1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act . 2. Abandoned well remediation research and development (a) In general Title VI of division D of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( Public Law 117–58 ; 135 Stat. 1080) is amended by adding at the end the following: 40602. Abandoned wells research, development, and demonstration program (a) Definition of abandoned well In this section, the term abandoned well means a well originally drilled in connection with oil and gas operations that— (1) is not being used; (2) has not been plugged; and (3) has no anticipated use in oil and gas operations. (b) Establishment Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of the Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act , the Secretary, in coordination with relevant Federal and State agencies and entities, shall establish a research, development, and demonstration program to improve— (1) data collection on the location of abandoned wells; (2) the plugging, remediation, reclamation, and repurposing of abandoned wells; and (3) strategies to mitigate potential environmental impacts of documented and undocumented abandoned wells. (c) Activities Research, development, and demonstration activities carried out under the program established under subsection (b) shall include activities to improve— (1) remote sensor capabilities, light detection and ranging (referred to in this section as LiDAR ) capabilities, optical gas imaging, magnetic survey technology, and any other technologies relevant to the efficient identification of abandoned wells; (2) understanding of how certain parameters of abandoned wells affect methane emission rates of the wells, including parameters such as well age, well depth, geology, construction, case material, and geographic region