Natural Gas Leak Prevention Act of 2016
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 2, 2016)
Natural Gas Leak Prevention Act of 2016
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue minimum uniform safety standards for the operation, environmental protection, and integrity management of underground natural gas storage facilities.
The bill defines an "underground natural gas storage facility" as a gas pipeline facility that stores gas in an underground facility, including:
- a depleted hydrocarbon reservoir,
- an aquifer reservoir, or
- a solution mined salt cavern reservoir.
DOT, in developing such standards, shall:
- consider the economic impacts of the regulations on individual gas customers,
- ensure that the regulations do not have a significant economic impact on end users, and
- consider existing consensus standards.
A user fee shall be imposed on an entity operating an underground natural gas storage facility. Collected fees shall be deposited in an underground natural gas storage facility safety account, which shall be established in the Pipeline Safety Fund and which shall be made available only for activities related to natural gas storage safety.
What just happenedFeb 5, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 2, 2016
- Feb 5, 2016Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee - Feb 3, 2016Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee - Feb 2, 2016IntroReferralH11100
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.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Feb 2, 2016IntroReferralH11100-A
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 2, 2016IntroReferralH11100
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.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee - Feb 2, 2016IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 2, 2016IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House