REFINER Act in plain language
1: Short title
This section gives the Act a short title: the Researching Efficient Federal Improvements for Necessary Energy Refining Act, or the REFINER Act.
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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Researching Efficient Federal Improvements for Necessary Energy Refining Act or the REFINER Act .
2: Report on petrochemical refineries
This section would require the Secretary of Energy, within 90 days after this section is enacted, to direct the National Petroleum Council to prepare a report and submit it to both the Secretary of Energy and Congress. The report would have to examine the role of petrochemical refineries located in the United States and how they contribute to US energy security, including the reliability of the US supply of liquid fuels and feedstocks and the affordability of liquid fuels for US consumers. The report would also have to provide analyses and projections covering the current capacity of US petrochemical refineries, opportunities for expanding that capacity, and the risks facing those refineries. The report would have to assess any federal or state executive actions, regulations, or policies that have caused or contributed to a decline in US petrochemical refinery capacity. The report would have to include recommendations for federal agencies and Congress on ways to encourage an increase in that capacity. After submitting the report, the National Petroleum Council would be required to make it publicly available.
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2. Report on petrochemical refineries Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Energy shall direct the National Petroleum Council to— (1) submit to the Secretary of Energy and Congress a report containing— (A) an examination of the role of petrochemical refineries located in the United States and the contributions of such petrochemical refineries to the energy security of the United States, including the reliability of supply in the United States of liquid fuels and feedstocks, and the affordability of liquid fuels for consumers in the United States; (B) analyses and projections with respect to— (i) the capacity of petrochemical refineries located in the United States; (ii) opportunities for expanding such capacity; and (iii) the risks to petrochemical refineries located in the United States; (C) an assessment of any Federal or State executive actions, regulations, or policies that have caused or contributed to a decline in the capacity of petrochemical refineries located in the United States; and (D) any recommendations for Federal agencies and Congress to encourage an increase in the capacity of petrochemical refineries located in the United States; and (2) make publicly available the report submitted under paragraph (1).