,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #degh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ab1 #bjaf   
,mr4 ,%]man 7= himself1 ,mrs4           
,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4       
,l(gr51 ,mr4 ,bec]ra1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1 ,mr4  
,f>r1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mr4 
,takano1 ,ms4 ,loretta ,san*ez (        
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,ms4 ,judy ,*u
 ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mr4        
,?ompson ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 
,br[nley ( ,cali=nia1 & ,mr4 ,crd5as7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,transportation &      
,infra/ructure1 & 9 addition to !       
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 = a    
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
provide = m9imum safety /&>ds =         
und]gr\nd gas /orage facilities1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,und]gr\nd ,gas ,/orage 

,safety ,act4  #b4 ,regulation (        
und]gr\nd natural gas /orage facilities 
,section #fjajb7;a7 ( title #di1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  7#d7 ,und]gr\nd gas /orage   
facilities  7,a7 ,m9imum ,safety ,/&>ds 
,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ! ,und]gr\nd ,gas ,/orage    
,safety ,act1 ! ,secret>y1 9            
consultation ) o!r relevant ,f$]al      
ag5cies1 %all prescribe /rong m9imum    
safety /&>ds = und]gr\nd gas /orage     
facilities4  7,b7 ,requirem5ts ,! /&>ds 
prescrib$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all at a 
m9imum-- 7i7 require op]ators to h      
compreh5sive & up-to-date processes1    
proc$ures1 plans1 mitigation measures1  
p]iodic assessm5ts & reassessm5ts1 &    
em]g5cy plans 9 place to ma9ta9 ! safety
 & integrity ( all und]gr\nd gas /orage 
facilities1 :e!r op]at+1 ab&on$1 idl$1  
or plugg$2 &  7ii7 require compliance ) 
all ( ! recomm5dations made by !        
,pipel9e & ,haz>d\s ,mat]ials ,safety   
,adm9i/ration 9 ! second p>agraph (     

,advisory ,bullet9 ,,adb-#bjaf-jb1 issu$
 ,febru>y #b1 #bjaf1 except to ! ext5t t
 ! ,secret>y e/abli%es by cle> & conv9c+
 evid5ce t x is n 9 ! public int]e/4    
7,c7 ,preemption ,a ,/ate au?ority may  
adopt additional or m /r+5t safety /&>ds
 = intra/ate und]gr\nd gas /orage       
facilities4  7#e7 ,em]g5cy tempor>y     
regulatory requirem5ts  7,a7 ,9 g5]al   
,until ! ,secret>y prescribes f9al /&>ds
 "u p>agraph 7#d71 all und]gr\nd natural
 gas /orage facilities %all at a m9imum 
comply ) ! foll[+3  7i7 ,all und]gr\nd  
natural gas /orage 9 deplet$ hydroc>bon 
res]voirs & aquif] res]voirs %all comply
 ) ,am]ican ,petroleum ,in/itute        
,recomm5d$ ,practice #aaga1 titl$       
,functional ,integrity ( ,natural ,gas  
,/orage 9 ,deplet$ ,hydroc>bon          
,res]voirs & ,aquif] ,res]voirs1 ,fir/  
,edition1 issu$ ,septemb] #bjae1 or a   
/&>d det]m9$ appropriate by ! ,secret>y4
  7ii7 ,all und]gr\nd natural gas /orage
 facilities 9 solution-m9$ salt cav]ns  
%all comply )-- 7,i7 ,am]ican ,petroleum

 ,in/itute ,recomm5d$ ,practice #aagj1  
titl$ ,design & ,op]ation (             
,solution-m9$ ,salt ,cav]ns ,us$ =      
,natural ,gas ,/orage1 ,fir/ ,edition1  
issu$ ,july #bjae2 &  7,,ii7 to ! ext5t 
n inconsi/5t ) /&>ds 9 ! docum5t ref]r$ 
to 9 subclause 7,i71 ,int]/ate ,oil &   
,gas ,compact ,commission /&>ds titl$   
,natural ,gas ,/orage 9 ,salt           
,cav]ns--,a ,guide = ,/ate ,regulators4 
7iii7 ,all und]gr\nd natural gas /orage 
facilities %all comply ) all ( !        
recomm5dations made by ! ,pipel9e &     
,haz>d\s ,mat]ials ,safety ,adm9i/ration
 9 ! second p>agraph ( ,advisory        
,bullet9 ,,adb-#bjaf-jb1 issu$ ,febru>y 
#b1 #bjaf1 or a /&>d det]m9$ appropriate
 by ! ,secret>y4  7,b7 ,v>iance ,!      
,secret>y may provide a v>iance f       
compliance ) ! requirem5ts "u           
subp>agraph 7,a7 :]e appropriate4  7#f7 
,und]gr\nd gas safety rese>* ,!         
,secret>y %all e/abli% a program to make
 grants = rese>* & developm5t activities
 relat+ to--  7,a7 improv$ und]gr\nd gas

 /orage safety2 or  7,b7 an odorant     
additive = gas t is bo? detectable &    
nontoxic4  7#g7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is       
subsection1 ! t]m und]gr\nd natural gas 
/orage facility means a gas pipel9e     
facility t /ores natural gas 9 an       
und]gr\nd facility1 includ+-- 7,a7 a    
deplet$ hydroc>bon res]voir2  7,b7 an   
aquif] res]voir2 or  7,c7 a solution-m9$
 salt cav]n res]voir4  4  #c4 ,us] fees 
,section #fjcja ( title #di1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9         
subsection 7b71 by ins]t+ an und]gr\nd  
gas /orage facility1 aft] liquefi$      
natural gas pipel9e facility12 &  7#b7 9
 subsection 7d77#a7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ & at
 ! end ( subp>agraph 7,a72 &  7,b7 by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3 
7,c7 relat$ to an und]gr\nd gas /orage  
facility may be us$ only = an activity  
relat$ to und]gr\nd gas /orage "u *apt] 
#fja ( ?is title2 &  4