text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency in Energy Production 
  Act of 2016''.
  
  SEC. 2. ONLINE PUBLICATION OF CARBON EMISSIONS.
  
      (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall make available 
  to the public through the Internet--
              (1) information that describes for all covered operations--
                      (A) the aggregate amount of each fossil fuel, by 
                  type and by State, produced under Federal leases; and
                      (B) for gas reported, the portion and source of 
                  such amount that was released by each of venting, 
                  flaring, and fugitive release;
              (2) information that accurately describes the estimated 
          amounts of existing fossil fuel resources on Federal lands 
          under lease for the production of fossil fuels, and of Federal 
          lands that have potential for such leasing; and
              (3) information that describes the amount and sources of 
          energy, in megawatts, produced from operating solar, wind, and 
          geothermal projects on Federal lands under lease for the 
          production of renewable energy.
      (b) Format.--Information made available under this section shall be 
  presented in a format that--
              (1) translates such amounts and portions into emissions of 
          metric tons of greenhouse gases expressed in carbon dioxide 
          equivalent using both the 20-year and 100-year Global Warming 
          Potential-weighted emission values;
              (2) for energy produced from solar, wind, and geothermal 
          projects, includes an estimate of the greenhouse gas emissions 
          that would result from production of the same amount of energy 
          from fossil fuel resources; and
              (3) allows--
                      (A) downloading in a machine readable format; and
                      (B) accessing the information without payment of 
                  any fee or other charge.
      (c) Data Publication Frequency.--The data made available under this 
  section shall be updated at least annually.
  
  SEC. 3. ACCURATE MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING OF METHANE EMISSIONS FROM 
                FEDERAL LANDS.
  
      (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
  enactment of this Act, if the Secretary of the Interior determines that 
  revisions or promulgation of rules are needed to implement section 2 
  with regard to methane emissions, the Secretary shall initiate a 
  process under the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 
  (30 U.S.C. 1711 et seq.), the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et 
  seq.), or other applicable law to promulgate regulations to require 
  accurate measuring and reporting to the Secretary, by each holder of a 
  lease for the production of fossil fuels on Federal land, of the actual 
  amount of methane gas produced under such lease, including all such gas 
  not sold by or on behalf of the lessee.
      (b) Reporting of Gases.--The rules shall include requirements for 
  reporting by holders of leases, to the maximum extent possible, the 
  amount and source of all vented, flared, and fugitive releases of gas 
  resulting from the production of fossil fuels from Federal lands.
  
  SEC. 4. REPORT TO CONGRESS.
  
      Every 2 years, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress that 
  includes--
              (1) efforts underway by the Department of the Interior to 
          decrease greenhouse gas emissions from covered operations on 
          Federal lands and waters; and
              (2) plans for future reductions in greenhouse gas emissions 
          from covered operations on Federal lands and waters.
  
  SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
  
      In this Act:
              (1) Covered operations.--The term ``covered operations'' 
          means all fossil fuel operations that are subject to the 
          mineral leasing laws or title V of the Federal Land Policy and 
          Management Act of 1976 (30 U.S.C. 1761 et seq.), regardless of 
          size, including production, storage, gathering, processing, 
          transportation, and handling operations.
              (2) Flaring.--The term ``flaring'' means the intentional 
          and controlled burning of gas that occurs in the course of oil 
          and gas or coal operations.
              (3) Fossil fuel.--The term ``fossil fuel'' means all 
          natural fuels, including oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids, 
          and coal.
              (4) Fugitive release.--The term ``fugitive release'' means 
          the unintentional and uncontrolled release of gas into the 
          atmosphere in the course of oil and gas or coal operations.
              (5) Global warming potential-weighted emission.--The term 
          ``Global Warming Potential-weighted emission'' means the ratio 
          of the time-integrated radiative forcing from the instantaneous 
          release of 1 kilogram of a trace substance relative to that of 
          1 kilogram of carbon dioxide, measured in metric tons of carbon 
          dioxide equivalent for each greenhouse gas according to the 
          most recent, and any subsequent, decisions by the 
          Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change regarding global 
          warming potentials.
              (6) Resources.--The term ``resources'' means oil, gas, and 
          coal resources, both identified and inferred, that are both 
          technically recoverable and economically recoverable using the 
          range of past, and predicted future, commodity prices.
              (7) Venting.--The term ``venting'' means the intentional 
          and controlled release of gas into the atmosphere in the course 
          of oil and gas operations.
              (8) Produced and production.--The terms ``produced'' and 
          ``production'' mean extracted, mined, withdrawn, sold, stored, 
          released (including release by venting, flaring, or fugitive 
          release), flared, used for beneficial purposes, or otherwise 
          emitted during production.
target: Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of the Interior to publicly disclose the amounts of fossil fuel production, including amounts of gas released (as by flaring), and renewable energy production on public lands. The data shall present amounts of greenhouse gas emissions using the 20- and 100-year Global Warming Potential-weighted emission values and, for renewable energy production, compare fossil fuel-generated emissions resulting from the same amount of energy.   As determined necessary to implement this bill, Interior shall promulgate regulations regarding accurate measurement and reporting of methane emissions.
feat_title: Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2016