To provide for the accurate reporting of fossil fuel production and emissions from public lands, and for other purposes.
United States115th CongressHR-4126House of Representatives
Updated: Oct 27, 2017
Summary
Transparency in Energy Production Act of 201 7 This bill requires the Department of the Interior to publicly disclose the amounts of fossil fuel production, including amounts of gas released (as by flaring), and renewable energy production on public lands. The data shall present amounts of greenhouse gas emissions using the 20- and 100-year Global Warming Potential-weighted emission values and, for renewable energy production, compare fossil fuel-generated emissions resulting from the same amount of energy. As determined necessary to implement this bill, Interior shall promulgate regulations regarding accurate measurement and reporting of methane emissions.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
House of Representatives
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
House of Representatives
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