,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajjfe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,august #f1 #bjbf,ms4
 ,rivas 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 and
 ,ms4 ,norton7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,natural ,resources  ,a   
,,bill  ,to require certain royalties   
paid for gas produced from ,federal land
 and on the outer ,continental ,shelf to
 be assessed on all gas produced1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,methane 
,pollution ,accountability ,act4  #b4   
,royalties on all extracted methane  7a7
 ,in general ,for all leases issued     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 except as provided in subsection  
7b71 royalties paid for gas produced    
from ,federal land and on the outer     
,continental ,shelf shall be assessed on
 all gas produced1 including all gas    
that is consumed or lost by venting1    
flaring1 or negligent releases through  
any equipment during upstream           

operations4  7b7 ,exception ,subsection 
7a7 shall not apply with respect to--   
7#a7 gas vented or flared for not longer
 than #dh hours in an emergency         
situation that poses a danger to human  
health1 safety1 or the environment2     
7#b7 gas used or consumed within the    
area of the lease1 unit1 or communitized
 area for the benefit of the lease1     
unit1 or communitized area2 or  7#c7 gas
 that is unavoidably lost4  #c4 ,waste  
prevention1 production subject to       
royalties1 and resource conservation    
,the ,director of the ,bureau of ,land  
,management shall enforce the final rule
 entitled ,waste ,prevention1           
,production ,subject to ,royalties1 and 
,resource ,conservation and published on
 ,april #aj1 #bjbd 7#hi ,fed4 ,reg4     
#becgh71 and may not finalize--  7#a7   
the proposed rule entitled ,royalty for 
,oil and ,gas ,lost ,from ,onshore      
,federal and ,indian ,leases and        
published on ,june #bd1 #bjbf 7#ia ,fed4
 ,reg4 #cgijf72 or  7#b7 any other rule 

that revises the final rule entitled    
,waste ,prevention1 ,production ,subject
 to ,royalties1 and ,resource           
,conservation and published on ,april   
#aj1 #bjbd 7#hi ,fed4 ,reg4 #becgh71    
unless the ,director publishes a        
certification that the other rule will  
further minimize the waste of natural   
gas from oil and gas leases administered
 by the ,director or improve air quality
 and public health4