3.0.0 1028 2023-01-11T19:47:47Z 2023-01-11T19:47:47Z Senate S S 2007-03-29 110 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-03-29T16:01:49Z 2007-03-29 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2007-03-29 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4300) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. N F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2007-03-29 True C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2007-06-21 False Energy Armed Forces and National Security Commerce Competition Congress Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Disasters Economic impact statements Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Energy prices Energy security Energy supplies Environmental Protection Environmental assessment Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government procurement Military and naval supplies Petroleum industry Petroleum refineries Petroleum reserves Strategic materials Terrorism Energy 00 2007-03-29 Introduced in Senate 2007-05-08T14:41:03Z Strategic Refinery Reserve Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish and operate a Strategic Refinery Reserve.

Authorizes the Secretary to contract for: (1) the construction or operation of new refineries; or (2) the acquisition or reopening of closed refineries.

Instructs the Secretary to operate the Reserve to provide petroleum products to: (1) the federal government (including the Department of Defense); (2) any state governments and their political subdivisions that opt to purchase refined petroleum products from the Reserve; and (3) the general public during certain emergency periods.

Directs the Secretary to ensure that refineries in the Reserve are designed to provide a rapid increase in production capacity during such emergency periods.

Requires a refinery owner or operator to notify the Secretary, with an explanation, not later than 180 days before permanently closing a refinery in the United States. Requires the Secretary to report the notification and explanation to Congress, together with an analysis of the effects of the proposed closing.

]]> Strategic Refinery Reserve Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a strategic refinery reserve, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Strategic Refinery Reserve Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Strategic Refinery Reserve Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-03-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1028is/xml/BILLS-110s1028is.xml 2007-03-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.