An amendment to require the Secretary of Transportation to use funds already available to him to study the potential for recovering methane released during offshore drilling and converting it on a floating conversion plant located at the drilling site into methanol for use as a fuel for highway vehicles. The Secretary is to report to Congress within one year on the results of the study.

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Amendment Number
948
Description
An amendment to require the Secretary of Transportation to use funds already available to him to study the potential for recovering methane released during offshore drilling and converting it on a floating conversion plant located at the drilling site into methanol for use as a fuel for highway vehicles. The Secretary is to report to Congress within one year on the results of the study.
Purpose
An amendment to require the Secretary of Transportation to use funds already available to him to study the potential for recovering methane released during offshore drilling and converting it on a floating conversion plant located at the drilling site into methanol for use as a fuel for highway vehicles. The Secretary is to report to Congress within one year on the results of the study.
Congress
97
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Dec 6, 1982
Latest Action Text
Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
Submitted Date
Dec 6, 1982
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Dec 15, 2020
Amendment 948 — Informed