 
(c). 
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‘‘(c) IDENTIFYING BEST PRACTICES.—To carry out 
subsection (b)(3), the Administrator may identify best 
practices for reducing bird fatality resulting from colli-
sions with public buildings, including best practices rec-
ommended by— 
‘‘(1) Federal agencies with expertise in bird 
conservation; 
‘‘(2) nongovernmental organizations with exper-
tise in bird conservation; and 
‘‘(3) representatives of green building certifi-
cation systems. 
‘‘(d) DISSEMINATION OF DESIGN GUIDE.—The Ad-
ministrator shall disseminate the design guide developed 
pursuant to subsection (b) to all Federal agencies, sub-
agencies, and departments with independent leasing au-
thority from the Administrator. 
‘‘(e) UPDATE
TO DESIGN GUIDE.—The Adminis-
trator shall, on a regular basis, update the design guide 
developed pursuant to subsection (b) with respect to the 
priorities of the Administrator for reducing bird fatality 
resulting from collisions with public buildings. 
‘‘(f) EXEMPT BUILDINGS.—This section shall not 
apply to— 
‘‘(1) any building or site listed, or eligible for 
listing, on the National Register of Historic Places; 
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‘‘(2) the White House and the grounds of the 
White House; 
‘‘(3) the Supreme Court building and the 
grounds of the Supreme Court; or 
‘‘(4) the United States Capitol and any building 
on the grounds of the Capitol. 
‘‘(g) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than October 1 of 
each fiscal year, the Administrator, acting through the 
Commissioner, shall certify to Congress that the Adminis-
trator uses the design guide developed pursuant to sub-
section (b) for each public building described in subsection 
(a). 
‘‘(h) REPORT.—Not later than October 1 of each fis-
cal year, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a re-
port that includes— 
‘‘(1) the certification under subsection (g); and 
‘‘(2) to the extent practicable, the number of 
each such bird fatality that occurred as a result of 
a collision with the public buildings occupied by the 
respective head of each Federal agency.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 33 of title 40, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘3319. Use of bird-safe features, practices, and strategies in public buildings.’’. 
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SEC. 12628. GAS WASTE REDUCTION AND ENHANCEMENT 
OF GAS MEASURING AND REPORTING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the Federal Oil and Gas 
Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1711 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 118. GAS WASTE REDUCTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF 
GAS MEASURING AND REPORTING. 
‘‘(a) REGULATIONS FOR PREVENTING AND REDUC-
ING WASTE OF GAS VIA VENTING, FLARING, AND FUGI-
TIVE RELEASES.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT TO ISSUE REGULATIONS.— 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this section, the Secretary shall issue regulations 
pursuant to the Secretary’s authority under the Min-
eral Leasing Act, the Federal Land Policy and Man-
agement Act of 1976, the Indian Mineral Leasing 
Act of 1938, and other statutes authorizing the Sec-
retary to regulate oil and gas activities on Federal 
land and Indian lands, that establish requirements 
for reducing and preventing the waste of gas, includ-
ing by venting, flaring, and fugitive releases, from 
covered operations. 
‘‘(2) CONTENT OF REGULATIONS.—The regula-
tions shall, with respect to covered operations— 
‘‘(A) require that, beginning not later than 
3 years after the date of enactment of this sec-
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tion, each operator captures at least 85 percent 
of all gas produced in each year from each on-
shore well that is subject to a mineral leasing 
law; 
‘‘(B) require that, beginning not later than 
5 years after the date of enactment of this sec-
tion, each operator captures at least 99 percent 
of all gas produced in each year from each on-
shore well that is subject to a mineral leasing 
law; 
‘‘(C) require flaring of gas, rather than 
venting, in all instances in which gas is not cap-
tured; 
‘‘(D) require that every application for a 
permit to drill a production well— 
‘‘(i) demonstrate sufficient infrastruc-
ture and capacity is in place to capture the 
expected quantity of produced gas from the 
well; and 
‘‘(ii) be published with an opportunity 
for a public comment period of at least 30 
days; 
‘‘(E) beginning not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this section, prohibit 
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all new and refractured production wells from 
flaring; 
‘‘(F) require the operator of any covered 
operation that routinely flares gas before the ef-
fective date of a regulation prohibiting flaring 
issued pursuant to subparagraph (E) to submit 
a gas capture plan to the Secretary not later 
than 180 days before such effective date that 
ensures that such operator will meet the re-
quirements described in subparagraphs (A) and 
(B); 
‘‘(G) set performance standards for newly 
installed equipment based on modern equipment 
that minimize gas loss from— 
‘‘(i) storage tanks; 
‘‘(ii) dehydrators; 
‘‘(iii) compressors; 
‘‘(iv) open-ended valves or lines; 
‘‘(v) pumps; and 
‘‘(vi) such other equipment as the 
Secretary determines appropriate to reduce 
and prevent gas release; 
‘‘(H) require that operators replace exist-
ing equipment within one year of the publica-
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