,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #afge  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #aa1 #bjai,ms4
 ,tlaib 7for herself and ,ms4 ,kelly of 
,illinois7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require a study on the      
public health and environmental impacts 
of the production1 transportation1      
storage1 and use of petroleum coke1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,petroleum ,coke ,transparency and      
,public ,health ,protection ,act4  #b4  
,findings ,congress finds the following3
  7#a7 ,in the past several years1      
,united ,states crude oil refineries    
have grown their coking capacity to     
accommodate the conversion of heavy     
crude oils into refined petroleum       
products4  7#b7 ,as coking capacity has 
grown1 the domestic production of       
petroleum coke is expected to grow1     
leading to increases in the storage1    

transportation1 and use of the material4
  7#c7 ,in ,detroit1 piles of petroleum 
coke have been stored in the open air on
 the banks of the ,detroit ,river4  7#d7
 ,uncovered piles of petroleum coke have
 also been stored in ,southeast ,chicago
 near homes and local baseball fields4  
7#e7 ,state regulators1 communities1 and
 industry stakeholders would benefit    
from a complete understanding of        
petroleum coke and the potential impact 
on public health and the environment    
related to the production1              
transportation1 storage1 and use of     
petroleum coke4  #c4 ,study of petroleum
 coke public health and environmental   
impacts  7a7 ,in ,general ,not later    
than #ahj days after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,health and ,human ,services1 in     
consultation with the ,administrator of 
the ,environmental ,protection ,agency1 
the ,secretary of ,transportation1 and  
the ,secretary of ,energy1 shall submit 
to ,congress a report containing the    

results of a study concerning petroleum 
coke that includes the following3  7#a7 
,an analysis of the public health and   
environmental impacts of the production1
 transportation1 storage1 and use of    
petroleum coke4  7#b7 ,an assessment of 
potential approaches and best practices 
for storing1 transporting1 and managing 
petroleum coke4  7#c7 ,a quantitative   
analysis of current and projected       
domestic petroleum coke production and  
utilization locations4  7b7 ,best       
,available ,science ,the study under    
subsection 7a7 shall be carried out     
using the best available science1       
including readily available information 
from appropriate ,state agencies1       
nonprofit entities1 academic entities1  
and industry4  7c7 ,publication of      
report ,not later than #ahj days after  
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services shall publish on the ,internet
 website of the ,department of ,health  
and ,human ,services the report         

described in subsection 7a74  #d4       
,implementation of standards ,not later 
than one year after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency1 in consultation    
with the ,secretary of ,transportation1 
shall promulgate rules concerning the   
storage and transportation of petroleum 
coke that ensure the protection of      
public and ecological health based upon 
the findings of the study conducted     
under section #c4