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HR 1217 · in committee · significant

Orphan Well Grant Flexibility Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • This bill removes requirements for states to measure methane emissions when receiving federal grants to plug and clean up orphaned oil and gas wells.
  • State governments that receive grants for orphaned well remediation are affected by the relaxed reporting requirements.
  • The bill also directs the Department of Interior to commission a study on how well cleanup affects local economic development and housing.

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    How might removing methane measurement requirements affect the environmental benefits that federal orphan well cleanup grants are intended to achieve?

  2. 02

    What trade-offs exist between reducing reporting burdens on states and maintaining transparency about emissions from remediated wells?

  3. 03

    How could the study on well cleanup's effects on local economic development and housing inform future decisions about orphan well remediation priorities?

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Sponsor · R-PA-15

Glenn Thompson

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Introduced 2025-02-11

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-02-11 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  2. 2025-02-11 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-02-11 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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