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

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HR-1600: Methane Emissions Reduction Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

  1. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

    Senate

  2. Introduced in Senate

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