This bill directs the Secretary of Energy to ask the National Petroleum Council to prepare a report and give it to the Secretary and to Congress within 90 days after the law starts. The report must be made public. The report must: (A) examine the role of petrochemical refineries in the United States and how they contribute to energy security, including the reliability of supply of liquid fuels and feedstocks and the affordability of liquid fuels for U.S. consumers; (B) provide analyses and projections about refinery capacity, opportunities to expand capacity, and risks to refineries; (C) assess any Federal or State executive actions, regulations, or policies that have caused or helped cause a decline in refinery capacity; and (D) offer recommendations for Federal agencies and Congress to encourage increased refinery capacity.
The bill itself does not change how refineries operate. It requires a public report that may give lawmakers and the public new information about refinery capacity, risks, and how rules or actions may have affected that capacity. If you follow energy or refinery issues, the report could be a source of facts or suggestions that might lead to future actions by agencies or Congress.
No publicly available information on costs. The bill text does not specify funding or estimate expenses for preparing the report.
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