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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6489 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a grant program 
for the relocation of certain petroleum storage facilities, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2018 
Ms. BARRAGA´N introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a 
grant program for the relocation of certain petroleum 
storage facilities, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safe LPG Storage Act 
of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. LPG STORAGE FACILITIES RELOCATION PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Trans-
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portation shall establish a program (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Program’’) under which the Secretary 
may award grants to covered entities for the relocation 
of qualifying LPG storage facilities. 
(b) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant under 
the Program, a covered entity shall submit to the Sec-
retary an application at such time, in such form, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may require. 
(c) GRANT USES.—Grant amounts awarded under 
the Program may only be used for activities related to the 
relocation of a qualifying LPG storage facility. 
(d) CONSIDERATIONS.—In selecting a covered entity 
to receive a grant under the Program, the Secretary shall 
consider the proximity of the applicable qualifying LPG 
storage facility to— 
(1) populated areas, homes, and schools; and 
(2) communities that are disproportionally im-
pacted by environmental burdens. 
(e) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of an activity assisted with a grant awarded under the 
Program may not exceed 50 percent. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $500,000,000 to carry out 
the Program. 
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(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
(1) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘covered en-
tity’’ means— 
(A) a State, local, or Tribal government 
(including any political subdivision thereof); 
(B) a special purpose district or public au-
thority, including a port authority; 
(C) a group of entities described in sub-
paragraph (A) or (B); or 
(D) an owner or operator of a qualifying 
LPG storage facility. 
(2) QUALIFYING LPG STORAGE FACILITY.—The 
term ‘‘qualifying LPG storage facility’’ means a 
land-based facility for the storage of liquefied petro-
leum gas that is located within 5 miles of a popu-
lated area, home, or school. 
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