Keeping America's Pipelines Safe and Secure: Key Issues for Congress

Parfomak, Paul W.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Pipelines;    Energy;    Transportation;    Energy transportation;   

RP-ID  :  R41536
RP-ID  :  R41536_2010Dec13

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses new legislation being considered by the 111th Congress to improve the safety and security of the U.S. pipeline network. H.R. 6008 would require pipeline operators to provide immediate telephonic notice of a pipeline release to federal emergency response officials and would increase civil penalties for pipeline safety violations. S. 3824 would increase the number of federal pipeline safety inspectors, would require automatic shutoff valves for natural gas pipelines, and would mandate internal inspections of transmission pipelines, among other provisions