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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10918 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 10918
To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency from requiring the continuous
monitoring of the net heating value or related parameters of certain
combustion control devices, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 29, 2026
Mr. Arrington (for himself, Mr. Rulli, and Mr. Goldman of Texas)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency from requiring the continuous
monitoring of the net heating value or related parameters of certain
combustion control devices, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Natural Gas Dominance Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING CONTINUOUS NHV MONITORING.
(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<INF>cz</INF> or
NHV<INF>dil</INF> (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<INF>cz</INF> or NHV<INF>dil</INF> (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)).''.
SEC. 3. DURATION OF ROUTING TO FLARES OR CONTROL DEVICES BY CERTAIN
WELLS.
(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.
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