HB10721: Stop Orphaned Wells Act
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to ensure sufficient bonding and complete and timely reclamation of land and water disturbed by Federal and Indian oil and gas production, and for other purposes.
Plain-language summary
This bill changes federal rules about oil and gas drilling on public and Native American lands. It requires drilling companies to put up more money as a guarantee (called bonding) that they will clean up the land and water after they finish drilling. The bill aims to prevent wells from being abandoned without proper cleanup. It amends the Mineral Leasing Act, which governs oil and gas drilling on federal property. The bill was recently introduced in Congress and is currently under review.
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HB10721: Stop Orphaned Wells Act
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Sponsors
Yassamin Ansari
Primary SponsorCo-sponsors (6)
Jared Huffman
Adelita Grijalva
Dave Min
Lateefah Simon
Julia Brownley