S.Amdt. 1430

SA 1430. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 1407 submitted by Ms. Murkowski and intended to be
proposed to the bill S. 2657, to support innovation in advanced
geothermal research and development, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle H of title I, add the following:

SEC. 18___. METHANE LEAK DETECTION AND MITIGATION.

(a) In General.--Subtitle F of title IX of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16291 et seq.) (as amended by
section 1405(a)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:

``SEC. 969B. METHANE LEAK DETECTION AND MITIGATION.

``(a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the
heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall carry out
a program of methane leak detection and mitigation research,
development, demonstration, and commercial application for
technologies and methods that significantly reduce methane
emissions (referred to in this section as the `program').
``(b) Requirements.--In carrying out the program, the
Secretary shall--
``(1) develop cooperative agreements with State or local
governments or private entities to provide technical
assistance--
``(A) to prevent or respond to methane leaks, including
detection, mitigation, and identification of methane leaks
throughout the natural gas infrastructure (including natural
gas storage, pipelines, and natural gas production sites);
and
``(B) to protect public health in the event of a major
methane leak;
``(2) promote demonstration and adoption of effective
methane emissions reduction technologies in the private
sector;
``(3) in coordination with representatives from private
industry, State and local governments, and institutions of
higher education, create a publicly accessible resource for
best practices in the design, construction, maintenance,
performance, monitoring, and incident response for--
``(A) pipeline systems;
``(B) wells;
``(C) compressor stations;
``(D) storage facilities; and
``(E) other vulnerable infrastructure;
``(4) identify high-risk characteristics of pipelines,
wells, and materials, geologic risk factors, or other key
factors that increase the likelihood of methane leaks; and

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``(5) in collaboration with private entities and
institutions of higher education, quantify and map
significant geologic methane seeps across the United States.
``(c) Considerations.--In carrying out the program, the
Secretary shall consider--
``(1) historical data relating to methane leaks;
``(2) public health consequences;
``(3) public safety;
``(4) novel materials and designs for pipelines, compressor
stations, components, and wells (including casing, cement,
and wellheads);
``(5) regional geologic traits; and
``(6) induced and natural seismicity.
``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out
this section--
``(1) $22,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
``(2) $24,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
``(3) $26,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
``(4) $28,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and
``(5) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.''.
(b) Technical Amendment.--The table of contents for the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-58; 119 Stat. 600)
(as amended by section 1405(b)) is amended by adding at the
end of the items relating to subtitle F of title IX the
following:
``Sec. 969B. Methane leak detection and mitigation.''.
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