I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 246 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 10, 2023 Mr. Estes introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from imposing a fee on certain facilities for methane emissions.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Marginal Well Protection Act . 2. Methane emissions and waste reduction incentive program for petroleum and natural gas systems Section 136(d) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7436(d) ) is amended— (1) by striking section, and inserting section: ; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (9) as subparagraphs (A) through (I), respectively; (3) by striking the term and inserting the following: (1) The term ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (2) The term applicable facility does not include a facility that produces less than 15 barrels of oil per day and less than 90 thousand cubic feet of natural gas per day. .