Methane Rule Relief Act of 2018 This bill exempts certain marginally-producing oil and natural gas wells, including emission sources associated with such wells, from the Environmental Protection Agency's rule titled "Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources" and the document titled "Control Techniques Guidelines for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry."
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Environmental Protection
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAir qualityClimate change and greenhouse gasesEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresOil and gas
To provide regulatory relief for conventional marginally producing oil and gas wells from the Environmental Protection Agency's "Methane Rule".
USA115th CongressHR-7231| House
| Updated: 12/10/2018
Methane Rule Relief Act of 2018 This bill exempts certain marginally-producing oil and natural gas wells, including emission sources associated with such wells, from the Environmental Protection Agency's rule titled "Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources" and the document titled "Control Techniques Guidelines for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry."
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAir qualityClimate change and greenhouse gasesEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresOil and gas