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S 1269 115th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Transportation Oil and gas Pipelines Transportation safety and security Water quality

Pipeline Safety Act of 2017

Introduced: May 25, 2017 See on congress.gov
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May 25, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 25, 2017
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Pipeline Safety Act of 2017

This bill directs the Department of Transportation to amend a federal regulation relating to onshore oil pipeline operator response plans to oil discharges to require (under current law authorizes) the Office of Pipeline Safety of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to consult with the Environmental Protection Agency or the U.S. Coast Guard if a federal on scene coordinator has concerns regarding such operator's ability to respond to a worst case discharge of oil into or on the navigable waters or adjoining shorelines.

What's happening now May 25, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · May 25, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1269: Pipeline Safety Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1269/
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"S. 1269: Pipeline Safety Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1269/.
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S. 1269, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1269/.
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