S. 645 · 117th Congress
Methane Emissions Reduction Act of 2021
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Introduced
- 2021-03-09
- Latest action
- 2021-03-09 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Methane Emissions Reduction Act of 2021
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to estimate annual methane emissions from each oil and natural gas producing basin and levy a fee for such emissions on each company that produces, gathers, processes, or transmits oil or natural gas. The fees must be used to provide grants through the National Coastal Resilience Fund of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.