118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 429Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act

A bill to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to require the Secretary of Energy to establish an abandoned wells research, development, and demonstration program, and for other purposes.

Environmental protection
Introduced Feb 15, 2023
Last action Feb 15, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Feb 15, 2023
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Referred
Feb 15, 2023
Energy and Natural Resources
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Committee
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Senate
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House floor
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a research, development, and demonstration program concerning abandoned oil and gas wells. Under the program, DOE must work to improve (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.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
Feb 15, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Feb 15, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.