Natural Gas Dominance Act

This Act may be cited as the Natural Gas Dominance Act .

(a) Standards of performance for new stationary sources. Section 111 of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7411 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (k) Crude oil and natural gas facilities (1) Prohibition on requiring continuous NHV monitoring In carrying out this section, the Administrator may not require the owner or operator of a crude oil and natural gas facility to continuously monitor the net heating value (or a related parameter) of a combustion control device, including a flare and enclosed combustion device. (2) Net heating value defined In this subsection, the term net heating value means NHV cz or NHV dil (as each such term is defined in section 63.670(m) of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this subsection)). .

(b) Hazardous air pollutants. Section 112(n)(4) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7412(n)(4) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (C) Prohibition on requiring continuous NHV monitoring (i) In general In carrying out this section, the Administrator may not require the owner or operator of an oil and gas exploration or production well or a natural gas transmission and storage facility to continuously monitor the net heating value (or a related parameter) of a combustion control device, including a flare and enclosed combustion device. (ii) Net heating value defined In this subsection, the term net heating value means NHV cz or NHV dil (as each such term is defined in section 63.670(m) of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this subparagraph)). .

(a) Prohibition on reducing maximum allowed duration during malfunctions or safety incidents. The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may not promulgate a rule that reduces, to a number of hours below 72 hours, the maximum number of hours that an owner or operator of a well that is complying with paragraph (a) of section 60.5391c, or paragraph (a) of section 60.5377b, of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations), may temporarily route associated gas to a flare or control device during a malfunction or incident that endangers the safety of operator personnel or the public.

(b) Allowed duration during service interruptions. The owner or operator of a well complying with paragraph (a)(1) of section 60.5391c, or paragraph (a)(1) of section 60.5377b, of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations), may route associated gas to a flare or control device for the duration of a temporary interruption in service from the gathering or pipeline system, or an amount of time that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency determines to be necessary that is no less than 90 days, whichever is less.