,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #gfc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ah1 #bjac ,mr4 
,rob]ts 7= himself & ,mr4 ,moran7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to au?orize ,/ates to en=ce   
pipel9e safety requirem5ts relat$ to    
wellbores at int]/ate /orage facilities4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,und]gr\nd ,gas ,/orage ,facility   
,safety ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,def9itions  
,section #fjaja7;a7 ( title #di1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 by       
r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#bj71 7#ba71      
7#bb71 7#bc71 7#bd71 & 7#be7 z p>agraphs
 7#bc71 7#bd71 7#be71 7#bj71 7#ba71 &   
7#bb71 respectively2  7#b7 9 p>agraph   
7#ba71 z r$esignat$1 by /rik+ & at !    
end2  7#c7 9 p>agraph 7#bb71 z          
r$esignat$1 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & 
ins]t+ a semicolon2 &  7#d7 by add+ at !
 end ! foll[+3  7#bf7 und]gr\nd gas     
/orage wellbore means ! pip+ & hole     

drill$ connect+ ! surface ( ! e>? ) !   
und]gr\nd gas /orage res]voir2 &  7#bg7 
und]gr\nd haz>d\s liquid /orage wellbore
 means ! pip+ & hole drill$ connect+ !  
surface ( ! e>? ) ! und]gr\nd haz>d\s   
liquid /orage res]voir4  4  #c4 ,/ate   
en=cem5t ( pipel9e safety requirem5ts   
,section #fjajd7;c7 ( title #di1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ 
,a ,/ate au?ority t & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  
7#a7 ,a ,/ate au?ority t  2  7#b7 by    
/rik+ ,a ,/ate au?ority may n & ins]t+ !
 foll[+3  7#b7 ,a ,/ate au?ority may n  
2  7#c7 by /rik+ ,not)/&+ ! prec$+      
s5t5ce1 a ,/ate au?ority may en=ce a    
requirem5t & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#c7     
,not)/&+ ! limitation set =? 9 p>agraph 
7#b71 a ,/ate au?ority may--  7,a7 en=ce
 a requirem5t  2  7#d7 by /rik+ *apt]   
#fa4 & ins]t+ *apt] #fa2 &2 &  7#e7 by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,b7 en=ce a   
,/ate requirem5t = ! safe con/ruction & 
op]ation ( und]gr\nd gas /orage         
wellbores & und]gr\nd haz>d\s liquid    
/orage wellbores if--  7i7 ! ,/ate      

requirem5t has be5 approv$ by ! ,f$]al  
,en]gy ,regulatory ,commission 7ref]r$  
to 9 ?is subp>agraph z ! ,commission72  
or  7ii7 ! ,commission fails to make a  
decision ) respect to ! ,/ate requirem5t
 dur+ ! #cj-;day p]iod beg9n+ on ! date 
on :i* ! ,/ate submits ! ,/ate          
requirem5t to ! ,commission4  4