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Preserve Our Lakes and Keep Our Environment Safe Act

Introduced: January 11, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jan 25, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Jan 12, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jan 12, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Jan 12, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Jan 11, 2017
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.
Jan 11, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preserve Our Lakes and Keep Our Environment Safe Act

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 January 25, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
R
Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Jan 23, 2017
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jan 11, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 458: Preserve Our Lakes and Keep Our Environment Safe Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-458/
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"H.R. 458: Preserve Our Lakes and Keep Our Environment Safe Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-458/.
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