Sec. 3107. Aliso Canyon natural gas leak task force
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Not later than 15 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall lead and establish an Aliso Canyon Task Force (referred to in this section as the task force ). In addition to the Secretary, the task force shall be composed of— 1 representative from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; 1 representative from the Department of Health and Human Services; 1 representative from the Environmental Protection Agency; 1 representative from the Department of the Interior; 1 representative from the Department of Commerce; and 1 representative from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the task force shall submit a final report that contains the information described in subparagraph
(B)to— the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate; the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives; the President; and relevant Federal and State agencies. The report submitted under subparagraph
(A)shall include, at a minimum— an analysis and conclusion of the cause of the Aliso Canyon natural gas leak; an analysis of measures taken to stop the natural gas leak, with an immediate focus on other, more effective measures that could be taken; an assessment of the impact of the natural gas leak on health, safety, the environment, and the economy of the residents and property surrounding Aliso Canyon; an analysis of how Federal and State agencies responded to the natural gas leak; in order to lessen the negative impacts of natural gas leaks, recommendations on how to improve— the response to a future leak; and coordination between all appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies in the response to the Aliso Canyon natural gas leak and future natural gas leaks; an analysis of the potential for a similar natural gas leak to occur at other underground natural gas storage facilities in the United States; recommendations on how to prevent any future natural gas leaks; recommendations on whether to continue operations at Aliso Canyon and other facilities in close proximity to residential populations based on an assessment of the risk of a future natural gas leak; a recommendation on information that is not currently collected but that would be in the public interest to collect and distribute to agencies and institutions for the continued study and monitoring of natural gas infrastructure in the United States; an analysis of the impact of the Aliso Canyon natural gas leak on wholesale and retail electricity prices; and an analysis of the impact of the Aliso Canyon natural gas leak on the reliability of the bulk-power system. The interim reports and recommendations under paragraph
(1)and the final report under paragraph
(2)shall be made available to the public in an electronically accessible format. If, before the final report is submitted under paragraph
(1)the task force finds methods to solve the natural gas leak at Aliso Canyon; better protect the affected communities; or finds methods to help prevent other leaks, they must immediately issue such findings to the same entities that are to receive the final report. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary.