Natural Gas Leak Prevention Act of 2016

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Introduced

2 February 2016

Last action

5 February 2016 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

Summary

Natural Gas Leak Prevention Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue minimum uniform safety standards for the operation, environmental protection, and integrity management of underground natural gas storage facilities. The bill defines an "underground natural gas storage facility" as a gas pipeline facility that stores gas in an underground facility, including: a depleted hydrocarbon reservoir, an aquifer reservoir, or a solution mined salt cavern reservoir. DOT, in developing such standards, shall: consider the economic impacts of the regulations on individual gas customers, ensure that the regulations do not have a significant economic impact on end users, and consider existing consensus standards. A user fee shall be imposed on an entity operating an underground natural gas storage facility. Collected fees shall be deposited in an underground natural gas storage facility safety account, which shall be established in the Pipeline Safety Fund and which shall be made available only for activities related to natural gas storage safety.

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Timeline

2 February 2016
Introduced
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.
Source: IntroReferral
2 February 2016
Introduced
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.
Source: IntroReferral
2 February 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 February 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 February 2016
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Source: Committee
5 February 2016
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Source: Committee

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Related records

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Sources

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4429
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4429
us · 114-hr-4429 · source updated 12 August 2025