Methane Emissions Mitigation Research and Development Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 752 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 752 To provide for methane emission detection and mitigation, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 28, 2025 Mr. Casten introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide for methane emission detection and mitigation, 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 Emissions Mitigation Research and Development Act''. SEC. 2. METHANE EMISSION 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.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``SEC. 969E. METHANE LEAK DETECTION AND MITIGATION. ``(a) Technical Assistance.-- ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall carry out a program of methane emissions detection and mitigation research, development, and demonstration for technologies and methods that significantly detect, quantify, and mitigate methane emissions. In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall-- ``(A) enter into cooperative agreements with State or local governments, institutions of higher education, or for-profit entities to provide technical assistance to-- ``(i) prevent or respond to methane releases, including prediction, detection, mitigation, quantification, and identification of leaks, vents, and other outflows throughout the natural gas infrastructure (including natural