To establish the Western Emergency Refined Petroleum Products Reserve.

Bill: 116-hr-7398
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]
Introduced: 2020-06-29
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Emergency planning and evacuation

Energy storage, supplies, demand

Oil and gas
Latest action: action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-06-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill requires the Defense Logistics Agency to establish a Western Emergency Refined Petroleum Products Reserve to store refined petroleum products. The products may be made available to military and governmental entities during an emergency situation.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7398 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 29, 2020 Mr. Bishop of Utah introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To establish the Western Emergency Refined Petroleum Products Reserve.

1. Establishment of western emergency refined petroleum products reserve (a) Establishment The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, shall establish a reserve, to be known as the Western Emergency Refined Petroleum Products Reserve (in this section referred to as the Reserve ), to store refined petroleum products that may be made available to military and governmental entities during an emergency situation, as determined appropriate by the Secretary of Defense. (b) Use of reserve In accordance with subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may make refined petroleum products stored in the Reserve available to other Federal agencies, State and local governments, and any other public entity determined appropriate by the Secretary of Defense. (c) Location The Reserve shall— (1) be located in the western region of the United States; (2) utilize salt cavern storage; and (3) be in immediate proximity to existing pipeline, rail, and highway infrastructure.