,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dfai  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ba1      
#bjbf,ms4 ,lummis 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,daines1  
,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,ricketts1 and ,mr4   
,lee7 introduced the following bill2    
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,environment and ,public 
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,clean 
,air ,act to exclude marginal wells from
 certain standards of performance and   
other requirements under that ,act1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,protect 
,domestic ,oil and ,gas ,small ,business
 ,act of #bjbf4  #b4 ,exclusion of      
marginal wells from standards of        
performance and other clean air act     
requirements  7a7 ,exclusions ,section  
#aaa of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #gdaa7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7k7 ,exemption 
for marginal wells  7#a7 ,definitions   
,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,associated   

equipment ,the term associated          
equipment1 with respect to an oil or    
natural gas well site1 includes any     
multiphase separator1 treater1 knockout1
 gun barrel1 test vessel1 pump1 storage 
vessel1 compressor1 process controller1 
dehydrator1 gas shack1 meter1 heater1   
methanol pump1 natural gas liquid       
loadout or storage vessel1 gathering    
line1 flowline1 dump line1 transmission 
line1 water tank1 oil tank1 gunbarrel1  
or storage tank1 or any other equipment 
used in association with that well site4
  7,b7 ,marginal well ,the term marginal
 well means an oil or natural gas well  
site the average daily production of    
which1 over the preceding calendar year1
 is-- 7i7 in the case of an oil well    
site-- 7,i7 #ae barrels of oil per day  
per well or less2 or  7,,ii7 #ae barrels
 of oil equivalent per day per well or  
less1 using a conversion factor of      
#f1jjj cubic feet per barrel of oil     
equivalent2 or  7ii7 in the case of a   
natural gas well site1 #ij1jjj cubic    

feet of natural gas per day per well or 
less4  7,c7 ,well site ,the term well   
site includes any well located at a     
given site1 and associated equipment1   
but does not extend beyond the point of 
custody transfer of natural gas or oil  
produced from such a well4  7#b7        
,exemption ,no standard of performance  
or guideline prescribed by the          
,administrator under subsection 7b7 or  
7d77#b71 including in any regulation    
issued by the ,administrator under      
either subsection1 and no requirement   
for monitoring1 reporting1              
recordkeeping1 conducting a fugitive    
emission survey1 detecting or repairing 
leaks1 estimating or measuring          
emissions1 or any other related         
requirement prescribed in regulations   
issued by the ,administrator under this 
section shall apply with respect to any 
marginal well or1 as applicable1 the    
owner or operator of a marginal well4   
7#c7 ,no requirement in ,state plans    
,the ,administrator may not require any 

plan submitted by a ,state to the       
,administrator under subsection 7d77#a7 
to include a standard of performance    
applicable to marginal wells or1 as     
applicable1 owners or operators of      
marginal wells4  7#d7 ,expedited        
consideration  7,a7 ,in general ,if a   
,state makes a revision to a plan       
submitted to the ,administrator under   
subsection 7d77#a7 to make a standard of
 performance inapplicable to marginal   
wells or1 as applicable1 owners or      
operators of marginal wells1 the        
,administrator shall1 not later than    
#ahj days after the date on which the   
revision is submitted1 approve1         
disapprove1 approve in part1 or         
disapprove in part that revision without
 further review4  7,b7 ,deemed approval 
,if the ,administrator fails to act on a
 revision described in subparagraph 7,a7
 by the end of the #ahj-;day period     
described in that subparagraph1 the     
revision shall be considered approved4  
4  7b7 ,implementation  7#a7 ,conforming

 revisions ,not later than #ahj days    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,administrator of the         
,environmental ,protection ,agency shall
 revise such regulations and guidance as
 may be necessary to implement          
subsection 7k7 of section #aaa of the   
,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdaa7  
7as added by subsection 7a774  7#b7     
,pending enforcement actions ,any action
 to enforce a standard of performance or
 requirement described in subsection    
7k77#b7 of section #aaa of the ,clean   
,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdaa7 7as     
added by subsection 7a77 with respect to
 marginal wells that is pending on the  
date of enactment of this ,act shall be 
terminated4