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119th Congress · House

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions".

Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures · Air quality · Climate change and greenhouse gases · Congressional oversight · Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) · Oil and gas · Environmental Protection

In plain language

  • House joint resolution in the 119th Congress.
  • Eliminates an annual waste emissions charge on oil or gas facilities under the Methane Emissions Reduction Program.
  • House passed it on Feb 26, 2025 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

This joint resolution eliminates an annual waste emissions charge on oil or gas facilities under the Methane Emissions Reduction Program. Under the program, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) currently collects a waste emissions charge from specific types of oil or gas facilities, such as onshore or offshore facilities that produce oil or gas, for exceeding emission thresholds for greenhouse gas emissions and methane emissions. Specifically, the joint resolution nullifies the rule titled Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions and published by the EPA on November 18, 2024.

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