,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbef  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #d1 #bjac ,mr4 
,walz 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,nolan1 ,ms4   
,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 and ,mr4     
,peterson7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,energy           
,independence and ,security ,act of     
#bjjg to improve the coordination of    
refinery outages1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,gas ,price and     
,refinery ,capacity ,relief ,act of     
#bjac4  #b4 ,coordination of refinery   
outages ,section #hjd of the ,energy    
,independence and ,security ,act of     
#bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agbhc7 is amended 
to read as follows3  #hjd4 ,coordination
 of refinery outages  7a7 ,definitions  
,in this section3  7#a7 ,administrator  
,the term ,administrator means the      
,administrator of the ,energy           
,information ,administration4  7#b7     

,planned refinery outage ,the term      
planned refinery outage means a removal1
 scheduled before the date on which the 
removal occurs1 of a refinery1 or any   
unit of a refinery1 from service for    
maintenance1 repair1 or modification4   
7#c7 ,refined petroleum product ,the    
term refined petroleum product means any
 gasoline1 diesel fuel1 fuel oil1       
lubricating oil1 liquid petroleum gas1  
or other petroleum distillate that is   
produced through the refining or        
processing of crude oil or an oil       
derived from tar sands1 shale1 or coal4 
7#d7 ,refinery ,the term refinery means 
a facility used in the production of a  
refined petroleum product through       
distillation1 cracking1 or any other    
process4  7#e7 ,unplanned refinery      
outage ,the unplanned refinery outage   
means the removal of a refinery1 or any 
unit of a refinery1 from service that is
 not scheduled in advance4  7b7         
,reporting requirement ,the owner or    
operator of a refinery shall submit to  

the ,administrator information          
describing--  7#a7 the schedule of the  
refinery for any planned refinery       
outage1 including--  7,a7 the dates for 
the planned refinery outage at least #a 
year in advance of the date of the      
expected outage or the date the outage  
is scheduled2 and  7,b7 the estimated   
inventories and production of refined   
petroleum products during the period    
described in subparagraph 7,a72 and     
7#b7 any unplanned refinery outages as  
soon as practicable  7c7 ,review and    
analysis of available information ,the  
,administrator shall1 on an ongoing     
basis--  7#a7 review information on     
planned refinery outages and unplanned  
refinery outages--  7,a7 reported by    
refineries under subsection 7b72 and    
7,b7 that is available from commercial  
reporting services2  7#b7 analyze that  
information to determine whether the    
scheduling of a planned refinery outage 
or an unplanned refinery outage may     
nationally or regionally substantially  

affect the price or supply of any       
refined petroleum product by--  7,a7    
decreasing the production of the refined
 petroleum product2 and  7,b7 causing or
 contributing to a retail or wholesale  
supply shortage or disruption2 and  7#c7
 alert the ,secretary of any refinery   
outage that the ,administrator          
determines may nationally or regionally 
substantially affect the price or supply
 of a refined petroleum product4  7d7   
,action by ,secretary ,on a             
determination by the ,secretary that a  
refinery outage may affect the price or 
supply of a refined petroleum product1  
the ,secretary shall make available to  
refinery operators information on       
planned refinery outages or unplanned   
refinery outages to prevent significant 
market disruptions4  7e7 ,limitation    
,nothing in this section--  7#a7 alters 
any existing legal obligation or        
responsibility of a refinery operator2  
7#b7 creates any legal right of action2 
or  7#c7 authorizes the ,secretary--    

7,a7 to prohibit a refinery operator    
from conducting a planned refinery      
outage2 or  7,b7 to require a refinery  
operator to continue to operate a       
refinery4  7f7 ,study on national       
strategic refined petroleum products    
reserve  7#a7 ,in general ,not later    
than #ahj days after the date of        
enactment of this subsection1 the       
,secretary shall study and submit to    
,congress a report on the costs and     
benefits of creating a national         
strategic refined petroleum products    
reserve for refined petroleum products4 
7#b7 ,information ,the report required  
under paragraph 7#a7 shall include      
information on--  7,a7 the days of      
existing storage capabilities within the
 different petroleum administration     
defense districts based on normal usage 
of refined petroleum products2  7,b7 the
 feasibility of increasing storage      
capacity for refined petroleum products 
on a regional basis2 and  7,c7 the      
impact additional storage capacity would

 have on the retail price of refined    
petroleum products for consumers in the 
event of a supply shortage or market    
disruption from a natural disaster or   
refinery outage4  4