S.Amdt. 3040

SA 3040. Mr. DURBIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2953 proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2012, to
provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United
States, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. REGULATION OF TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE OF
PETROLEUM COKE.

This Act shall not take effect prior to the date that--
(1) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation,
promulgates rules to ensure that all petroleum coke that
results from the refining of oil transported by a pipeline in
the United States is stored and transported in a manner that
protects public and ecological health; and
(2) petroleum coke is no longer exempt from regulation
under section 101(14) of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C.
9601(14)), which may be established either by an Act of
Congress or any regulations, rules, or guidance issued by the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
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