,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #baha  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bf      
7legislative day1 ,june #bd71 #bjbe ,mr4
 ,peters 7for himself and ,mr4 ,daines7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the  
,secretary of ,energy to conduct a study
 to determine the feasibility and       
effectiveness of establishing a national
 strategic propane reserve4  #a4  ,short
 title  ,this ,act may be cited as the  
,securing ,our ,propane ,supply ,act4   
#b4  ,department of ,energy study on    
establishing national strategic propane 
reserve  7a7  ,study  7#a7  ,in general 
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,energy1 in consultation  
with the ,administrator of the ,energy  
,information ,administration1 shall     
complete a study to determine the       
feasibility and effectiveness of        

establishing a national strategic       
propane reserve1 separate from the      
,strategic ,petroleum ,reserve          
established under part ,b of title ,i of
 the ,energy ,policy and ,conservation  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbca et seq474     
7#b7  ,elements  ,the study under       
paragraph 7#a7 shall include-- 7,a7 an  
assessment of the current state of the  
propane supply chain in the ,united     
,states to meet current and forecasted  
consumer demands2  7,b7 an assessment of
 the risks of regional propane supply   
disruptions1 including--  7i7 past      
causes of disruptions2  7ii7 possible   
causes of disruptions in the future2 and
  7iii7 whether disruptions justify the 
establishment of a national strategic   
propane reserve2  7,c7 an evaluation    
of-- 7i7 appropriate and most suitable  
locations for a strategic propane       
reserve2  7ii7 the quantity of propane  
storage that would be appropriate at    
each such location2 and  7iii7 the      
suitability of existing infrastructure  

to facilitate transportation and        
delivery of propane from a strategic    
propane reserve during a drawdown2  7,d7
 an evaluation of the additional        
infrastructure needed for a strategic   
propane reserve to function properly2   
7,e7 consideration of the means by which
 a strategic propane reserve would      
prevent and manage degradation of the   
propane in storage2  7,f7 an evaluation 
of appropriate triggers 7including price
 and supply7 for making available       
propane from a strategic reserve2  7,g7 
an evaluation of the appropriate manner 
of acquiring propane and propane storage
 for a strategic reserve1 while         
minimizing market implications1         
including an assessment of--  7i7       
unutilized and under-utilized storage2  
and  7ii7 new storage opportunities2    
7,h7 an evaluation of the appropriate   
transactions 7including direct sales1   
exchanges1 or other options7 for        
delivering propane in a strategic       
reserve to the market when a release is 

triggered2  7,i7 an evaluation of likely
 consumers 7including individuals1      
agricultural producers1 and the ,armed  
,forces7 of propane from a strategic    
reserve1 including--  7i7 identification
 and categorization of those consumers2 
7ii7 a ,state-by-,state breakdown of    
propane usage by those consumers2 and   
7iii7 an evaluation of the expected     
impacts of a strategic propane reserve  
on those categories of consumers and    
,states2  7,j7 an evaluation of the     
market implications of establishing and 
administering a strategic propane       
reserve1 including an assessment of     
potential price and supply effects2 and 
7,k7 identification1 preliminary        
assessment1 and evaluation of           
alternatives to a strategic propane     
reserve that could provide supply and   
price relief during regional propane    
supply disruptions4  7#c7               
,recommendations  ,in conducting the    
study under this subsection1 the        
,secretary of ,energy shall develop     

recommendations with respect to each    
element of the study described in       
paragraph 7#b7 regarding--  7,a7 whether
 a national strategic propane reserve   
should be established2 and  7,b7 if such
 a reserve should be established1 the   
most practicable method of              
establishment4  7b7  ,plan  ,not later  
than #ahj days after the date of        
completion of the study under subsection
 7a71 the ,secretary of ,energy shall   
develop a plan for implementing the     
recommendations developed under         
paragraph 7#c7 of that subsection4  7c7 
,industry coordination  ,in conducting  
the study under subsection 7a7 and      
developing the plan under subsection    
7b71 the ,secretary of ,energy is       
encouraged to coordinate with entities  
in the propane industry1 including      
representatives from the entire propane 
supply chain4  7d7  ,submission to      
,congress  ,the ,secretary of ,energy   
shall submit to the ,committee on       
,energy and ,natural ,resources of the  

,senate and the ,committee on ,energy   
and ,commerce of the ,house of          
,representatives a report describing--  
7#a7 the study completed under          
subsection 7a72 and  7#b7 the plan      
developed under subsection 7b74  7e7    
,protection of national security        
information  ,before submitting the     
report under subsection 7d71 or         
otherwise publishing the study completed
 under subsection 7a7 or the plan       
developed under subsection 7b71 the     
,secretary of ,energy shall adopt such  
procedures with respect to              
confidentiality 7including procedures   
for redaction of information7 as the    
,secretary determines to be necessary to
 ensure the protection of classified    
information relating to specific        
vulnerabilities to ,united ,states      
energy security or reliability4