Rulemaking on underground natural gas storage
Title I — Safety and environmental protections
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(a) In general Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate new, or revise existing, regulations to address underground natural gas storage. (b) Requirement In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall review and consider relevant technical and scientific information on the safety of underground natural gas storage, including the most recently updated version of each of the following: (1) The standard of the American Petroleum Institute entitled Design and Operation of Solution-mined Salt Caverns used for Natural Gas Storage and numbered API Recommended Practice 1170. (2) The standard of the American Petroleum Institute entitled Functional Integrity of Natural Gas Storage in Depleted Hydrocarbon Reservoirs and Aquifer Reservoirs and numbered API Recommended Practice 1171. (c) Topics In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall review and consider updates to existing regulations relating to risk management, emergency response, and ensuring that underground natural gas storage wells do not pose undue risks from single points of failure.