[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1075 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1075

  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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 9, 2017

Mrs. Capito (for herself, Mr. Manchin, and Mr. Portman) 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 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 (referred to in this 
section as the ``Secretary'') 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 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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