,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #baha  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bf 7legislative 
day1 ,june #bd71 #bjbe ,mr4 ,pet]s 7=   
himself & ,mr4 ,da9es7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural    
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !     
,secret>y ( ,en]gy to conduct a /udy to 
det]m9e ! feasibility & effectiv5ess (  
e/abli%+ a national /rategic propane    
res]ve4  #a4  ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,secur+ ,our ,propane      
,supply ,act4  #b4  ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy  
/udy on e/abli%+ national /rategic      
propane res]ve  7a7  ,/udy  7#a7  ,9    
g5]al  ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (   
,en]gy1 9 consultation ) ! ,adm9i/rator 
( ! ,en]gy ,in=mation ,adm9i/ration1    
%all complete a /udy to det]m9e !       
feasibility & effectiv5ess ( e/abli%+ a 
national /rategic propane res]ve1       
sep>ate f ! ,/rategic ,petroleum ,res]ve
 e/abli%$ "u "p ,b ( title ,i ( ! ,en]gy

 ,policy & ,cons]vation ,act 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #fbca et seq474  7#b7         
,elem5ts  ,! /udy "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all 
include-- 7,a7 an assessm5t ( ! curr5t  
/ate ( ! propane supply *a9 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates to meet curr5t & =eca/$ consum]  
dem&s2  7,b7 an assessm5t ( ! risks (   
regional propane supply disruptions1    
includ+--  7i7 pa/ causes ( disruptions2
  7ii7 possible causes ( disruptions 9 !
 future2 &  7iii7 :e!r disruptions      
ju/ify ! e/abli%m5t ( a national        
/rategic propane res]ve2  7,c7 an       
evaluation (-- 7i7 appropriate & mo/    
suitable locations = a /rategic propane 
res]ve2  7ii7 ! quantity ( propane      
/orage t w\ld be appropriate at ea* su* 
location2 &  7iii7 ! suitability ( exi/+
 infra/ructure to facilitate            
transportation & deliv]y ( propane f a  
/rategic propane res]ve dur+ a drawd[n2 
7,d7 an evaluation ( ! additional       
infra/ructure ne$$ = a /rategic propane 
res]ve to function prop]ly2  7,e7       
consid]ation ( ! means by :i* a /rategic

 propane res]ve w\ld prev5t & manage    
degradation ( ! propane 9 /orage2  7,f7 
an evaluation ( appropriate trigg]s     
7includ+ price & supply7 = mak+         
available propane f a /rategic res]ve2  
7,g7 an evaluation ( ! appropriate mann]
 ( acquir+ propane & propane /orage = a 
/rategic res]ve1 :ile m9imiz+ m>ket     
implications1 includ+ an assessm5t (--  
7i7 unutiliz$ & "u-utiliz$ /orage2 &    
7ii7 new /orage opportunities2  7,h7 an 
evaluation ( ! appropriate transactions 
7includ+ direct sales1 ex*anges1 or o!r 
options7 = deliv]+ propane 9 a /rategic 
res]ve to ! m>ket :5 a release is       
trigg]$2  7,i7 an evaluation ( likely   
consum]s 7includ+ individuals1          
agricultural produc]s1 & ! ,arm$ ,=ces7 
( propane f a /rategic res]ve1 includ+--
  7i7 id5tification & categorization (  
^? consum]s2  7ii7 a ,/ate-by-,/ate     
breakd[n ( propane usage by ^? consum]s2
 &  7iii7 an evaluation ( ! expect$     
impacts ( a /rategic propane res]ve on  
^? categories ( consum]s & ,/ates2  7,j7

 an evaluation ( ! m>ket implications ( 
e/abli%+ & adm9i/]+ a /rategic propane  
res]ve1 includ+ an assessm5t ( pot5tial 
price & supply effects2 &  7,k7         
id5tification1 prelim9>y assessm5t1 &   
evaluation ( alt]natives to a /rategic  
propane res]ve t c\ld provide supply &  
price relief dur+ regional propane      
supply disruptions4  7#c7               
,recomm5dations  ,9 conduct+ ! /udy "u  
?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy    
%all develop recomm5dations ) respect to
 ea* elem5t ( ! /udy describ$ 9 p>agraph
 7#b7 reg>d+--  7,a7 :e!r a national    
/rategic propane res]ve %\ld be         
e/abli%$2 &  7,b7 if su* a res]ve %\ld  
be e/abli%$1 ! mo/ practicable me?od (  
e/abli%m5t4  7b7  ,plan  ,n lat] ?an    
#ahj days aft] ! date ( completion ( !  
/udy "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y (   
,en]gy %all develop a plan = implem5t+ !
 recomm5dations develop$ "u p>agraph    
7#c7 ( t subsection4  7c7  ,indu/ry     
coord9ation  ,9 conduct+ ! /udy "u      
subsection 7a7 & develop+ ! plan "u     

subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy is 
enc\rag$ to coord9ate ) entities 9 !    
propane indu/ry1 includ+ repres5tatives 
f ! entire propane supply *a94  7d7     
,submission to ,congress  ,! ,secret>y (
 ,en]gy %all submit to ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate &
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report        
describ+--  7#a7 ! /udy complet$ "u     
subsection 7a72 &  7#b7 ! plan develop$ 
"u subsection 7b74  7e7  ,protection (  
national security in=mation  ,be=e      
submitt+ ! report "u subsection 7d71 or 
o!rwise publi%+ ! /udy complet$ "u      
subsection 7a7 or ! plan develop$ "u    
subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy    
%all adopt su* proc$ures ) respect to   
confid5tiality 7includ+ proc$ures =     
r$action ( in=mation7 z ! ,secret>y     
det]m9es to be necess>y to ensure !     
protection ( classifi$ in=mation relat+ 
to specific vuln]abilities to ,unit$    
,/ates en]gy security or reliability4