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Pipeline and Compressor Safety Verification Act of 2019

Introduced: April 9, 2019 Introduced by: Lynch, Stephen F. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Apr 10, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Apr 9, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 9, 2019
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pipeline and Compressor Safety Verification Act of 2019

This bill prohibits the construction and operation of specified natural gas projects until certain Massachusetts state agencies certify that such projects do not pose a danger to surrounding residential communities and the general public.

Specifically, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission must revoke the certificates of public convenience and necessity it issued authorizing the construction and operation of the Weymouth Compressor Station (Atlantic Bridge Project) in Weymouth, Massachusetts, and the West Roxbury Lateral Pipeline (Algonquin Incremental Market Project) in Norfolk and Suffolk Counties, Massachusetts, until it receives written certification from the state agencies.

What's happening now April 10, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

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