HR 4578 114th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Transportation Energy storage, supplies, demand Oil and gas Pipelines Research administration and funding Research and development Transportation safety and security User charges and fees

Underground Gas Storage Safety Act

Introduced: February 12, 2016 Introduced by: Sherman, Brad Democratic · California See on congress.gov

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Feb 19, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

Feb 16, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Feb 12, 2016

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Feb 12, 2016

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now February 19, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

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