Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Petroleum Coke Transparency and Public Health Study Act”.
Petroleum Coke Transparency and Public Health Study Act
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to conduct a study on the public health and environmental impacts of the production, transportation, storage, and use of petroleum coke, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Findings
Congress finds the following:
In Detroit, piles of petroleum coke have been stored in the open air on the banks of the Detroit River.
Domestic production of petroleum coke is expected to increase if the Keystone XL pipeline is constructed.
State regulators, communities, and industry stakeholders would benefit from a complete understanding of petroleum coke and the potential impact on public health related to the production, transportation, storage, and use of petroleum coke.
Sec. 3 Study of petroleum coke public health and environmental impacts
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall transmit to Congress the results of a study regarding the public health and environmental impacts of the production, transportation, storage, and use of petroleum coke.
Sec. 4 Consolidation of petroleum coke research
Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall compile and publish on a publicly available website the results of all federally conducted research related to the public health and environmental impacts of the production, transportation, storage, and use of petroleum coke.