,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fdhi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bd1 #bjah,ms4 
,barragn introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on       
,energy and ,commerce1 for a period to  
be subsequently determined by the       
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,transportation to establish a grant    
program for the relocation of certain   
petroleum storage facilities1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,safe ,,lpg    
,storage ,act of #bjah4  #b4 ,,lpg      
storage facilities relocation program   
7a7 ,establishment ,not later than #ij  
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,secretary of ,transportation
 shall establish a program 7in this     
section referred to as the ,program7    

under which the ,secretary may award    
grants to covered entities for the      
relocation of qualifying ,,lpg storage  
facilities4  7b7 ,applications ,to be   
eligible for a grant under the ,program1
 a covered entity shall submit to the   
,secretary an application at such time1 
in such form1 and containing such       
information as the ,secretary may       
require4  7c7 ,grant uses ,grant amounts
 awarded under the ,program may only be 
used for activities related to the      
relocation of a qualifying ,,lpg storage
 facility4  7d7 ,considerations ,in     
selecting a covered entity to receive a 
grant under the ,program1 the ,secretary
 shall consider the proximity of the    
applicable qualifying ,,lpg storage     
facility to--  7#a7 populated areas1    
homes1 and schools2 and  7#b7           
communities that are disproportionally  
impacted by environmental burdens4  7e7 
,federal share ,the ,federal share of   
the cost of an activity assisted with a 
grant awarded under the ,program may not

 exceed #ej percent4  7f7 ,authorization
 of appropriations ,there is authorized 
to be appropriated #ejj1jjj1jjj to carry
 out the ,program4  7g7 ,definitions ,in
 this section1 the following definitions
 apply3  7#a7 ,covered entity ,the term 
covered entity means-- 7,a7 a ,state1   
local1 or ,tribal government 7including 
any political subdivision thereof72     
7,b7 a special purpose district or      
public authority1 including a port      
authority2  7,c7 a group of entities    
described in subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b72 
or  7,d7 an owner or operator of a      
qualifying ,,lpg storage facility4  7#b7
 ,qualifying ,,lpg storage facility ,the
 term qualifying ,,lpg storage facility 
means a land-based facility for the     
storage of liquefied petroleum gas that 
is located within #e miles of a         
populated area1 home1 or school4