,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhcj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #h1 #bjag,mr4  
,veasey 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,curbelo of  
,florida1 and ,mr4 ,mast7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and 
,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize   
methane leak detection and mitigation   
research activities by the ,department  
of ,energy4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,methane ,emissions
 ,mitigation ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,the  
,congress finds that--  7#a7 methane is 
a valuable1 energy-dense fuel source    
composing the majority of natural gas2  
7#b7 in #bjad1 the ,united ,states lost 
more than #i4h million metric tons of   
natural gas1 worth almost #b billion1   
through methane leaks and intentional   
releases throughout the oil and gas     
system2  7#c7 the comparative impact of 
methane on climate change is more than  
#be times greater than carbon dioxide   
over a #ajj-year period1 and more than  

#hj time greater over a #bj year period2
 and  7#d7 identifying and eliminating  
leaks is a necessary step in fighting   
climate change1 and additional research 
is necessary to further commercialize   
leak detection and mitigation           
technologies4  #c4 ,methane leak        
detection and mitigation research  7a7  
,requirement ,the ,secretary of ,energy 
shall carry out a program of research   
and development in methane leak         
detection and mitigation4  7b7 ,program 
goal ,the ,secretary shall set a goal of
 developing a variety of technologies   
that-- 7#a7 enable ,united ,states      
natural gas operations to eliminate     
methane leaks by fiscal year #bjbe2 and 
7#b7 cost less to purchase and operate  
than the market value of the gas that   
would have leaked but for such          
technologies4  #d4 ,technology          
demonstration prize competition ,the    
,secretary of ,energy shall carry out a 
methane leak detection and mitigation   
technology demonstration prize          

competition under section #bd of the    
,stevenson-,wydler ,technology          
,innovation ,act of #aihj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #cgai74  #e4 ,technology clearinghouse 
program  7a7 ,establishment of program  
,the ,secretary of ,energy shall        
establish and promote a program to      
encourage technological innovation in   
development and commercialization of    
methane leak detection and mitigation   
technology4  7b7 ,elements of program   
,the program described in subsection 7a7
 shall include-- 7#a7 the establishment 
of a centralized ,federal clearinghouse 
for public access to information        
relating to technologies and best       
practices for methane leak detection and
 mitigation2  7#b7 the issuance of      
announcements seeking unique and        
innovative technologies to advance the  
mission of the ,department under this   
,act2 and  7#c7 the provision of        
information for persons seeking guidance
 on how to pursue proposals to develop  
or deploy technologies that would reduce

 methane emissions1 including           
information relating to industry        
technology acquisition practices4  7c7  
,coordination ,in carrying out this     
section1 the ,secretary's designated    
officers shall coordinate with the      
,department of ,energy's ,office of     
,technology ,transitions4  #f4          
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to the
 ,secretary of ,energy for carrying out 
this ,act #be1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal
 years #bjag through #bjbe4