ICYMI: Rep. Nehls Calls on Biden to Reinstate Trump-Era Rule that Allowed Bulk Transportation of LNG

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22) released an opinion-editorial where he called out the Biden Administration's hypocrisy on their "Putin's Price Hike" messaging, stating the President can do more to ease historic-high gas prices by reinstating a Trump-era rule that ensures Americans continue to have access to liquified natural gas (LNG) transported by rail.

"Joe Biden has put us in a position of energy dependence, but there is still an opportunity to claw back to energy dominance," said Congressman Nehls in the piece. "It starts by unshackling American producers' ability to transport America's safest and cleanest fossil fuel: liquified natural gas."

Read the opinion-editorial HERE.

Background:

On June 19, 2020, under President Trump's directive, the Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a final rule permitting the bulk transportation of liquified natural gas (LNG) in rail tank cars.

While common in Europe and Canada, LNG was previously only transportable by truck or in small portable tanks on rail. The 2020 rule permitted the exportation of LNG in specific Department of Transportation's (DOT) rail tank cars engineered to ensure the safety and sophistication of LNG shipment. The ruling guaranteed all Americans would have access to safe, affordable, and reliable energy.

Unfortunately, the Biden Administration canceled the LNG by Rail rule and made it once again impossible to move LNG in the quantities needed to power America.

Congressman Nehls responded to President Biden's decision by introducing H.R. 2100, the Providing Americans with LNG Safely Act, a bill that will codify the PHMSA final rule and prohibit DOT from issuing any regulations that bars LNG by rail. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced the Senate companion bill.

Read more about the bill HERE.