HR 5078
114th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Aquatic ecology
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government studies and investigations
Great Lakes
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Marine pollution
Michigan
Oil and gas
Pipelines
Seashores and lakeshores
Transportation safety and security
Water quality
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Great Lakes Pipeline Safety Act of 2016
Introduced: April 27, 2016
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 29, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Apr 28, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Apr 27, 2016
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 27, 2016
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Great Lakes Pipeline Safety Act of 2016
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to conduct a study to determine the economic and environmental risks of oil or hazardous liquids spills or leaks in the Straits of Mackinac that a failure of onshore, underwater pipeline facilities within the straits would pose to the Great Lakes.
In addition, DOT must evaluate the condition and structural integrity of the facilities.
DOT shall terminate operations of a facility upon a determination, based on such studies, that risk of hazard to life, property, or the environment warrants termination.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Cosponsors
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