[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 143 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 143

       To amend the Clean Air Act to repeal the natural gas tax.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 16, 2025

 Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Sheehy, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. 
Budd, Mr. Schmitt, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Lee, Ms. 
    Lummis, Mr. Risch, Mr. Tillis, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, and Mr. Hoeven) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
               Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
       To amend the Clean Air Act to repeal the natural gas tax.

    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 Tax Repeal Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL.

    Section 136 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7436) (relating to 
methane emissions and waste reduction incentive program for petroleum 
and natural gas systems) is repealed.

SEC. 3. RESCISSION.

     The unobligated balance of any amounts made available under 
section 136 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7436) (as in effect on the 
day before the date of enactment of this Act) is rescinded.
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