S. 1271 · 114th Congress
FLARE Act
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Fuel Loss Abatement and Royalty Enhancement Act or the FLARE Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 11, 2015
Fuel Loss Abatement and Royalty Enhancement Act or the FLARE Act
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to issue regulations to: (1) prevent or minimize the venting and flaring of gas in oil and gas production operations on federal land onshore and offshore in the United States, and (2) promote the capture and beneficial use or reinjection of gas in such operations.
Such regulations shall also treat gas that is flared or vented in operations under a lease as production for which a royalty is required to be paid to the United States.
The Government Accountability Office shall assess such venting and flaring and estimate the volume of gas vented or flared in such operations each year.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: FLARE Act
Also known as: Fuel Loss Abatement and Royalty Enhancement Act
Latest action (May 19, 2015): Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Policy area: Energy · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 11, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.