S. 2818 · 116th 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 · Nov 7, 2019
Fuel Loss Abatement and Royalty Enhancement Act or the FLARE Act
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to (1) ban the venting and flaring of gas in oil and gas production operations on federal land onshore and offshore in the United States, with specified exceptions; and (2) promote the capture and beneficial use or reinjection of gas in such operations.
The bill also requires oil and gas companies to pay royalties on gas that is vented or flared pursuant to this bill.
The Government Accountability Office must 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 (Nov 7, 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Policy area: Energy · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Nov 7, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.