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S. 1231 (114th)

Strategic Petroleum Reserve Modernization Act of 2015

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

6 May 2015

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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-65.

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Summary

Strategic Petroleum Reserve Modernization Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of Energy to: evaluate the international obligations that gave rise to the establishment and maintenance of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR); analyze changes in energy security infrastructure since the establishment of the SPR, including changes in the distribution infrastructure and the integrity of the salt caverns associated with the SPR; estimate the costs of completing deferred maintenance for the SPR; estimate the costs of life extension spending for SPR infrastructure nearing the end of its design life; and evaluate the size of the SPR as of the date of the study, based upon current and projected oil supply and demand.

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