,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aieg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #e1   
#bjag ,mr4 ,nelson introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
amend the ,energy ,policy and           
,conservation ,act to require the       
,secretary of ,energy to establish a    
gasoline supply reserve in the ,state of
 ,florida1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,florida ,gasoline ,supply ,reserve
 ,act4  #b4 ,florida gasoline supply    
reserve  7a7 ,in general ,the ,energy   
,policy and ,conservation ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #fbja et seq47 is amended by  
adding at the end of title ,i the       
following3  ,e ,florida ,gasoline       
,supply ,reserve  #aia4 ,definition of  
refined petroleum product ,in this part1
 the term refined petroleum product     
means-- 7#a7 gasoline2 and  7#b7 such   
other products as the ,secretary        

determines appropriate4  #aib4          
,establishment  7a7 ,in general ,the    
,secretary shall establish1 maintain1   
and operate as a component of the       
,strategic ,petroleum ,reserve          
established under part ,b a reserve of  
refined petroleum products1 to be known 
as the ,florida ,gasoline ,supply       
,reserve 7referred to in this part as   
the ,reserve74  7b7 ,location  7#a7 ,in 
general ,the ,reserve shall be located  
in the ,state of ,florida4  7#b7        
,location of #b sections of ,reserve ,to
 the maximum extent practicable1 the    
,reserve shall be split into #b         
sections1 of which--  7,a7 one shall be 
located on the east coast of the ,state 
of ,florida2 and  7,b7 one shall be     
located on the west coast of the ,state 
of ,florida4  7c7 ,limitation ,the      
,reserve shall contain a minimum of     
#a1jjj1jjj barrels of refined petroleum 
products4  7d7 ,application ,except as  
otherwise provided in this part1 the    
authorities and requirements applicable 

to the ,strategic ,petroleum ,reserve   
under part ,b shall apply to the        
,reserve4  #aic4 ,drawdown and sale of  
refined petroleum products ,the         
,secretary may draw down and sell       
refined petroleum products from the     
,reserve if the ,secretary finds that-- 
7#a7 a circumstance exists that         
constitutes1 or is likely to become1 a  
regional gasoline supply interruption of
 significant scope or duration1 such as 
a hurricane or other natural disaster2  
and  7#b7 action taken under this       
section would help in preventing or     
reducing the adverse impact of such a   
regional gasoline supply interruption4  
#aid4 ,acquisition of refined petroleum 
products for storage in the ,reserve    
7a7 ,in ,general ,the ,secretary may    
acquire1 place in storage1 transport1 or
 exchange refined petroleum products    
acquired by purchase or exchange4  7b7  
,objectives ,to the maximum extent      
practicable1 the ,secretary shall carry 
out subsection 7a7 consistent with the  

following objectives3  7#a7             
,minimization of the cost of the        
,reserve4  7#b7 ,minimization of the    
vulnerability of the ,united ,states to 
a severe regional gasoline supply       
interruption4  7#c7 ,minimization of the
 impact of an acquisition of refined    
petroleum products on supply levels and 
market forces4  #aie4 ,plan for         
administration of ,reserve ,not later   
than #fj days after the date of         
enactment of the ,florida ,gasoline     
,supply ,reserve ,act1 the ,secretary   
shall submit to the ,president and1 if  
the ,president approves1 to ,congress1 a
 plan describing--  7#a7 the proposed   
acquisition of storage and related      
facilities or storage services for the  
,reserve1 including the potential use of
 storage facilities not currently in    
use2  7#b7 the proposed acquisition of  
refined petroleum products for storage  
in the ,reserve2  7#c7 the proposed     
procedures governing the release of     
refined petroleum products from the     

,reserve2  7#d7 the estimated costs of  
the establishment1 maintenance1 and     
operation of the ,reserve2 and  7#e7    
actions the ,secretary will take--  7,a7
 to minimize the need for release of    
refined petroleum products from the     
,reserve2  7,b7 to ensure that          
distributors and importers are not      
discouraged from maintaining and        
increasing supplies of refined petroleum
 products to the ,state of ,florida2 and
  7,c7 to ensure the quality of the     
refined petroleum products in the       
,reserve4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment   
,the table of contents for the ,energy  
,policy and ,conservation ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 prec4 #fbja7 is amended--     
7#a7 by striking the item relating to   
part ,d of title ,i 7relating to        
expiration72  7#b7 by striking the item 
relating to section #aha 7relating to   
expiration72 and  7#c7 by adding at the 
end of the items relating to title ,i   
the following3  ,,part ,e--,florida     
,gasoline ,supply ,reserve ,sec4 #aia4  

,definition of refined petroleum        
product4 ,sec4 #aib4 ,establishment4    
,sec4 #aic4 ,drawdown and sale of       
refined petroleum products4 ,sec4 #aid4 
,acquisition of refined petroleum       
products for storage in the ,reserve4   
,sec4 #aie4 ,plan for administration of 
,reserve4  4