,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #geef  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #e1 #bjbd,mr4    
,web] ( ,texas 7= himself & ,mrs4       
,flet*]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure1 & 9   
addition to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a work+ gr\p to    
coord9ate regulatory ov]sight ( liquefi$
 natural gas facilities1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,lng ,coord9ation ,act (  
#bjbd4  #b4 ,liquefi$ natural gas       
regulatory coord9ation  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t 
& purpose ,! ,secret>y ( ,transportation
 %all e/abli% & conv5e a ,liquefi$      
,natural ,gas ,regulatory ,safety ,work+
 ,gr\p ?r\gh ! ,national ,c5t] (        
,excell5ce = ,liquefi$ ,natural ,gas    
,safety to cl>ify ! au?ority ( cov]$    

ag5cies 9 ! au?oriz+ & ov]sight ( ,,lng 
facilities1 o!r ?an peak %av+           
facilities1 & improve coord9ation ( !   
au?ority ( su* ag5cies4  7b7 ,memb]%ip  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,work+ ,gr\p %all      
consi/ ( repres5tatives ( cov]$ ag5cies 
designat$ by ! ,secret>y (              
,transportation or ! head ( a cov]$     
ag5cy4  7#b7 ,*air ,! ,adm9i/rator ( !  
,pipel9e & ,haz>d\s ,mat]ials ,safety   
,adm9i/ration1 or a designee ( !        
,adm9i/rator1 %all s]ve z ! ,*air ( !   
,work+ ,gr\p1 unless ano!r memb] ( !    
,work+ ,gr\p is select$ by unanim\s     
cons5t ( ! memb]s ( ! ,work+ ,gr\p4     
7#c7 ,responsibilities ( ,*air ,! ,*air 
( ! ,work+ ,gr\p %all e/abli% an ag5da &
 s*$ule = ! ,work+ ,gr\p to accompli% ! 
requirem5ts describ$ 9 subsection 7c74  
7c7 ,evaluation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,work+
 ,gr\p %all evaluate ! au?orities ( ea* 
cov]$ ag5cy p]ta9+ to ! sit+ & design1  
con/ruction1 op]ation & ma9t5ance1 &    
op]ational & process safety regulations 
( ,,lng facilities4  7#b7 ,negotiation  

,! ,work+ ,gr\p %all negotiate ! t]ms ( 
agreem5ts or memor&ums betwe5 ea* cov]$ 
ag5cy pursuant to subsection 7d7 to     
e/abli% proc$ures =-- 7,a7 ! application
 ( ! respective au?orities ( ea* ,f$]al 
ag5cy 9 a mann] t ensures1 ?r\gh        
effective regulation1 t ,,lng facilities
 are safe & 9 ! public int]e/2  7,b7    
resolv+ conflicts conc]n+ ov]lapp+      
jurisdiction among ! cov]$ ag5cies2 &   
7,c7 avoid+1 to ! ext5t possible & if   
appropriate1 conflict+ or duplicative   
regulation1 inspection protocols1 &     
report+ obligations betwe5 ! cov]$      
ag5cies4  7d7 ,int]ag5cy agreem5ts &    
memor&ums ( und]/&+ ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s 
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
cov]$ ag5cies %all ent] into int]ag5cy  
agreem5ts or memor&ums ( und]/&+ )      
respect to be/ practices & individual   
ag5cy safety ov]sight & en=cem5t        
responsibilities reg>d+ ,,lng           
facilities1 o!r ?an peak %av+           
facilities4  7e7 ,report to ,congress ,n
 lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date on :i* !   

cov]$ ag5cies ent] into agreem5ts or    
memor&ums "u subsection 7d71 ! ,secret>y
 ( ,transportation %all submit to !     
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce & !     
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( !
 ,s5ate a report on su* agreem5ts or    
memor&ums ent]$ into & h[ su* agreem5ts 
or memor&ums h contribut$ to ! improv$  
safety & en=cem5t ov]sight coord9ation (
 ,,lng facilities4  7f7 ,def9itions ,9  
?is section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ ag5cy ,! t]m   
cov]$ ag5cy means ea* ( ! foll[+3  7,a7 
,! ,pipel9e & ,haz>d\s ,mat]ials ,safety
 ,adm9i/ration4  7,b7 ,! ,f$]al ,en]gy  
,regulatory ,commission4  7,c7 ,!       
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy4  7,d7 ,!            
,occupational ,safety & ,heal?          
,adm9i/ration4  7,e7 ,! ,coa/ ,gu>d4    
7#b7 ,,lng ,! t]m ,,lng means liquefi$  
natural gas4  7#c7 ,work+ ,gr\p ,! t]m  
,work+ ,gr\p means ! ,liquefi$ ,natural 
,gas ,regulatory ,safety ,work+ ,gr\p   

e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a74