President Obama signed H.R. 2845, the “Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011” into law on January 3, 2012. Among other pipeline safety requirements, this bill doubles the maximum civil fine for all safety violations; requires operators to confirm, through records or testing, the MAOP of certain untested gas pipelines in populated
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The Pipeline Safety Act reauthorization bill passed both houses of Congress
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The House passed an amended version of H.R. 2845, “Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011” on December 12, 2011 and the next day the Senate approved that bill by unanimous consent. The House bill was largely patterned after an earlier Senate version (S. 275), and reconciled slightly different versions from both…
House agreement reached on HR 2845 Amendment
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On December 7, 2011, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, working with the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate, reached an agreement regarding an amendment to HR 2845, “The Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011.” Most notably, the amendment would require verification of MAOP for all transmission lines located…
HR 2845 Amended by Voice Vote
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The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee amended and approved HR 2845, The Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011 by voice vote. This bill appears to impose a less prescriptive approach to pipeline safety regulations and is more favored by industry. Click here to view this bill. Click here to view the…