119-s2971

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2971 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2971

 To amend title 49, United States Code, to exclude from the definition 
 of ``transporting gas'' certain movement of gas within, or in the 
 vicinity of, a plant, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 October 3, 2025

 Mr. Sheehy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
 referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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 A BILL

 To amend title 49, United States Code, to exclude from the definition 
 of ``transporting gas'' certain movement of gas within, or in the 
 vicinity of, a plant, 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 ``Plant Safety Authorities 
Coordination Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. TRANSPORTING GAS.

 

Section 60101

    (a)

    (21) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--

    (1) by striking the paragraph designation and all that 
 follows through ``
        (A) means'' in subparagraph
        (A) and inserting 
 the following:
 ``

    (21) Transporting gas.--
 ``
        (A) In general.--The term `transporting gas' 
 means'';

    (2) in subparagraph
        (A)
            (ii) , by striking ``; but'' and 
 inserting a period; and

    (3) by striking subparagraph
        (B) and inserting the 
 following:
 ``
        (B) Exclusions.--The term `transporting gas' does 
 not include--
 ``
            (i) gathering gas (except through 
 regulated gathering lines) in a rural area 
 outside a populated area designated by the 
 Secretary as a nonrural area; or
 ``
            (ii) the movement of gas by the owner or 
 operator of a plant for use as a fuel, a 
 feedstock, or for any other purpose that 
 directly supports plant operations through--
 ``
            (I) in-plant piping systems that 
 are located entirely on the grounds of 
 the plant; or
 ``
            (II) transfer piping systems that 
 extend less than 1 mile in length 
 outside the grounds of the plant.''.
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