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Pipeline and Compressor Safety Verification Act of 2021

Introduced: January 13, 2021 Introduced by: Lynch, Stephen F. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Jan 14, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Jan 13, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 13, 2021
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pipeline and Compressor Safety Verification Act of 2021

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 January 14, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

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