Providing Americans with LNG Safely Act

Bill: 117-hr-2100
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22]
Introduced: 2021-03-19
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Transportation

Fires

Oil and gas

Railroads

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2021-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Providing Americans with LNG Safely Act or the PALS Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Department of Transportation (DOT) from issuing any regulation or order that (1) prohibits the transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail, or (2) restricts the transportation of LNG by rail in DOT-113 tank cars.</p> <p>The bill does not limit the authority of DOT to issue short-term emergency orders related to the transportation of LNG by rail.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2100 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 19, 2021 Mr. Nehls (for himself, Mr. Crawford , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Perry , Mr. Stauber , and Mr. Balderson ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from prohibiting the transportation of liquefied natural gas by rail, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Providing Americans with LNG Safely Act or the PALS Act . 2. Liquefied natural gas by rail (a) In general The Secretary of Transportation may not issue any regulation or long-term order that— (1) prohibits the transportation of methane, refrigerated liquid, , commonly known as liquefied natural gas (LNG), by rail; or (2) restricts or contracts the scope of allowance provided by the final rule of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, titled Hazardous Materials: Liquefied Natural Gas by Rail and published in the Federal Register on July 24, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 44994). (b) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary of Transportation from issuing short-term emergency orders related to the transportation of liquefied natural gas by rail.