S. 1768 · 114th Congress
Underground Gas Storage Facility Safety Act of 2015
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Pat Roberts
- Introduced
- 2015-07-15
- Latest action
- 2015-07-15 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Underground Gas Storage Facility Safety Act of 2015
This bill revises federal pipeline safety requirements to authorize states to enforce a state requirement for the safe construction and operation of underground natural gas storage wellbores if:
the state authority has consulted with the Department of Transportation (DOT) about the requirement, and DOT does not object to the requirement within 30 days after consultation is initiated.