,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #dbi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ae1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,lujn 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cram]1 ,mr4    
,he9ri*1 & ,mr4 ,mull97 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural    
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !        
,infra/ructure ,inve/m5t & ,jobs ,act to
 require ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy to e/abli%
 an ab&on$ wells rese>*1 developm5t1 &  
demon/ration program1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,ab&on$ ,well ,rem$iation ,rese>* &   
,developm5t ,act4  #b4 ,ab&on$ well     
rem$iation rese>* & developm5t  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,title ,,vi ( division ,d ( !     
,infra/ructure ,inve/m5t & ,jobs ,act   
7,public ,law #aag-eh2 #ace ,/at4 #ajhj7
 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3    
#djfjb4 ,ab&on$ wells rese>*1           
developm5t1 & demon/ration program  7a7 
,def9ition ( ab&on$ well ,9 ?is section1
 ! t]m ab&on$ well means a well         
orig9ally drill$ 9 connection ) oil &   

gas op]ations t-- 7#a7 is n be+ us$2    
7#b7 has n be5 plugg$2 &  7#c7 has no   
anticipat$ use 9 oil & gas op]ations4   
7b7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #abj days   
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,ab&on$ ,well
 ,rem$iation ,rese>* & ,developm5t ,act1
 ! ,secret>y1 9 coord9ation ) relevant  
,f$]al & ,/ate ag5cies & entities1 %all 
e/abli% a rese>*1 developm5t1 &         
demon/ration program to improve-- 7#a7  
data collection on ! location ( ab&on$  
wells2  7#b7 ! plugg+1 rem$iation1      
reclamation1 & repurpos+ ( ab&on$ wells2
 &  7#c7 /rategies to mitigate pot5tial 
environm5tal impacts ( docum5t$ &       
undocum5t$ ab&on$ wells4  7c7           
,activities ,rese>*1 developm5t1 &      
demon/ration activities c>ri$ out "u !  
program e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b7 %all 
include activities to improve-- 7#a7    
remote s5sor capabilities1 light        
detection & rang+ 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is      
section z ,li,d,a,r7 capabilities1      
optical gas imag+1 magnetic survey      
te*nology1 & any o!r te*nologies        

relevant to ! effici5t id5tification (  
ab&on$ wells2  7#b7 und]/&+ ( h[ c]ta9  
p>amet]s ( ab&on$ wells affect me?ane   
emission rates ( ! wells1 includ+       
p>amet]s su* z well age1 well dep?1     
geology1 con/ruction1 case mat]ial1 &   
geographic region2  7#c7 ! effici5cy &  
co/-efficacy ( processes = plugg+1      
rem$iat+1 reclaim+1 & repurpos+ ab&on$  
wells1 includ+-- 7,a7 improvem5t (      
processes & te*nologies = ! unique      
*all5ges associat$ ) plugg+ remote      
ab&on$ wells2  7,b7 use ( l[ c>bon1     
lightweight cem5t or use ( alt]native   
mat]ials & additives = plugg+ purposes2 
&  7,c7 repurpos+ ( ab&on$ wells =      
alt]native uses1 includ+ geo!rmal p[]   
production or c>bon capture1            
utilization1 & /orage2 &  7#d7 und]/&+ (
 ! impacts ( ab&on$ wells on gr\ndwat]  
quality & contam9ation4  7d7            
,coord9ation ,9 c>ry+ out ! program     
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y 
%all ensure coord9ation ( activities    
c>ri$ out "u ! program )-- 7#a7         

in/itutions ( high] education2  7#b7 !  
,national ,laboratories2 &  7#c7 !      
private sector4  7e7 ,au?orization (    
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section--   
7#a7 #cj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbc2    
7#b7 #ca1bej1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbd2    
7#c7 #cb1ejj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbe2    
7#d7 #cc1gej1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbf2 &  
7#e7 #ce1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbg4  4 
7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts 
= ! ,infra/ructure ,inve/m5t & ,jobs    
,act 7,public ,law #aag-eh2 #ace ,/at4  
#dcg7 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item    
relat+ to section #djfja ! foll[+3      
,sec4 #djfjb4 ,ab&on$ wells rese>*1     
developm5t1 & demon/ration program4  4