Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act
Summary
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Dec 7, 2022
Last action Dec 7, 2022
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2
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1
Dec 7, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
upper
Dec 7, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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