H.R. 4270 · 117th Congress
Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Sponsor
- Conor Lamb
- Introduced
- 2021-06-30
- Latest action
- 2022-10-07 · Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 117-541.
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) mitigating potential environmental impacts of documented and undocumented abandoned wells.