H. R. 6—100
SEC. 317. FEDERAL-STATE LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS FORUMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary, in cooperation and consultation 
with the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the Gov-
ernors of the Coastal States, shall convene not less than 3 forums 
on liquefied natural gas. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The forums shall— 
(1) be located in areas where liquefied natural gas facilities 
are under consideration; 
(2) be designed to foster dialogue among Federal officials, 
State and local officials, the general public, independent 
experts, and industry representatives; and 
(3) at a minimum, provide an opportunity for public edu-
cation and dialogue on— 
(A) the role of liquefied natural gas in meeting current 
and future United States energy supply requirements and 
demand, in the context of the full range of energy supply 
options; 
(B) the Federal and State siting and permitting proc-
esses; 
(C) the potential risks and rewards associated with 
importing liquefied natural gas; 
(D) the Federal safety and environmental requirements 
(including regulations) applicable to liquefied natural gas; 
(E) prevention, mitigation, and response strategies for 
liquefied natural gas hazards; and 
(F) additional issues as appropriate. 
(c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the forums shall be to identify 
and develop best practices for addressing the issues and challenges 
associated with liquefied natural gas imports, building on existing 
cooperative efforts. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this 
section. 
SEC. 318. PROHIBITION OF TRADING AND SERVING BY CERTAIN 
INDIVIDUALS. 
Section 20 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717s) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) In any proceedings under subsection (a), the court may 
prohibit, conditionally or unconditionally, and permanently or for 
such period of time as the court determines, any individual who 
is engaged or has engaged in practices constituting a violation 
of section 4A (including related rules and regulations) from— 
‘‘(1) acting as an officer or director of a natural gas com-
pany; or 
‘‘(2) engaging in the business of— 
‘‘(A) the purchasing or selling of natural gas; or 
‘‘(B) the purchasing or selling of transmission services 
subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission.’’.
H. R. 6—101
Subtitle C—Production 
SEC. 321. OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF PROVISIONS. 
(a) STORAGE
ON
THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.—Section 
5(a)(5) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
1334(a)(5)) is amended by inserting ‘‘from any source’’ after ‘‘oil 
and gas’’. 
(b) NATURAL GAS DEFINED.—Section 3(13) of the Deepwater 
Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1502(13)) is amended by adding at 
the end before the semicolon the following: ‘‘, natural gas liquids, 
liquefied petroleum gas, and condensate recovered from natural 
gas’’. 
SEC. 322. HYDRAULIC FRACTURING. 
Paragraph (1) of section 1421(d) of the Safe Drinking Water 
Act (42 U.S.C. 300h(d)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) UNDERGROUND
INJECTION.—The term ‘underground 
injection’— 
‘‘(A) means the subsurface emplacement of fluids by 
well injection; and 
‘‘(B) excludes— 
‘‘(i) the underground injection of natural gas for 
purposes of storage; and 
‘‘(ii) the underground injection of fluids or propping 
agents (other than diesel fuels) pursuant to hydraulic 
fracturing operations related to oil, gas, or geothermal 
production activities.’’. 
SEC. 323. OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION DEFINED. 
Section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1362) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(24) OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION.—The 
term ‘oil and gas exploration, production, processing, or treat-
ment operations or transmission facilities’ means all field activi-
ties or operations associated with exploration, production, proc-
essing, or treatment operations, or transmission facilities, 
including activities necessary to prepare a site for drilling and 
for the movement and placement of drilling equipment, whether 
or not such field activities or operations may be considered 
to be construction activities.’’. 
Subtitle D—Naval Petroleum Reserve 
SEC. 
331. 
TRANSFER 
OF 
ADMINISTRATIVE 
JURISDICTION 
AND 
ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION, NAVAL PETROLEUM 
RESERVE NUMBERED 2, KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) ADMINISTRATION JURISDICTION TRANSFER TO SECRETARY OF 
THE INTERIOR.—Effective on the date of the enactment of this 
Act, administrative jurisdiction and control over all public domain 
lands included within Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 2 located 
in Kern County, California (other than the lands specified in sub-
section (b)), are transferred from the Secretary to the Secretary 
of the Interior for management, subject to subsection (c), in accord-
ance with the laws governing management of the public lands, 
and the regulations promulgated under such laws, including the