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Title: H. R. 2266: Pipeline Safety Reauthorization Act of 1988. Introduced in the Senate of the United States, One Hundredth Congress, Second Session, April 21, 1988

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OSTI ID:5659681

This bill would amend the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 and the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1988 and 1989. The bill describes certification, state notification and pipeline inventory, state enforcement, qualifications for state grant programs, Federal-State cooperation in case of accident, destruction of signs or markers, additional inspection and testing, feasibility of regulating excavation activities, and authorization for appropriations for natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines. This bill would also specifically regulate the transport of carbon dioxide. Sections are included on grants-in-aid, additional hirings, minimum requirements for one-call notification systems, internal inspection of pipelines, and emergency flow restricting devices.

OSTI ID:
5659681
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English