119-s2980

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2980 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2980

 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to study certain composite 
 material pipelines, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 October 7, 2025

 Mr. Moran 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 direct the Secretary of Transportation to study certain composite 
 material pipelines, 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 ``Innovative and Safe Hydrogen 
Transportation Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDY ON COMPOSITE MATERIALS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation (referred to in 
this section as the ``Secretary'') shall complete a study assessing the 
potential and existing use of pipelines constructed with composite 
materials to safely transport hydrogen and hydrogen blended with 
natural gas.

    (b) Study Considerations.--In completing the study under subsection

    (a) , the Secretary shall consider--

    (1) any commercially available composite pipeline 
 materials;

    (2) any completed or ongoing tests and data available to 
 the Secretary or other Federal agencies; and

    (3) any recommended standards, including consensus 
 standards, and Federal agency authorizations relating to use of 
 the composite pipeline materials.
            (c) Public Participation.--To ensure adequate public participation 
in completing the study under subsection

    (a) , the Secretary shall--

    (1) hold a pre-completion public meeting with interested 
 stakeholders, including affected industries, interest groups, 
 and other individuals with relevant expertise;

    (2) release a draft version of the study for public comment 
 for a period of not less than 60 days; and

    (3) address any substantive comments submitted by the 
 public during the public comment period under paragraph

    (2) in 
 preparing the final study.
            (d) Public Meeting.--Not later than 60 days after the closing of 
the public comment period under subsection
            (c) (2) , the Secretary shall 
hold a post-completion public meeting to present the findings of the 
study under subsection

    (a) and any responses to public comments 
received under subsection
            (c) (2) .

    (e) Rulemaking.--Not later than 18 months after the public meeting 
described in subsection
            (d) , the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking 
that includes a notice of proposed rulemaking to allow for the use of 
composite materials for pipeline transportation of hydrogen and 
hydrogen blended with natural gas.
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