,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gdce  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #cj1 #bjbj,mr4  
,upton introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology1 = a   
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to r$uce
 me?ane emissions f fl>+ & v5t+ natural 
gas dur+ oil & natural gas production   
activities1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,me?ane
 ,emissions ,r$uction ,act4  #b4 ,me?ane
 emissions  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( 
,en]gy %all c>ry out a compreh5sive     
program to r$uce me?ane emissions f fl>+
 & v5t+ natural gas dur+ oil & natural  
gas production activities1 recogniz+ t  
,/ates are ! prim>y regulators ( oil &  
natural gas production activities &     
emissions1 includ+ by-- 7#a7 provid+    
te*nical assi/ance to ,/ate & public    

utility commission]s & (ficials1        
repres5tatives f ! en]gy indu/ry1 & o!r 
/akehold]s f ,/ate1 local1 & ,tribal    
organizations2  7#b7 accel]at+ !        
developm5t & application ( te*nologies &
 practices to r$uce fl>+ & v5t+ (       
natural gas2  7#c7 ma9ta9+ a database t 
summ>izes ! relevant fl>+ & v5t+        
regulations 9 ea* ( ! oil & gas produc+ 
,/ates2 &  7#d7 in=m+ ! ,/ates & o!r    
/akehold]s ( pot5tial options available 
to economically capture & utilize       
natural gas4  7b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an   
#bgj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all submit  
to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce a  
report describ+-- 7#a7 ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & 
local policies & regulations relat+ to  
natural gas fl>+ & v5t+2  7#b7          
initiatives to accel]ate te*nology      
solutions to r$uce natural gas fl>+ &   
v5t+2  7#c7 b>ri]s to ! developm5t &    
comm]cial application ( te*nologies to  
capture natural gas t w\ld o!rwise be   
fl>$ or v5t$2 &  7#d7 recomm5dations to 

r$uce b>ri]s describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c74  
7c7 ,te*nical conf]5ce ,9 prep>+ !      
report "u subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y ( 
,en]gy %all solicit input f ,/ates &    
local gov]nm5ts & repres5tatives ( !    
en]gy indu/ry1 includ+ by conv5+ a      
te*nical conf]5ce & provid+ an          
opportunity = submission ( writt5       
comm5ts on a draft report4