,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #biga  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #c1   
#bjbe,mr4 ,sheehy introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #di1       
,united ,states ,code1 to exclude from  
the definition of transporting gas      
certain movement of gas within1 or in   
the vicinity of1 a plant1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,plant ,safety      
,authorities ,coordination ,act of      
#bjbe4  #b4 ,transporting gas ,section  
#fjaja7;a77#ba7 of title #di1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
striking the paragraph designation and  
all that follows through 7,a7 means in  
subparagraph 7,a7 and inserting the     
following3  7#ba7 ,transporting gas     
7,a7 ,in general ,the term transporting 
gas means  2  7#b7 in subparagraph      
7,a77ii71 by striking 2 but and         

inserting a period2 and  7#c7 by        
striking subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting
 the following3  7,b7 ,exclusions ,the  
term transporting gas does not include--
 7i7 gathering gas 7except through      
regulated gathering lines7 in a rural   
area outside a populated area designated
 by the ,secretary as a nonrural area2  
or  7ii7 the movement of gas by the     
owner or operator of a plant for use as 
a fuel1 a feedstock1 or for any other   
purpose that directly supports plant    
operations through-- 7,i7 in-plant      
piping systems that are located entirely
 on the grounds of the plant2 or  7,,ii7
 transfer piping systems that extend    
less than #a mile in length outside the 
grounds of the plant4  4