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Fuel Transportation Safety Amendments Act of 1979. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy and Power of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Ninety-Sixth Congress. First session on H. R. 51, H. R. 1414, and H. R. 2207

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OSTI ID:5421845
A hearing was conducted by the Energy and Power Subcommittee on the subject of H.R. 51 and H.R. 1414, dealing with the National Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, and H.R. 2207, the administration bill. The texts of the bills are given. The focus of H.R. 51 is to amend the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 to provide for the safe operation of pipelines transporting natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas and to provide standards with respect to the siting, construction, and operation of liquefied natural gas facilities. The focus of H.R. 1414 is to amend the Ports and Waterways Safety Act of 1972 to regulate the safety and siting of liquefied bulk-gas facilities, to establish a comprehensive liability and compensation fund for such facilities, to provide for the licensing of such facilities beyond the limits of the territorial sea subject to the jurisdiction of the US. The focus of H.R. 2207 is to improve the protections afforded the public against risks associated with the transportation of hazardous commodities by pipeline. Statements were presented by representatives from many industrial and governmental agencies involved in the safety of transporting fuel gases. (MCW)
OSTI ID:
5421845
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English