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Pimpeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcemnt, And Safety Act of 2006

Date: Dec. 6, 2006
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: National Security Infrastructure


PIPELINE INSPECTION, PROTECTION, ENFORCEMENT, AND SAFETY ACT OF 2006 -- (House of Representatives - December 06, 2006)

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Mr. LARSEN of Washington. I rise in full support of the Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement and Safety Act of 2006.

This bill is the result of months of hard work. I want to commend Chairmen YOUNG and BARTON and Ranking Members OBERSTAR and DINGELL, as well as committee staff for the countless hours they put in to get this bill done.

It was over 7 years ago, on June 10, 1999, that a pipeline explosion claimed the lives of two 10-year-old boys and an 18-year-old young man in my district in Bellingham, Washington. Since that time we have made excellent progress in ensuring the safety of our Nation's pipelines.

The 2002 Pipeline Safety Improvement Act did a lot of good things. It increased penalty fines, improved pipeline testing timelines, and allowed for state oversight.

This bill is another step forward.

As a body, we can all be proud that we'll now be regulating low-stress liquid pipelines just as we regulate all other hazardous liquid pipes. What happened with BP lines in Alaska this summer shouldn't have happened and this bill will ensure operators are properly maintaining their low-stress lines.

I urge my colleagues to vote yes on this bill.

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