,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cdjg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #i1  
#bjbe,mr4 ,curtis introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
direct the ,secretary of ,energy to     
establish a ,western ,refined ,fuel     
,storage ,reserve as part of the        
,strategic ,petroleum ,reserve1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,western       
,refined ,fuel ,reserve ,act of #bjbe4  
#b4 ,western ,refined ,fuel ,storage    
,reserve ,the ,energy ,policy and       
,conservation ,act is amended by        
inserting after section #afc 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #fbdc7 the following3  #afd4  
,western ,refined ,fuel ,storage        
,reserve  7a7 ,definitions ,in this     
section3 7#a7 ,refined ,fuel ,storage   
,reserve ,the term ,refined ,fuel       
,storage ,reserve means a storage       
facility that-- 7,a7 is a salt cavern   

formation2 and  7,b7 is capable of      
storing refined petroleum products4     
7#b7 ,refined petroleum product ,the    
term refined petroleum product means    
gasoline1 diesel1 and jet fuel4  7#c7   
,western ,state ,the term ,western      
,state means the ,states of ,arizona1   
,california1 ,idaho1 ,montana1 ,nevada1 
,oregon1 ,utah1 and ,washington4  7b7   
,establishment  7#a7 ,in general ,not   
later than #f months after the date of  
enactment of the ,western ,refined ,fuel
 ,reserve ,act of #bjbe1 the ,secretary 
shall establish a ,refined ,fuel        
,storage ,reserve for the storage of    
refined petroleum products as part of   
the ,strategic ,petroleum ,reserve1     
pursuant to-- 7,a7 the authority of the 
,secretary under section #aei7;f7 to    
address energy supply and transportation
 vulnerabilities in ,western ,states1 in
 accordance with ,executive ,order      
#adaef 7#ij ,fed4 ,reg4 #hdcc2 relating 
to declaring a national energy          
emergency72 and  7,b7 this ,act4  7#b7  

,requirements  7,a7 ,identification and 
selection ,in carrying out paragraph    
7#a71 the ,secretary shall-- 7i7        
identify existing or potential storage  
locations in ,western ,states suitable  
to establish a ,refined ,fuel ,storage  
,reserve1 taking into account-- 7,i7 the
 proximity of existing distribution     
systems2  7,,ii7 areas of the ,united   
,states-- 7aa7 most dependent on        
imported petroleum products2 and  7bb7  
areas of the ,united ,states most likely
 to experience shortages of refined     
petroleum products2  7,,iii7 the        
capability for expeditious distribution 
of refined petroleum products from the  
,refined ,fuel ,storage ,reserve to     
areas of the ,united ,states described  
in subclause 7,,ii72 and  7,,iv7 the    
cost of establishing the ,refined ,fuel 
,storage ,reserve-- 7aa7 in the         
applicable ,western ,state2 and  7bb7 at
 the applicable storage location2 and   
7ii7 select #a storage location4  7,b7  
,existing locations ,in carrying out    

subparagraph 7,a71 the ,secretary shall1
 to the maximum extent practicable-- 7i7
 identify locations suitable for the    
,refined ,fuel ,storage ,reserve in     
,western ,states2 and  7ii7 enter into a
 contractual arrangement with a public  
or private entity for the use and       
operation of a public or private storage
 location4  7c7 ,fill and maintenance   
7#a7 ,requirements ,during the #e fiscal
 years following the date of            
establishment of the ,refined ,fuel     
,storage ,reserve under subsection      
7b77#a71 the ,secretary shall1 in       
accordance with paragraph 7#b71 fill and
 maintain the ,refined ,fuel ,storage   
,reserve at not less than #ge percent of
 the minimum capacity for each refined  
petroleum product on an adjusted annual 
basis using-- 7,a7 amounts appropriated 
by ,congress for acquisition1 by        
purchase1 of petroleum products for     
storage in the ,strategic ,petroleum    
,reserve2 and  7,b7 revenues from       
emergency or test sales carried out     

pursuant to section #afa4  7#b7 ,minimum
 capacity ,the minimum capacity of the  
,refined ,fuel ,storage ,reserve is--   
7,a7 #e1jjj1jjj barrels of gasoline2    
7,b7 #c1jjj1jjj barrels of diesel2 and  
7,c7 #b1jjj1jjj barrels of jet fuel4    
7d7 ,drawdown ,the ,secretary may       
withdraw refined petroleum products     
stored in the ,refined ,fuel ,storage   
,reserve to respond to emergencies1     
supply disruptions1 or any other        
circumstances consistent with the intent
 of the ,strategic ,petroleum ,reserve  
or the needs of ,western ,states4  7e7  
,state and local government storage ,the
 ,secretary shall1 as the ,secretary    
determines appropriate1 pursue          
agreements with applicable ,western     
,state governments and local governments
 for storage of non-,federal petroleum  
products within the ,refined ,fuel      
,storage ,reserve4  7f7 ,report ,not    
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of the ,western ,refined ,fuel
 ,reserve ,act of #bjbe1 and annually   

thereafter1 the ,secretary shall submit 
to ,congress a report on the            
establishment and operations of the     
,refined ,fuel ,storage ,reserve1 which 
shall include-- 7#a7 an evaluation of-- 
7,a7 the mechanisms used to carry out   
the requirements of this section2 and   
7,b7 other potential mechanisms that    
could be used in the future to carry out
 the requirements of this section2  7#b7
 the process for purchase or leasing of 
storage facilities required for the     
,refined ,fuel ,storage ,reserve1 as    
applicable2 and  7#c7 recommendations   
for future storage of refined petroleum 
products in the ,refined ,fuel ,storage 
,reserve1 including any administrative  
actions and legislation necessary to    
implement the recommendations1 as the   
,secretary determines appropriate4  4