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H.R. 5636

Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2020

Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2020

This bill requires certain disclosures by entities seeking a lease or holding a lease to develop renewable energy operations or fossil fuel operations on public lands. The disclosures are those described in the Sustainability Accounting Standard for the Renewable Resources & Alternative Energy Sector or the Extractives & Mineral Processing Sector.

Every two years, the Department of the Interior must submit a report to Congress that includes, among other things (1) for fossil fuel operations on public lands, the annual and two-year totals of greenhouse gas emissions, air quality, water management, biodiversity impacts, production, and the number of sites according to the metrics specified in the Sustainability Accounting Standard for Oil & Gas - Exploration & Production; and (2) for renewable energy operations on public lands, greenhouse gas emissions that would result from the production of the same amount of energy using fossil fuels.

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47](D-CA)Sponsor
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  1. Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
  2. Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

    Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
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    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

    Natural Resources Committee
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    Introduced in House

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    Introduced in House

Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2020 — Informed