ACCF urges US Senate to pass CRA measure repealing BLM methane rule

The American Council for Capital Formation (ACCF) launched a social media, digital, and print advertising campaign urging the US Senate to pass a Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution revoking the US Bureau of Land Management’s venting and flaring rule. The US House approved the resolution by 221 to 191 votes last month.
March 14, 2017
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The American Council for Capital Formation (ACCF) launched a social media, digital, and print advertising campaign urging the US Senate to pass a Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution revoking the US Bureau of Land Management’s venting and flaring rule. The US House approved the resolution by 221 to 191 votes last month (OGJ Online, Feb. 3, 2017).

“Not only is this rule redundant, it comes with a hefty price tag that will reduce tax revenues by more than $110 million annually,” ACCF Vice-Pres. and General Counsel Tim Doyle said. “The Senate should follow the House’s lead and vote in support of the CRA resolution to repeal this this duplicative and costly rule.”

BLM adopted a final rule to reduce waste of gas from venting and flaring on onshore federal and Indian tribal lands on Nov. 18, 2016. It became effective on Jan. 17, and replaced regulations which were adopted in 1979.

“BLM’s venting and flaring rule is a classic case of the federal government implementing a solution in search of a problem,” Doyle said. “Between industry advancements and work being done at the state regulatory level, states already have effective measures in place that have significantly decreased methane emissions.

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Nick Snow

NICK SNOW covered oil and gas in Washington for more than 30 years. He worked in several capacities for The Oil Daily and was founding editor of Petroleum Finance Week before joining OGJ as its Washington correspondent in September 2005 and becoming its full-time Washington editor in October 2007. He retired from OGJ in January 2020. 

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