,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhah  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #g1  
#bjai,mr4 ,markey introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
require the ,secretary of the ,interior 
to issue regulations to ban the venting 
and flaring of gas in oil and gas       
production operations in the ,united    
,states1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,fuel ,loss ,abatement and ,royalty 
,enhancement ,act or the ,,flare ,act4  
#b4 ,regulations to ban venting and     
flaring of gas  7a7 ,in general ,not    
later than #ahj days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of the ,interior shall issue regulations
 under this ,act--  7#a7 to ban the     
venting and flaring of gas in oil and   
gas production operations on ,federal   
land onshore and offshore in the ,united
 ,states1 with the exception of--  7,a7 

de minimis venting and flaring2 and     
7,b7 venting and flaring that the       
,secretary determines is required for   
safety2 and  7#b7 to promote the capture
 and beneficial use or reinjection of   
gas in the operations referred to in    
paragraph 7#a74  7b7 ,royalties ,a      
regulation issued under this section    
shall include provisions that treat gas 
that is flared or vented in operations  
under a lease under this ,act as        
production for which royalty is required
 to be paid to the ,united ,states4  #c4
 ,assessment of venting and flaring of  
gas in production operations in ,united 
,states ,not later than #ah months after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 the
 ,comptroller ,general of the ,united   
,states shall--  7#a7 assess the venting
 and flaring of gas in oil and gas      
production operations on ,federal land  
onshore and offshore in the ,united     
,states2 and  7#b7 submit to ,congress a
 report on the venting and flaring of   
gas in oil and gas production operations

 on ,federal land onshore and offshore  
in the ,united ,states1 including an    
estimate of the volume of gas that is   
vented or flared in such operations each
 year4  #d4 ,regulations ,the ,secretary
 of the ,interior shall issue           
regulations that define the terms vent1 
venting1 flare1 and flaring for purposes
 of this ,act4