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Methane Pollution Accountability Act
To require certain royalties paid for gas produced from Federal land and on the outer Continental Shelf to be assessed on all gas produced, and for other purposes.
Summary
- Requires royalties to be paid on all natural gas produced from federal land and outer Continental Shelf leases issued after enactment, including gas that is vented, flared, or released through equipment.
- Provides exceptions from royalty assessment for gas vented or flared for not longer than 48 hours in emergencies, gas used within the lease area, and gas that is unavoidably lost.
- Requires the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to enforce the existing "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" final rule from April 2024.
- Prohibits the Bureau of Land Management from finalizing a proposed alternative royalty rule or any other rule that revises the April 2024 waste prevention rule.
- Requires the Bureau of Land Management to certify that any new rule would further minimize natural gas waste and improve air quality and public health before implementing an alternative to the April 2024 rule.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Rivas, Luz M. [D-CA-29] (D-CA)
2 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Luz M. Rivas’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $33,100
- ACTUM LLC $8,350
- PARKIA INC $6,600
- PARKIA INC. $6,600
- LAUREL CANYON HOLDINGS LLC $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Luz M. Rivas → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Aug 6, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. · house
- Aug 6, 2026 Introduced in House
Text versions (1)
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 6, 2026
Ms. Rivas (for herself, Mr. Huffman, and Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill; 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 produced, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Methane Pollution Accountability Act”.
SEC. 2. ROYALTIES ON ALL EXTRACTED METHANE.
(a) In General.—For all leases issued after the date of enactment of this Act, except as provided in subsection (b), royalties paid for gas produced from Federal land and on the outer Continental Shelf shall be assessed on all gas produced, including all gas that is consumed or lost by venting, flaring, or negligent releases through any equipment during upstream operations.
(b) Exception.—Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to—
(1) gas vented or flared for not longer than 48 hours in an emergency situation that poses a danger to human health, safety, or the environment;
(2) gas used or consumed within the area of the lease, unit, or communitized area for the benefit of the lease, unit, or communitized area; or
(3) gas that is unavoidably lost.
SEC. 3. WASTE PREVENTION, PRODUCTION SUBJECT TO ROYALTIES, AND RESOURCE CONSERVATION.
The Director of the Bureau of Land Management shall enforce the final rule entitled “Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation” and published on April 10, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 25378), and may not finalize—
(1) the proposed rule entitled “Royalty for Oil and Gas Lost From Onshore Federal and Indian Leases” and published on June 24, 2026 (91 Fed. Reg. 37906); or
(2) any other rule that revises the final rule entitled “Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation” and published on April 10, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 25378), 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 health. <all>
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