,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dabf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,october #be1 #bjag,mr4 ,lowenthal 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,ros-,lehtinen1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 ,mr4 ,curbelo of ,florida1 and ,ms4 ,tsongas7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to provide for the accurate reporting of fossil fuel production and emissions from public lands1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,transparency in ,energy ,production ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,online publication of carbon emissions 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of the ,interior shall make available to the public through the internet-- 7#a7 information that describes for all covered operations-- 7,a7 the aggregate amount of each fossil fuel1 by type and by ,state1 produced under ,federal leases2 and 7,b7 for gas reported1 the portion and source of such amount that was released by each of venting1 flaring1 and fugitive release2 7#b7 information that accurately describes the estimated amounts of existing fossil fuel resources on ,federal lands under lease for the production of fossil fuels1 and of ,federal lands that have potential for such leasing2 and 7#c7 information that describes the amount and sources of energy1 in megawatts1 produced from operating solar1 wind1 and geothermal projects on ,federal lands under lease for the production of renewable energy4 7b7 ,format ,information made available under this section shall be presented in a format that-- 7#a7 translates such amounts and portions into emissions of metric tons of greenhouse gases expressed in carbon-dioxide equivalent using both the #bj-year and #ajj-year ,global ,warming ,potential-weighted emission values2 7#b7 for energy produced from solar1 wind1 and geothermal projects1 includes an estimate of the greenhouse gas emissions that would result from production of the same amount of energy from fossil fuel resources2 and 7#c7 allows-- 7,a7 downloading in a machine readable format2 and 7,b7 accessing the information without payment of any fee or other charge4 7c7 ,data publication frequency ,the data made available under this section shall be updated at least annually4 #c4 ,accurate measurement and reporting of methane emissions from ,federal lands 7a7 ,in general ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 if the ,secretary of the ,interior determines that revisions or promulgation of rules are needed to implement section #b with regard to methane emissions1 the ,secretary shall initiate a process under the ,federal ,oil and ,gas ,royalty ,management ,act of #aihb 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #agaa et seq471 the ,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq471 or other applicable law to promulgate regulations to require accurate measuring and reporting to the ,secretary1 by each holder of a lease for the production of fossil fuels on ,federal land1 of the actual amount of methane gas produced under such lease1 including all such gas not sold by or on behalf of the lessee4 7b7 ,reporting of gases ,the rules shall include requirements for reporting by holders of leases1 to the maximum extent possible1 the amount and source of all vented1 flared1 and fugitive releases of gas resulting from the production of fossil fuels from ,federal lands4 #d4 ,report to ,congress ,every #b years1 the ,secretary shall submit a report to ,congress that includes-- 7#a7 efforts underway by the ,department of the ,interior to decrease greenhouse gas emissions from covered operations on ,federal lands and waters2 7#b7 plans for future reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from covered operations on ,federal lands and waters2 and 7#c7 the amount of greenhouse gas emissions reductions resulting from such efforts and plans that have been observed during the period covered by the report1 and the amount of such reductions that are expected in the future4 #e4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,covered operations ,the term covered operations means all fossil fuel operations that are subject to the mineral leasing laws or title ,v of the ,federal ,land ,policy and ,management ,act of #aigf 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #agfa et seq471 regardless of size1 including production1 storage1 gathering1 processing1 transportation1 and handling operations4 7#b7 ,flaring ,the term flaring means the intentional and controlled burning of gas that occurs in the course of oil and gas or coal operations4 7#c7 ,fossil fuel ,the term fossil fuel means all natural fuels1 including oil1 natural gas1 natural gas liquids1 and coal4 7#d7 ,fugitive release ,the term fugitive release means the unintentional and uncontrolled release of gas into the atmosphere in the course of oil and gas or coal operations4 7#e7 ,global ,warming ,potential-weighted emission ,the term ,global ,warming ,potential-weighted emission means the ratio of the time-integrated radiative forcing from the instantaneous release of #a kilogram of a trace substance relative to that of #a kilogram of carbon dioxide1 measured in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent for each greenhouse gas according to the most recent1 and any subsequent1 decisions by the ,intergovernmental ,panel on ,climate ,change regarding global warming potentials4 7#f7 ,resources ,the term resources means oil1 gas1 and coal resources1 both identified and inferred1 that are both technically recoverable and economically recoverable using the range of past1 and predicted future1 commodity prices4 7#g7 ,venting ,the term venting means the intentional and controlled release of gas into the atmosphere in the course of oil and gas operations4 7#h7 ,produced and production ,the terms produced and production mean extracted1 mined1 withdrawn1 sold1 stored1 released 7including release by venting1 flaring1 or fugitive release71 flared1 used for beneficial purposes1 or otherwise emitted during production4