Gas Price and Refinery Capacity Relief Act of 2013 - Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to require a refinery owner or operator to report to the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration (EIA): (1) at least one year in advance the schedule for any planned removal from service for maintenance, repair, or modification of any refinery or a unit (planned refinery outage); and (2) as soon as practicable any unplanned refinery outages.
Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) review, analyze, and make available to refinery operators information on unplanned refinery outages in order to prevent significant market disruptions; and (2) analyze the costs and benefits of creating a national strategic refined petroleum products reserve for refined petroleum products.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2256 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2256
To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to improve
the coordination of refinery outages, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 4, 2013
Mr. Walz (for himself, Mr. Nolan, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Ellison, and Mr.
Peterson) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to improve
the coordination of refinery outages, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gas Price and Refinery Capacity
Relief Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. COORDINATION OF REFINERY OUTAGES.
Section 804 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42
U.S.C. 17283) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 804. COORDINATION OF REFINERY OUTAGES.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means the
Administrator of the Energy Information Administration.
``(2) Planned refinery outage.--The term `planned refinery
outage' means a removal, scheduled before the date on which the
removal occurs, of a refinery, or any unit of a refinery, from
service for maintenance, repair, or modification.
``(3) Refined petroleum product.--The term `refined
petroleum product' means any gasoline, diesel fuel, fuel oil,
lubricating oil, liquid petroleum gas, or other petroleum
distillate that is produced through the refining or processing
of crude oil or an oil derived from tar sands, shale, or coal.
``(4) Refinery.--The term `refinery' means a facility used
in the production of a refined petroleum product through
distillation, cracking, or any other process.
``(5) Unplanned refinery outage.--The `unplanned refinery
outage' means the removal of a refinery, or any unit of a
refinery, from service that is not scheduled in advance.
``(b) Reporting Requirement.--The owner or operator of a refinery
shall submit to the Administrator information describing--
``(1) the schedule of the refinery for any planned refinery
outage, including--
``(A) the dates for the planned refinery outage at
least 1 year in advance of the date of the expected
outage or the date the outage is scheduled; and
``(B) the estimated inventories and production of
refined petroleum products during the period described
in subparagraph (A); and
``(2) any unplanned refinery outages as soon as practicable
``(c) Review and Analysis of Available Information.--The
Administrator shall, on an ongoing basis--
``(1) review information on planned refinery outages and
unplanned refinery outages--
``(A) reported by refineries under subsection (b);
and
``(B) that is available from commercial reporting
services;
``(2) analyze that information to determine whether the
scheduling of a planned refinery outage or an unplanned
refinery outage may nationally or regionally substantially
affect the price or supply of any refined petroleum product
by--
``(A) decreasing the production of the refined
petroleum product; and
``(B) causing or contributing to a retail or
wholesale supply shortage or disruption; and
``(3) alert the Secretary of any refinery outage that the
Administrator determines may nationally or regionally
substantially affect the price or supply of a refined petroleum
product.
``(d) Action by Secretary.--On a determination by the Secretary
that a refinery outage may affect the price or supply of a refined
petroleum product, the Secretary shall make available to refinery
operators information on planned refinery outages or unplanned refinery
outages to prevent significant market disruptions.
``(e) Limitation.--Nothing in this section--
``(1) alters any existing legal obligation or
responsibility of a refinery operator;
``(2) creates any legal right of action; or
``(3) authorizes the Secretary--
``(A) to prohibit a refinery operator from
conducting a planned refinery outage; or
``(B) to require a refinery operator to continue to
operate a refinery.
``(f) Study on National Strategic Refined Petroleum Products
Reserve.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall study and
submit to Congress a report on the costs and benefits of
creating a national strategic refined petroleum products
reserve for refined petroleum products.
``(2) Information.--The report required under paragraph (1)
shall include information on--
``(A) the days of existing storage capabilities
within the different petroleum administration defense
districts based on normal usage of refined petroleum
products;
``(B) the feasibility of increasing storage
capacity for refined petroleum products on a regional
basis; and
``(C) the impact additional storage capacity would
have on the retail price of refined petroleum products
for consumers in the event of a supply shortage or
market disruption from a natural disaster or refinery
outage.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
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