Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act

Bill: 118-hr-484
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]
Introduced: 2023-01-24
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Air quality

Climate change and greenhouse gases

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environmental regulatory procedures

Oil and gas
Latest action: action_date: 2023-01-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-01-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act</b></p> <p>This bill eliminates a program administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that provides incentives for petroleum and natural gas systems to reduce their emissions of methane and other greenhouse gases. It also repeals a charge on methane emissions from specific types of facilities that are required to report their greenhouse gas emissions to the EPA's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Program.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 484 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 24, 2023 Mr. Pfluger (for himself, Mr. Arrington , Mr. Estes , Mr. Perry , Mr. Newhouse , Mr. Carey , Mr. Meuser , Mr. Fallon , Mr. Moran , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Ms. Van Duyne , Mr. Roy , Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Steube , Mr. Carter of Georgia , Ms. De La Cruz , Mr. Ellzey , Mr. Crenshaw , Mr. Stauber , Mrs. Boebert , Mr. Johnson of Louisiana , Mr. Babin , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Jackson of Texas , Mr. Balderson , and Mrs. Bice ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To repeal the natural gas tax.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act . 2. Repeal Section 136 of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7436 )(relating to methane emissions and waste reduction incentive program for petroleum and natural gas systems) is repealed. 3. Rescission The unobligated balance of any amounts made available under section 136 of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7436 )(as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) is rescinded.