,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dabf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #be1 #bjag,mr4
 ,l[5?al 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,ros-,leht951 
,mr4 ,deut*1 ,mr4 ,curbelo ( ,florida1 &
 ,ms4 ,tsongas7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
provide = ! accurate report+ ( fossil   
fuel production & emissions f public    
l&s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,transp>5cy 9 
,en]gy ,production ,act ( #bjag4  #b4   
,onl9e publication ( c>bon emissions    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior  
%all make available to ! public ?r\gh ! 
int]net--  7#a7 in=mation t describes = 
all cov]$ op]ations-- 7,a7 ! aggregate  
am\nt ( ea* fossil fuel1 by type & by   
,/ate1 produc$ "u ,f$]al leases2 &  7,b7
 = gas report$1 ! portion & s\rce ( su* 
am\nt t 0 releas$ by ea* ( v5t+1 fl>+1 &
 fugitive release2  7#b7 in=mation t    
accurately describes ! e/imat$ am\nts ( 
exi/+ fossil fuel res\rces on ,f$]al l&s

 "u lease = ! production ( fossil fuels1
 & ( ,f$]al l&s t h pot5tial = su*      
leas+2 &  7#c7 in=mation t describes !  
am\nt & s\rces ( en]gy1 9 megawatts1    
produc$ f op]at+ sol>1 w9d1 & geo!rmal  
projects on ,f$]al l&s "u lease = !     
production ( r5ewable en]gy4  7b7 ,=mat 
,in=mation made available "u ?is section
 %all be pres5t$ 9 a =mat t-- 7#a7      
translates su* am\nts & portions into   
emissions ( metric tons ( gre5h\se gases
 express$ 9 c>bon-dioxide equival5t us+ 
bo? ! #bj-ye> & #ajj-ye> ,global ,w>m+  
,pot5tial-weight$ emission values2  7#b7
 = en]gy produc$ f sol>1 w9d1 & geo!rmal
 projects1 includes an e/imate ( !      
gre5h\se gas emissions t w\ld result f  
production ( ! same am\nt ( en]gy f     
fossil fuel res\rces2 &  7#c7 all[s--   
7,a7 d[nload+ 9 a ma*9e readable =mat2 &
  7,b7 access+ ! in=mation )\t paym5t ( 
any fee or o!r *>ge4  7c7 ,data         
publication frequ5cy ,! data made       
available "u ?is section %all be updat$ 
at lea/ annually4  #c4 ,accurate        

measurem5t & report+ ( me?ane emissions 
f ,f$]al l&s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an  
"o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
,act1 if ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior       
det]m9es t revisions or promulgation (  
rules are ne$$ to implem5t section #b ) 
reg>d to me?ane emissions1 ! ,secret>y  
%all initiate a process "u ! ,f$]al ,oil
 & ,gas ,royalty ,managem5t ,act ( #aihb
 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #agaa et seq471 ! ,m9]al
 ,leas+ ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et     
seq471 or o!r applicable law to         
promulgate regulations to require       
accurate measur+ & report+ to !         
,secret>y1 by ea* hold] ( a lease = !   
production ( fossil fuels on ,f$]al l&1 
( ! actual am\nt ( me?ane gas produc$ "u
 su* lease1 includ+ all su* gas n sold  
by or on behalf ( ! lessee4  7b7        
,report+ ( gases ,! rules %all include  
requirem5ts = report+ by hold]s (       
leases1 to ! maximum ext5t possible1 !  
am\nt & s\rce ( all v5t$1 fl>$1 &       
fugitive releases ( gas result+ f !     
production ( fossil fuels f ,f$]al l&s4 

#d4 ,report to ,congress ,e #b ye>s1 !  
,secret>y %all submit a report to       
,congress t includes-- 7#a7 ef=ts       
und]way by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior to  
decrease gre5h\se gas emissions f cov]$ 
op]ations on ,f$]al l&s & wat]s2  7#b7  
plans = future r$uctions 9 gre5h\se gas 
emissions f cov]$ op]ations on ,f$]al   
l&s & wat]s2 &  7#c7 ! am\nt ( gre5h\se 
gas emissions r$uctions result+ f su*   
ef=ts & plans t h be5 obs]v$ dur+ !     
p]iod cov]$ by ! report1 & ! am\nt ( su*
 r$uctions t are expect$ 9 ! future4    
#e4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,cov]$
 op]ations ,! t]m cov]$ op]ations means 
all fossil fuel op]ations t are subject 
to ! m9]al leas+ laws or title ,v ( !   
,f$]al ,l& ,policy & ,managem5t ,act (  
#aigf 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #agfa et seq471    
reg>dless ( size1 includ+ production1   
/orage1 ga!r+1 process+1 transportation1
 & h&l+ op]ations4  7#b7 ,fl>+ ,! t]m   
fl>+ means ! int5tional & controll$     
burn+ ( gas t occurs 9 ! c\rse ( oil &  
gas or coal op]ations4  7#c7 ,fossil    

fuel ,! t]m fossil fuel means all       
natural fuels1 includ+ oil1 natural gas1
 natural gas liquids1 & coal4  7#d7     
,fugitive release ,! t]m fugitive       
release means ! un9t5tional &           
uncontroll$ release ( gas into !        
atmosph]e 9 ! c\rse ( oil & gas or coal 
op]ations4  7#e7 ,global ,w>m+          
,pot5tial-weight$ emission ,! t]m       
,global ,w>m+ ,pot5tial-weight$ emission
 means ! ratio ( ! "t-integrat$         
radiative =c+ f ! in/antane\s release ( 
#a kilogram ( a trace sub/ance relative 
to t ( #a kilogram ( c>bon dioxide1     
measur$ 9 metric tons ( c>bon dioxide   
equival5t = ea* gre5h\se gas accord+ to 
! mo/ rec5t1 & any subsequ5t1 decisions 
by ! ,int]gov]nm5tal ,panel on ,climate 
,*ange reg>d+ global w>m+ pot5tials4    
7#f7 ,res\rces ,! t]m res\rces means    
oil1 gas1 & coal res\rces1 bo? id5tifi$ 
& inf]r$1 t are bo? te*nically          
recov]able & economically recov]able us+
 ! range ( pa/1 & pr$ict$ future1       
commodity prices4  7#g7 ,v5t+ ,! t]m    

v5t+ means ! int5tional & controll$     
release ( gas into ! atmosph]e 9 ! c\rse
 ( oil & gas op]ations4  7#h7 ,produc$ &
 production ,! t]ms produc$ & production
 mean extract$1 m9$1 )drawn1 sold1 /or$1
 releas$ 7includ+ release by v5t+1 fl>+1
 or fugitive release71 fl>$1 us$ =      
b5eficial purposes1 or o!rwise emitt$   
dur+ production4