Title: Safe LPG Storage Act of 2018
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Safe LPG Storage Act of 2018
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a program under which it may award grants to covered entities (i.e., state, local, or tribal governments, a special purpose district or public authority, including a port authority, or an owner or operator of a liquified petroleum gas [LPG] storage facility that is located within five miles of a populated area, home, or school) for the relocation of such LPG facilities.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6489 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 24, 2018

 Ms. Barragan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
   Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 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 Representatives 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 Transportation shall establish 
a program (in this section referred 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 Secretary an application at such 
time, in such form, and containing 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 impacted 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.
    (g) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Covered entity.--The term ``covered entity'' means--
                    (A) a State, local, or Tribal government (including 
                any political subdivision thereof);
                    (B) a special purpose district or public authority, 
                including a port authority;
                    (C) a group of entities described in subparagraph 
                (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 petroleum gas that is located within 5 
        miles of a populated area, home, or school.
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