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H.R. 2415, Orphaned Well Cleanup and Jobs Act of 2021 (CBO Report for Congress)

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Congress 117th
Date Requested May 26, 2021
Requested By House Committee on Natural Resources
Date Sent Oct. 6, 2021
Description:
H.R. 2415 would authorize appropriations totaling $8 billion in fiscal year 2021 for the Department of the Interior (DOI) to establish an orphaned-well remediation program on federal land and to provide grants to states and Indian tribes for similar purposes. The bill also would direct DOI to collect fees for idled (or nonoperational) oil and gas wells located on onshore federal land and would authorize the department to spend those fees without further appropriation for reclamation and related administration.

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