,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #iieg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #aa1 #bjbd,mr4
 ,curtis 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,maloy1 ,mr4  
,moore ( ,utah1 & ,mr4 ,ow5s7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy 
to conduct a /udy ( ! feasibility (     
e/abli%+ a ref9$ fuel /orage res]ve 9 ! 
,we/]n ,unit$ ,/ates4  #a4 ,%ort title  
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,we/]n ,ref9$ 
,fuel ,res]ve ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,we/]n 
ref9$ fuel /orage res]ve /udy  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (     
,en]gy1 9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y (  
,homel& ,security & ! ,adm9i/rator ( !  
,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy1 & o!r
 /akehold]s1 %all complete a /udy1      
subject to subsection 7b71 to guide !   
e/abli%m5t ( a ,we/]n ref9$ fuel /orage 
res]ve 9-- 7#a7 "o ( ! ,we/]n ,/ates2   
7#b7 a salt cav]n =mation2 &  7#c7 to ! 
maximum ext5t practicable1 a c5traliz$  

location among ! ,we/]n ,/ates )        
imm$iate & reliable connectivity to     
exi/+ rail & highway infra/ructure4  7b7
 ,cont5ts ,! /udy "u subsection 7a7 %all
 include-- 7#a7 an exam9ation (-- 7,a7  
pot5tial locations t a ,we/]n ref9$ fuel
 /orage res]ve may be e/abli%$1 tak+    
into consid]ation ! unique geography ( !
 ,we/2  7,b7 specific infra/ructure     
requirem5ts = ! e/abli%m5t & op]ation ( 
a ,we/]n ref9$ fuel /orage res]ve1 tak+ 
into consid]ation ! lack ( pipel9e      
infra/ructure & connectivity betwe5     
ref9]y hubs & major cities )9 ! ,we/]n  
,/ates2  7,c7 ! vuln]ability ( ! ref9$  
fuel supply *a9s to natural or manmade  
disa/]s t result 9 an ext5d$ disruption 
( ref9]y op]ations )9 ! ,we/]n ,/ates2  
7,d7 ! economic feasibility ( e/abli%+1 
op]at+1 & ma9ta9+ a ,we/]n ref9$ fuel   
/orage res]ve2  7,e7 exi/+ salt cav]n   
=mations 9 ,we/]n ,/ates t are actively 
ho/+ or c\ld ho/ a ref9$ fuel /orage    
res]ve2 &  7,f7 ! quantity & scale (    
exi/+ ref9$ fuel /orage res]ves conta9+ 

petroleum products )9 ! ,we/]n ,/ates2 &
  7#b7 ! id5tification ( pot5tial       
additional b5efits to ! en]gy security  
or em]g5cy prep>$ness ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
by e/abli%+ a ,we/]n ref9$ fuel /orage  
res]ve1 includ+-- 7,a7 economic b5efits 
( any id5tifi$ pot5tial ,we/]n ref9$    
fuel /orage res]ve site2 &  7,b7 em]g5cy
 response advantages ( an id5tifi$ ref9$
 fuel /orage res]ve4  7c7 ,report to    
,congress ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] !   
date on :i* ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy        
completes ! /udy "u subsection 7a71 !   
,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all1 9 consultation 
) ! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security & !   
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy        
,managem5t ,ag5cy1 submit to ,congress a
 report1 bas$ on ! results ( su* /udy-- 
7#a7 recomm5d+1 ) respect to au?oriz+ & 
fund+ ! e/abli%m5t ( a ,we/]n ref9$ fuel
 /orage res]ve z a "p ( ! ,/rategic     
,petroleum ,res]ve sy/em-- 7,a7         
regulatory requirem5ts = ! pot5tial     
e/abli%m5t ( su* ref9$ fuel /orage      
res]ve2  7,b7 a location = e/abli%$ su* 

ref9$ fuel /orage res]ve2  7,c7 !       
utilization ( exi/+ private sector      
facilities1 if applicable1 = !          
e/abli%m5t ( su* ref9$ fuel /orage      
res]ve2  7,d7 h[ su* a ref9$ fuel /orage
 res]ve %\ld be op]at$1 su* z :at fuels 
& quantities %\ld be /or$1 fuel         
pur*ases1 conditions trigg]+ fuel       
)drawals1 & any o!r op]ational          
recomm5dations2 &  7,e7 /rategies =     
p>tn]+ ) o!r ,f$]al ag5cies1 ,/ates1 &  
local gov]nm5ts to provide fuel /orage =
 em]g5cy uses 9 ! ,we/]n ,unit$ ,/ates2 
&  7#b7 on ! project$ co/s ( e/abli%+ a 
,we/]n ref9$ fuel /orage res]ve4  7d7   
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,petroleum product ,! t]m petroleum     
product has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9      
section #c ( ! ,en]gy ,policy &         
,cons]vation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbjb74
  7#b7 ,ref9$ fuel /orage res]ve ,! t]m 
ref9$ fuel /orage res]ve means a /orage 
facility t-- 7,a7 is a salt cav]n       
=mation2 &  7,b7 /ores ref9$ petroleum  
products4  7#c7 ,/orage facility ,! t]m 

/orage facility has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m
 9 section #aeb ( ! ,en]gy ,policy &    
,cons]vation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbcb74