S. 5205 · 117th Congress
Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Ben Luján
- Introduced
- 2022-12-07
- Latest action
- 2022-12-07 · Introduced in Senate
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.