Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act
United States117th CongressS-5205Senate
Updated: Dec 7, 2022
Summary
Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish a research, development, and demonstration program with respect to (1) data collection on the location of abandoned oil or gas wells; (2) the plugging, remediation, reclamation, and repurposing of the wells; and (3) strategies to mitigate potential environmental impacts of documented and undocumented abandoned wells.
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Timeline
Latest companion bill action
HR-4270: Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development ActPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 389.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Senate
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