[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1649 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1649

   To require the Secretary of Energy to submit to Congress a report 
 describing the method by which existing reporting systems within the 
Department of Energy can be coordinated to provide timely reporting of 
 significant supply interruptions in the transmission of petroleum and 
                      petroleum-related products.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 9, 2005

   Mr. Burr introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require the Secretary of Energy to submit to Congress a report 
 describing the method by which existing reporting systems within the 
Department of Energy can be coordinated to provide timely reporting of 
 significant supply interruptions in the transmission of petroleum and 
                      petroleum-related products.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REPORT ON CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR SIGNIFICANT INTERRUPTIONS IN 
              ENERGY TRANSMISSION.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress a report 
describing existing plans and procedures of the Department of Energy 
relating to a significant interruption, as determined by the Secretary, 
in the transmission of petroleum or a petroleum-related product.
    (b) Inclusions.--The report under subsection (a) shall include--
            (1) a description of the method by which the Secretary 
        shall notify the Governor and any Federal elected official of a 
        State affected by a significant interruption in the 
        transmission of petroleum or a petroleum-related product; and
            (2) recommendations with respect to any legislative action 
        relating to the implementation or efficiency of a contingency 
        plan of the Department of Energy.
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