House of Reps Approves Cohen Amendment on Keystone XL Pipeline
Press Release
Issues: Oil and Gas
The House of Representatives today approved an amendment authored by Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) on the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline. The amendment would require TransCanada -- which would own and operate the pipeline -- to submit its oil spill response plan and any updates to the plan to the Governors of each state in which the proposed pipeline operates.
TransCanada is required to develop such a plan under current law and regulations but only certain federal agencies can receive and review the plan. There are no existing federal requirements for the plans to be submitted to states that the pipeline runs through.
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