,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajge  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #i1 #bjag 
,mrs4 ,capito 7for herself1 ,mr4        
,manchin1 and ,mr4 ,portman7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,energy and ,natural ,resources  ,a     
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,energy and the ,secretary of ,commerce 
to conduct a study of the feasibility of
 establishing an ethane storage and     
distribution hub in the ,united ,states4
  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be   
cited as the ,appalachian ,ethane       
,storage ,hub ,study ,act4  #b4 ,ethane 
storage study  7a7 ,in general ,the     
,secretary of ,energy 7referred to in   
this section as the ,secretary7 and the 
,secretary of ,commerce1 in consultation
 with other relevant ,federal           
departments and agencies and            
stakeholders1 shall conduct a study of  
the feasibility of establishing an      
ethane storage and distribution hub in  

the ,marcellus1 ,utica1 and ,rogersville
 shale plays in the ,united ,states4    
7b7 ,contents ,the study conducted under
 subsection 7a7 shall include-- 7#a7 an 
examination of1 with respect to the     
proposed ethane storage and distribution
 hub--  7,a7 potential locations2  7,b7 
economic feasibility2  7,c7 economic    
benefits2  7,d7 geological storage      
capacity capabilities2  7,e7            
above-ground storage capabilities2  7,f7
 infrastructure needs2 and  7,g7 other  
markets and trading hubs1 particularly  
hubs relating to ethane2 and  7#b7 the  
identification of potential additional  
benefits of the proposed hub to energy  
security4  7c7 ,publication of results  
,not later than #b years after the date 
of enactment of this ,act1 the          
,secretary and the ,secretary of        
,commerce shall--  7#a7 submit to the   
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committees on ,energy and ,natural     
,resources and ,commerce1 ,science1 and 

,transportation of the ,senate a report 
describing the results of the study     
under subsection 7a72 and  7#b7 publish 
those results on the ,internet websites 
of the ,departments of ,energy and      
,commerce1 respectively4