,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #agfh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ae1 #bjae,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 ( #bjae4  #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$1 by /rik+ & at !    
end2  7#c7 9 p>agraphs 7#bb7 & 7#bd71 z 
r$esignat$1 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end ( 
ea* p>agraph & ins]t+ a semicolon2  7#d7
 9 p>agraph 7#be71 z r$esignat$1 by     
/rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  

7#e7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#bf7  
und]gr\nd natural gas /orage wellbore   
means ! pip+ & hole drill$ connect+ !   
surface ( ! e>? ) ! und]gr\nd natural   
gas /orage res]voir4  4  #c4 ,/ate      
en=cem5t ( pipel9e safety requirem5ts   
,section #fjajd7;c7 ( title #di1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ 
,a ,/ate au?ority t & ins]t+ 7#a7 ,a    
,/ate au?ority t2  7#b7 by /rik+ ,a     
,/ate au?ority may n & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 
7#b7 ,a ,/ate au?ority may n  2  7#c7 by
 /rik+ ,not)/&+ ! prec$+ 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 natural gas /orage 
wellbores if--  7i7 ! ,/ate au?ority has
 consult$ ) ! ,secret>y respect+ ! ,/ate
 requirem5t2 &  7ii7 ! ,secret>y does n 

object to ! ,/ate requirem5t dur+ !     
#cj-;day p]iod beg9n+ on ! date on :i* !
 consultation describ$ 9 clause 7i7 is  
initiat$4  4