,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #acia  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bg1       
#bjai,mr4 ,thompson of ,pennsylvania    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide   
regulatory relief for conventional      
marginally producing oil and gas wells  
from the ,environmental ,protection     
,agency's ,methane ,rule4  #a4 ,short   
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,methane ,rule ,relief ,act of #bjai4   
#b4 ,application of methane rule ,the   
final rule titled ,oil and ,natural ,gas
 ,sector3 ,emission ,standards for ,new1
 ,reconstructed1 and ,modified ,sources 
7#ha ,fed4 ,reg4 #cehbd1 ,june #c1      
#bjaf71 and the document titled ,control
 ,techniques ,guidelines for the ,oil   
and ,natural ,gas ,industry 7,october   
#bjaf71 published by the ,environmental 
,protection ,agency1 shall not apply    
with respect to--  7#a7 any oil well    
that has a maximum daily average oil    

production1 during any #ab-month        
consecutive time period1 that does not  
exceed #ae barrels of oil per day2  7#b7
 any natural gas well that has a maximum
 daily average gas production1 during   
any #ab-month consecutive time period1  
that does not exceed #ij1jjj cubic feet 
per day2 or  7#c7 any emissions source  
covered by the rule that is associated  
with an oil well described in paragraph 
7#a7 or a natural gas well described in 
paragraph 7#b74