Petroleum Coke Transparency and Public Health Study Act

Bill: 113-hr-2298
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI-14]
Introduced: 2013-06-06
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Air quality

Environmental assessment, monitoring, research

Environmental health

Government information and archives

Government studies and investigations

Medical research

Oil and gas

Solid waste and recycling
Latest action: action_date: 2013-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-06-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Petroleum Coke Transparency and Public Health Study Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to transmit to Congress, within 90 days after enactment of this Act, the results of a study regarding the public health and environmental impacts of the production, transportation, storage, and use of petroleum coke.</p> <p>Requires the Secretary to compile and make publicly available the results of all federally conducted research related to such impacts.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2298 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 6, 2013 Mr. Peters of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Conyers , Mr. Levin , Mr. Dingell , and Mr. Kildee ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to conduct a study on the public health and environmental impacts of the production, transportation, storage, and use of petroleum coke, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Petroleum Coke Transparency and Public Health Study Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) In Detroit, piles of petroleum coke have been stored in the open air on the banks of the Detroit River. (2) Domestic production of petroleum coke is expected to increase if the Keystone XL pipeline is constructed. (3) State regulators, communities, and industry stakeholders would benefit from a complete understanding of petroleum coke and the potential impact on public health related to the production, transportation, storage, and use of petroleum coke. 3. Study of petroleum coke public health and environmental impacts Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall transmit to Congress the results of a study regarding the public health and environmental impacts of the production, transportation, storage, and use of petroleum coke. 4. Consolidation of petroleum coke research Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall compile and publish on a publicly available website the results of all federally conducted research related to the public health and environmental impacts of the production, transportation, storage, and use of petroleum coke.