[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2568 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2568

  To direct the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Commerce to 
 conduct a study of the feasibility of establishing an ethane storage 
               and distribution hub in the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 19, 2017

Mr. McKinley (for himself, Mr. Jenkins of West Virginia, Mr. Mooney of 
  West Virginia, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Johnson of Ohio) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Commerce to 
 conduct a study of the feasibility of establishing an ethane storage 
               and distribution hub in the United States.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Appalachian Ethane Storage Hub Study 
Act''.

SEC. 2. ETHANE STORAGE STUDY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of 
Commerce, in consultation with other relevant Federal departments and 
agencies and stakeholders, shall conduct a study of the feasibility of 
establishing an ethane storage and distribution hub in the Marcellus, 
Utica, and Rogersville shale plays in the United States.
    (b) Contents.--The study conducted under subsection (a) shall 
include--
            (1) an examination of, with respect to the proposed ethane 
        storage and distribution hub--
                    (A) potential locations;
                    (B) economic feasibility;
                    (C) economic benefits;
                    (D) geological storage capacity capabilities;
                    (E) above-ground storage capabilities;
                    (F) infrastructure needs; and
                    (G) other markets and trading hubs, particularly 
                hubs relating to ethane; and
            (2) the identification of potential additional benefits of 
        the proposed hub to energy security.
    (c) Publication of Results.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of 
Commerce shall--
            (1) submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
        House of Representatives and the Committees on Energy and 
        Natural Resources and Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
        the Senate a report describing the results of the study under 
        subsection (a); and
            (2) publish those results on the internet websites of the 
        Departments of Energy and Commerce, respectively.
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