Marginal Well Protection Act

Bill: 117-hr-5619
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4]
Introduced: 2021-10-19
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Latest action: action_date: 2021-10-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-10-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Marginal Well Protection Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from imposing fees for methane emissions from wells that produce less than 15 barrels of oil per day and less than 90 Mcf (90,000 cubic feet) of natural gas per day.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5619 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 19, 2021 Mr. Estes (for himself, Mr. Arrington , and Mr. Hern ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from imposing a fee on certain facilities for methane emissions.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Marginal Well Protection Act . 2. Methane fee from petroleum and natural gas systems Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the owner or operator of a facility that produces less than 15 barrels of oil per day and less than 90 Mcf of natural gas per day shall not be subject to any fee imposed by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in connection with reporting methane emissions pursuant to subpart W of part 98 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations).