Sec. 2. Controlling methane emissions from the oil and natural gas sector
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The goals of this section are to steadily reduce the quantity of United States methane emissions from the oil and natural gas sector such that— in calendar year 2025, the quantity of United States methane emissions from the oil and natural gas sector is at least 65 percent below calendar year 2012 emissions; and in calendar year 2030, the quantity of United States methane emissions from the oil and natural gas sector is at least 90 percent below calendar year 2012 emissions. The Administrator shall issue regulations pursuant to the existing authority of the Administrator under section 111 of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7411 ) to control methane emissions from the oil and natural gas sector to achieve the national goals described in subsection (a).
The regulations promulgated pursuant to this subsection shall apply to sources of methane from every segment of oil and natural gas systems, including oil and natural gas production, processing, transmission, distribution, and storage. Not later than December 31, 2022, the Administrator shall finalize regulations pursuant to the existing authority of the Administrator under sections 111(b) and 111(d) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7411(b) , (d)) to achieve the national goal described in subsection (a)(1).
The regulations required by subparagraph
(A)shall include the following: The regulations shall prescribe procedures for the establishment, implementation, and enforcement of standards of performance or design, equipment, work practice, or operational standards, or combination thereof, for existing sources and guidelines for States. The regulations shall require States to submit plans in accordance with section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7411(d) ) no later than 30 months after the date of enactment of this Act. The regulations shall provide for the Administrator to prescribe, not later than 42 months after the date of enactment of this Act, a plan in accordance with such section 111(d)— for a State that fails to submit a plan by the deadline specified in clause (ii); or for a State for which the Administrator disapproves the State plan. Not later than December 31, 2023, the Administrator shall finalize regulations pursuant to the existing authority of the Administrator under sections 111(b) and 111(d) to achieve the national goal described in subsection (a)(2). The regulations required by subparagraph
(A)shall provide for the establishment, implementation, and enforcement of standards of performance or design, equipment, work practice, or operational standards, or combination thereof, for new sources and existing sources, and guidelines for States, that include requirements for— new and existing natural gas transmission, gathering, and distribution pipelines to reduce methane emissions by application of the best system of emissions reduction pertaining to venting, flaring, and leakage reduction; new sources, and existing sources, with equipment that handles liquefied natural gas to reduce methane emissions from that equipment by application of the best system of emission reduction; new and existing offshore petroleum and natural gas production facilities to reduce methane emissions by application of the best system of emission reduction; and any source addressed under the regulations promulgated under paragraph
(3)for which the Administrator determines that a more stringent standard is necessary to achieve the national goal under subsection (a)(2). In implementing this section, the Administrator shall ensure that any new distribution infrastructure is compatible with the distribution of hydrogen. In this section: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The phrase design, equipment, work practice, or operational standard, or combination thereof has the meaning given to such phrase for purposes of section 111(h) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7411(h) ). The terms existing source , new source , and standard of performance have the meanings given such terms in section 111(a) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7411(a) ).
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