,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abga  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #aa1      
#bjae,mr4 ,markey introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
require the ,secretary of the ,interior 
to issue regulations to prevent or      
minimize the venting and flaring of gas 
in oil and gas production operations in 
the ,united ,states1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,fuel ,loss         
,abatement and ,royalty ,enhancement    
,act or the ,,flare ,act4  #b4          
,regulations to prevent or minimize     
venting and flaring of gas  7a7 ,in     
general ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary of the ,interior shall issue 
regulations under this ,act--  7#a7 to  
prevent or minimize the venting and     
flaring of gas in oil and gas production
 operations on ,federal land onshore and

 offshore in the ,united ,states2 and   
7#b7 to promote the capture and         
beneficial use or reinjection of gas in 
the operations referred to in paragraph 
7#a74  7b7 ,royalties ,a regulation     
issued under this section shall include 
provisions that treat gas that is flared
 or vented in operations under a lease  
under this ,act as production for which 
royalty is required to be paid to the   
,united ,states4  7c7 ,limitation on    
application to existing leases          
,regulations issued under subsection 7a7
 shall not apply with respect to        
production under a lease in effect on   
the date of enactment of this ,act to   
the extent such application would       
constitute a breach of the terms of the 
lease by the ,united ,states4  #c4      
,assessment of venting and flaring of   
gas in production operations in ,united 
,states ,not later than #ah months after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 the
 ,comptroller ,general of the ,united   
,states shall--  7#a7 assess the venting

 and flaring of gas in oil and gas      
production operations on ,federal land  
onshore and offshore in the ,united     
,states2 and  7#b7 submit to ,congress a
 report on the venting and flaring of   
gas in oil and gas production operations
 on ,federal land onshore and offshore  
in the ,united ,states1 including an    
estimate of the volume of gas that is   
vented or flared in such operations each
 year4  #d4 ,regulations ,the ,secretary
 of the ,interior shall issue           
regulations that define the terms vent1 
venting1 flare1 and flaring for purposes
 of this ,act4