Methane Emissions Reduction Act of 2021
United States117th CongressS-645Senate
Updated: Mar 9, 2021
Summary
Methane Emissions Reduction Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to estimate annual methane emissions from each oil and natural gas producing basin and levy a fee for such emissions on each company that produces, gathers, processes, or transmits oil or natural gas. The fees must be used to provide grants through the National Coastal Resilience Fund of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
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Timeline
Latest companion bill action
HR-1600: Methane Emissions Reduction ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Senate
Introduced in Senate
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