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Pipeline Safety Act

Minimizing Pipeline Leaks, Pipeline Leaks
Congress, Individual Agencies
Grants authority to adopt federal regulations, prescribing minimum standards for the construction, operation, and maintenance of pipeline facilities transporting natural and other flammable, toxic, or corrosive gas.

Proposed METHANE Act

Minimizing Pipeline Leaks, Pipeline Leaks
Congress
Would require owners and operators of pipelines and pipeline facilities to use the best available technology to detect and repair leaking pipelines.

Report, Improving Regulation of Gas Pipeline Leaks

Minimizing Pipeline Leaks, Pipeline Leaks
Congress, States and State Governments
Analyzes the current state and federal regulations with respect to leak detection, repair, and reporting. It recommends changes to those regulations designed to encourage improved leak management.

California Biogas Quality Standards

Gas Quality Standards
Congress, State Public Utility Commissions
The California PUC finalized quality standard for biogas, including acceptable concentration levels for 17 constituents of concern in biogas.

Green-e RNG standards

Gas Quality Standards
Private Entities
Green-e has embarked upon a process to create a new Green-e standard and certification program for renewable gas products and associated environmental attributes. Publication is expected in mid-2020.

RNG Interconnect Guidance Document

Gas Quality Standards
Private Entities
Aims to provide the technical framework and guidance necessary for the introduction of RNG into the natural gas distribution pipeline network.

Utility RNG Quality Standards

Gas Quality Standards
Private Entities, Public Utilities
Notes that several gas utilities in the USA have RNG programs and their own requirements for the quality of RNG injected into their grid.

ABC RNG Purity Recommendation

Gas Quality Standards
Private Entities
Renewable natural gas producers have argued that there is not a justification for applying different quality standards to natural and renewable gas.