,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ajge  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #i1 #bjag ,mrs4   
,capito 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,man*91 & ,mr4  
,portman7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy & !     
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce to conduct a /udy (
 ! feasibility ( e/abli%+ an e?ane      
/orage & di/ribution hub 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,appala*ian ,e?ane ,/orage  
,hub ,/udy ,act4  #b4 ,e?ane /orage /udy
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy    
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! ,secret>y7 
& ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 9 consultation
 ) o!r relevant ,f$]al dep>tm5ts &      
ag5cies & /akehold]s1 %all conduct a    
/udy ( ! feasibility ( e/abli%+ an e?ane
 /orage & di/ribution hub 9 ! ,m>cellus1
 ,utica1 & ,rog]sville %ale plays 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7 ,cont5ts ,! /udy    
conduct$ "u subsection 7a7 %all         
include-- 7#a7 an exam9ation (1 )       

respect to ! propos$ e?ane /orage &     
di/ribution hub--  7,a7 pot5tial        
locations2  7,b7 economic feasibility2  
7,c7 economic b5efits2  7,d7 geological 
/orage capacity capabilities2  7,e7     
above-gr\nd /orage capabilities2  7,f7  
infra/ructure ne$s2 &  7,g7 o!r m>kets &
 trad+ hubs1 p>ticul>ly hubs relat+ to  
e?ane2 &  7#b7 ! id5tification (        
pot5tial additional b5efits ( ! propos$ 
hub to en]gy security4  7c7 ,publication
 ( results ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 
& ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce %all--  7#a7   
submit to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !
 ,committees on ,en]gy & ,natural       
,res\rces & ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &        
,transportation ( ! ,s5ate a report     
describ+ ! results ( ! /udy "u          
subsection 7a72 &  7#b7 publi% ^?       
results on ! ,int]net websites ( !      
,dep>tm5ts ( ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1         
respectively4