,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajjfe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #f1 #bjbf,ms4  
,rivas 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 & ,ms4 
,norton7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to require c]ta9 
royalties paid = gas produc$ f ,f$]al l&
 & on ! out] ,cont95tal ,%elf to be     
assess$ on all gas produc$1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,me?ane ,pollution         
,acc\ntability ,act4  #b4 ,royalties on 
all extract$ me?ane  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,= all
 leases issu$ aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act1 except z provid$ 9 subsection 
7b71 royalties paid = gas produc$ f     
,f$]al l& & on ! out] ,cont95tal ,%elf  
%all be assess$ on all gas produc$1     
includ+ all gas t is consum$ or lo/ by  
v5t+1 fl>+1 or neglig5t releases ?r\gh  
any equipm5t dur+ up/ream op]ations4    
7b7 ,exception ,subsection 7a7 %all n   
apply ) respect to-- 7#a7 gas v5t$ or   
fl>$ = n long] ?an #dh h\rs 9 an em]g5cy

 situation t poses a dang] to human     
heal?1 safety1 or ! environm5t2  7#b7   
gas us$ or consum$ )9 ! area ( ! lease1 
unit1 or communitiz$ area = ! b5efit ( !
 lease1 unit1 or communitiz$ area2 or   
7#c7 gas t is unavoidably lo/4  #c4     
,wa/e prev5tion1 production subject to  
royalties1 & res\rce cons]vation ,!     
,director ( ! ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t  
%all en=ce ! f9al rule entitl$ ,wa/e    
,prev5tion1 ,production ,subject to     
,royalties1 & ,res\rce ,cons]vation &   
publi%$ on ,april #aj1 #bjbd 7#hi ,f$4  
,reg4 #becgh71 & may n f9alize--  7#a7 !
 propos$ rule entitl$ ,royalty = ,oil & 
,gas ,lo/ ,f ,on%ore ,f$]al & ,indian   
,leases & publi%$ on ,june #bd1 #bjbf   
7#ia ,f$4 ,reg4 #cgijf72 or  7#b7 any   
o!r rule t revises ! f9al rule entitl$  
,wa/e ,prev5tion1 ,production ,subject  
to ,royalties1 & ,res\rce ,cons]vation &
 publi%$ on ,april #aj1 #bjbd 7#hi ,f$4 
,reg4 #becgh71 unless ! ,director       
publi%es a c]tification t ! o!r rule w  
fur!r m9imize ! wa/e ( natural gas f oil

 & gas leases adm9i/]$ by ! ,director or
 improve air quality & public heal?4