3.0.0 8332 2023-01-11T13:44:56Z 2023-01-11T13:44:56Z House HR 2020-09-21 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 163 (Monday, September 21, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania:H.R. 8332.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV, Section 3, clause 2Article I, Section 8, clause 3Article I, Section 8, clause 18[Page H4642]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-09-21T04:02:30Z 2020-10-01 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5439) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2020-09-21 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2020-09-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-09-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000467 Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] Glenn Thompson R PA 15 N R000610 Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] Guy Reschenthaler R PA 14 2020-09-21 True K000395 Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12] Fred Keller R PA 12 2020-09-22 False K000376 Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] Mike Kelly R PA 16 2020-09-22 False P000605 Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] Scott Perry R PA 10 2020-09-22 False S001199 Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] Lloyd Smucker R PA 11 2020-09-22 False M001204 Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] Daniel Meuser R PA 9 2020-09-22 False J000302 Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] John Joyce R PA 13 2020-09-22 False Energy Congressional oversight Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Indian lands and resources rights Land use and conservation Oil and gas Pollution liability State and local government operations Energy 00 2020-09-21 Introduced in House 2022-03-07T17:21:20Z Plugging Orphan Wells and Environmental Restoration Act of 2020 or the POWER Act of 2020

This bill addresses orphaned, abandoned, or idled oil and gas wells on federal, tribal, state, or private lands.

The bill reauthorizes through FY2025 the program to remediate, reclaim, and close orphaned, abandoned, or idled oil and gas wells located on federal land.

The Department of the Interior must establish a program to provide grants to states and Indian tribes to remediate, reclaim, and close orphaned oil and gas wells located on state, tribal, or private lands. In providing grants, priority must be given to states and Indian tribes that already have an established program to carry out such activities.

The Department of Energy must provide technical assistance to oil and gas producing states and Indian tribes to ensure practical and economical remedies for environmental problems caused by orphaned or abandoned oil and gas well sites on state, tribal, or private land.

]]> POWER Act of 2020 Display Title POWER Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced POWER Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Plugging Orphan Wells and Environmental Restoration Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize a program to address orphaned, abandoned, or idled wells on Federal land, to establish a program to provide grants to States and Tribes to address orphaned wells, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8332ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8332ih.xml 2020-10-01 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5439) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.