S. 2971

119 S2971 IS: Plant Safety Authorities Coordination Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-10-03
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 2971  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    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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Plant Safety Authorities Coordination Act of 2025  .
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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