119-s2181

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2181 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2181

To require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study to determine the 
 feasibility and effectiveness of establishing a national strategic 
 propane reserve.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 June 26 (legislative day, June 24), 2025

Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Daines) introduced the following bill; 
 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
 Natural Resources

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 A BILL

To require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study to determine the 
 feasibility and effectiveness of establishing a national strategic 
 propane reserve.

 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 ``Securing Our Propane Supply Act''.

SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY STUDY ON ESTABLISHING NATIONAL STRATEGIC 
 PROPANE RESERVE.

    (a) Study.--

    (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, in consultation 
 with the Administrator of the Energy Information 
 Administration, shall complete a study to determine the 
 feasibility and effectiveness of establishing a national 
 strategic propane reserve, separate from the Strategic 
 Petroleum Reserve established under part B of title I of the 
 Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6231 et seq.).

    (2) Elements.--The study under paragraph

    (1) shall 
 include--
        (A) an assessment of the current state of the 
 propane supply chain in the United States to meet 
 current and forecasted consumer demands;
        (B) an assessment of the risks of regional propane 
 supply disruptions, including--
            (i) past causes of disruptions;
            (ii) possible causes of disruptions in the 
 future; and
            (iii) whether disruptions justify the 
 establishment of a national strategic propane 
 reserve;
            (C) an evaluation of--
            (i) appropriate and most suitable locations 
 for a strategic propane reserve;
            (ii) the quantity of propane storage that 
 would be appropriate at each such location; and
            (iii) the suitability of existing 
 infrastructure to facilitate transportation and 
 delivery of propane from a strategic propane 
 reserve during a drawdown;
            (D) an evaluation of the additional infrastructure 
 needed for a strategic propane reserve to function 
 properly;
        (E) consideration of the means by which a strategic 
 propane reserve would prevent and manage degradation of 
 the propane in storage;
        (F) an evaluation of appropriate triggers 
 (including price and supply) for making available 
 propane from a strategic reserve;
        (G) an evaluation of the appropriate manner of 
 acquiring propane and propane storage for a strategic 
 reserve, while minimizing market implications, 
 including an assessment of--
            (i) unutilized and under-utilized storage; 
 and
            (ii) new storage opportunities;
        (H) an evaluation of the appropriate transactions 
 (including direct sales, exchanges, or other options) 
 for delivering propane in a strategic reserve to the 
 market when a release is triggered;
            (I) an evaluation of likely consumers (including 
 individuals, agricultural producers, and the Armed 
 Forces) of propane from a strategic reserve, 
 including--
            (i) identification and categorization of 
 those consumers;
            (ii) a State-by-State breakdown of propane 
 usage by those consumers; and
            (iii) an evaluation of the expected impacts 
 of a strategic propane reserve on those 
 categories of consumers and States;
        (J) an evaluation of the market implications of 
 establishing and administering a strategic propane 
 reserve, including an assessment of potential price and 
 supply effects; and
        (K) identification, preliminary assessment, and 
 evaluation of alternatives to a strategic propane 
 reserve that could provide supply and price relief 
 during regional propane supply disruptions.

    (3) Recommendations.--In conducting the study under this 
 subsection, the Secretary of Energy shall develop 
 recommendations with respect to each element of the study 
 described in paragraph

    (2) regarding--
        (A) whether a national strategic propane reserve 
 should be established; and
        (B) if such a reserve should be established, the 
 most practicable method of establishment.

    (b) Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the date of completion of 
the study under subsection

    (a) , the Secretary of Energy shall develop a 
plan for implementing the recommendations developed under paragraph

    (3) of that subsection.
            (c) Industry Coordination.--In conducting the study under 
subsection

    (a) and developing the plan under subsection

    (b) , the 
Secretary of Energy is encouraged to coordinate with entities in the 
propane industry, including representatives from the entire propane 
supply chain.
            (d) Submission to Congress.--The Secretary of Energy shall submit 
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a 
report describing--

    (1) the study completed under subsection

    (a) ; and

    (2) the plan developed under subsection

    (b) .

    (e) Protection of National Security Information.--Before submitting 
the report under subsection
            (d) , or otherwise publishing the study 
completed under subsection

    (a) or the plan developed under subsection

    (b) , the Secretary of Energy shall adopt such procedures with respect 
to confidentiality (including procedures for redaction of information) 
as the Secretary determines to be necessary to ensure the protection of 
classified information relating to specific vulnerabilities to United 
States energy security or reliability.
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