Sec. 702. Controlling flaring
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Using existing authority of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Administrator shall propose no later than December 31, 2021, and finalize no later than December 31, 2022— regulations pursuant to section 111(b) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7411(b) ) for the establishment, implementation, and enforcement of standards of performance for new sources that prohibit routine flaring of natural gas from such sources; and regulations pursuant to section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7411(d) ) for the establishment, implementation, and enforcement of standards of performance for sources, and guidelines for States, that require existing sources to— reduce greenhouse gas emissions from routine flaring such that nationwide flaring is reduced by at least 80 percent below 2017 levels no later than 2025; and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from routine flaring such that nationwide flaring is reduced by 100 percent below 2017 levels no later than 2028.
In this section: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The term existing source means an existing source as defined in section 111(a) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7411(a) ). The term new source means a new source as defined in section 111(a) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7411(a) ). The term routine flaring — means flaring of natural gas during normal oil and natural gas production operations in the absence of sufficient facilities to reinject the produced gas, utilize it onsite, or dispatch it to a market; and does not include safety flaring.
The term safety flaring means flaring of natural gas that is required to ensure safe operation of the facility due to some unforeseen condition.
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