H. R. 7053, also known as the “Orphan Well Grant Flexibility Act of 2024,” is designed to update the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to help measure methane emissions more effectively. The bill specifies that states are not required to measure methane emissions to qualify for...
Simple Explanation
H. R. 7053 is a plan to help make checking for a gas called methane easier. It says that states can still get money to fix old wells even if they don't check for this gas, and it asks really smart scientists to study how fixing these wells helps people and their communities.