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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of 2016 · Sec. 31

Sec. 31. ALISO CANYON NATURAL GAS LEAK TASK FORCE

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## SEC. 31 ALISO CANYON NATURAL GAS LEAK TASK FORCE ###
(a)Establishment of Task Force Not later than 15 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall lead and establish an Aliso Canyon natural gas leak task force. ###
(b)Membership of Task Force In addition to the Secretary, the task force established under subsection
(a)shall be composed of— ####
(1)1 representative from the Department of Transportation; ####
(2)1 representative from the Department of Health and Human Services; ####
(3)1 representative from the Environmental Protection Agency; ####
(4)1 representative from the Department of the Interior; ####
(5)1 representative from the Department of Commerce; ####
(6)1 representative from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; and ####
(7)representatives of State and local governments, as determined appropriate by the Secretary and the Administrator. ###
(c)Report ####
(1)In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the task force established under subsection
(a)shall submit a final report that contains the information described in paragraph
(2)to— #####
(A)the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; #####
(B)the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; #####
(C)the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate; #####
(D)the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; #####
(E)the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; #####
(F)the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; #####
(G)the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; #####
(H)the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives; #####
(I)the President; and #####
(J)relevant Federal and State agencies. ####
(2)Information included The report submitted under paragraph
(1)shall include— #####
(A)an analysis and conclusion of the cause and contributing factors of the Aliso Canyon natural gas leak; #####
(B)an analysis of measures taken to stop the natural gas leak, with an immediate focus on other, more effective measures that could be taken; #####
(C)an assessment of the impact of the natural gas leak on— ######
(i)health, safety, and the environment; ######
(ii)wholesale and retail electricity prices; and ######
(iii)the reliability of the bulk-power system; #####
(D)an analysis of how Federal, State, and local agencies responded to the natural gas leak; #####
(E)in order to lessen the negative impacts of leaks from underground natural gas storage facilities, recommendations on how to improve— ######
(i)the response to a future leak; and ######
(ii)coordination between all appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies in the response to the Aliso Canyon natural gas leak and future natural gas leaks; #####
(F)an analysis of the potential for a similar natural gas leak to occur at other underground natural gas storage facilities in the United States; #####
(G)recommendations on how to prevent any future natural gas leaks; #####
(H)recommendations regarding Aliso Canyon and other underground natural gas storage facilities located in close proximity to residential populations; #####
(I)any recommendations 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 storage infrastructure in the United States; and #####
(J)any other recommendations, as appropriate. ####
(3)Publication The final report under paragraph
(1)shall be made available to the public in an electronically accessible format. ####
(4)Findings If, before the final report is submitted under paragraph (1), the task force established under subsection
(a)finds methods to solve the natural gas leak at Aliso Canyon, finds methods to better protect the affected communities, or finds methods to help prevent other leaks, the task force shall immediately submit such findings to the entities described in subparagraphs
(A)through
(J)of paragraph (1).
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