30 USC 1727 - Royalties on all extracted methane

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 1727.

Royalties on all extracted methane

(a)

In general

(b)

Exception

Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to—

(1)

gas vented or flared for not longer than 48 hours in an emergency situation that poses a danger to human health, safety, or the environment;

(2)

gas used or consumed within the area of the lease, unit, or communitized area for the benefit of the lease, unit, or communitized area; or

(3)

gas that is unavoidably lost.

(Pub. L. 117–169, title V, § 50263, Aug. 16, 2022, 136 Stat. 2058.)

cite as: 30 USC 1727