Bill117th CongressFiled Dec 7, 2022Environmental Protection
S. 5205
Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Dec 7, 2022)
Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act
This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish a research, development, and demonstration program with respect to (1) data collection on the location of abandoned oil or gas wells; (2) the plugging, remediation, reclamation, and repurposing of the wells; and (3) strategies to mitigate potential environmental impacts of documented and undocumented abandoned wells.
What just happenedDec 7, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM](D-NM)Sponsor
1 cosponsor1 R
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- Introduced in SenateDec 7, 2022
- Dec 7, 2022IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Dec 7, 2022IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate