Hydrogen Safety and Environmental Responsibility Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6510 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6510

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 29, 2023

  Mr. Molinaro (for himself and Mr. Allred) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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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 ``Hydrogen Safety and Environmental 
Responsibility 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 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 public meeting with interested stakeholders, 
        including the 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 public meeting to present the findings of the study under this 
section and any responses to public comments received under such 
subsection.
    (e) Rulemaking.--Not later than 18 months after the meeting 
described in subsection (d), the Secretary shall issue a rulemaking 
that includes a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to allow for the use of 
composite materials for pipeline transportation of hydgrogen and 
hydrogen blended with natural gas.
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