H.R. 4578 · 114th Congress
Underground Gas Storage Safety Act
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Jackson Lee17 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to prescribe minimum safety standards, meeting specified requirements, for underground gas storage facilities.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 12, 2016
Underground Gas Storage Safety Act
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to prescribe minimum safety standards, meeting specified requirements, for underground gas storage facilities.
A state authority may, however, adopt additional or more stringent safety standards for intrastate underground gas storage facilities.
Until final standards are prescribed, all underground natural gas storage facilities shall comply with certain minimum requirements, including those in depleted hydrocarbon reservoirs and aquifer reservoirs and those in solution-mined salt caverns.
DOT shall make grants for research and development activities relating to: (1) improved underground gas storage safety, or (2) an odorant additive for gas that is both detectable and nontoxic.
A user fee shall be imposed on each operator of an underground gas storage facility to which specified safety requirements apply.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Underground Gas Storage Safety Act
Latest action (Feb 19, 2016): Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 12, 2016
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.