H.R. 5078 · 114th Congress
Great Lakes Pipeline Safety Act of 2016
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This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to conduct a study to determine the economic and environmental risks of oil or hazardous liquids spills or leaks in the Straits of Mackinac that a failure of onshore, underwater pipeline facilities within the straits would pose to the Great Lakes.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 27, 2016
Great Lakes Pipeline Safety Act of 2016
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to conduct a study to determine the economic and environmental risks of oil or hazardous liquids spills or leaks in the Straits of Mackinac that a failure of onshore, underwater pipeline facilities within the straits would pose to the Great Lakes.
In addition, DOT must evaluate the condition and structural integrity of the facilities.
DOT shall terminate operations of a facility upon a determination, based on such studies, that risk of hazard to life, property, or the environment warrants termination.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Great Lakes Pipeline Safety Act of 2016
Latest action (Apr 29, 2016): Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 27, 2016
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.