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HR 2152 116th Congress House

Pipeline and Compressor Safety Verification Act of 2019

Official title: To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to revoke a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued under section 7 of the Natural Gas Act a… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to revoke a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued under section 7 of the Natural Gas Act as such certificate applies to the Weymouth Compressor Station, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 9, 2019 Introduced by: Lynch, Stephen F. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Energy Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCommunity life and organizationEmergency planning and evacuationEnergy storage, supplies, demand
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)MassachusettsOil and gasState and local government operations
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Apr 9, 2019
Introduced in House
Apr 9, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Latest action April 10, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

 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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2152: Pipeline and Compressor Safety Verification Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2152/
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"H.R. 2152: Pipeline and Compressor Safety Verification Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2152/.
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H.R. 2152, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2152/.
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