Issue Position: Homeland Security - Liquified Natural Gas Security
Issue Position
Issues: Oil and Gas
The 7th District is home to Everett, Massachusetts, the site of the first LNG importation terminal in the United States and the only LNG terminal in the country that is located in an urban area. As the author of the 1979 law regulating remote LNG siting, Rep. Markey is keenly aware of the dangers posed by a possible terrorist attack on an LNG facility or transportation vessel. He has been an active, persistent proponent of stronger security safeguards for LNG facilities and tanker shipments.
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