S. 1231 · 114th Congress
Strategic Petroleum Reserve Modernization Act of 2015
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What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 6, 2015
Strategic Petroleum Reserve Modernization Act of 2015
This bill directs the Department of Energy to:
- evaluate the international obligations that gave rise to the establishment and maintenance of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR);
- analyze changes in energy security infrastructure since the establishment of the SPR, including changes in the distribution infrastructure and the integrity of the salt caverns associated with the SPR;
- estimate the costs of completing deferred maintenance for the SPR;
- estimate the costs of life extension spending for SPR infrastructure nearing the end of its design life; and
- evaluate the size of the SPR as of the date of the study, based upon current and projected oil supply and demand.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Strategic Petroleum Reserve Modernization Act of 2015
Latest action (May 14, 2015): Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Policy area: Energy · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 6, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.