Manufacturing Industry
Congressional passage of pipeline safety amendments questionable.(Washington watch)
Underground Construction, September, 2006 by Barlas, Stephen
With perhaps 15 actual work days left in the congressional session when Congress returned from its August recess, chances were not good that the House and Senate would complete work on a new pipeline safety bill. The need for a new bill isn't critical; current Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) programs will continue regardless of whether the 2002 pipeline law, which expires on Sept. 30, is renewed. But both the transmission and distribution lines want a new bill this year in order to make some changes in existing programs, specifically enhancing damage prevention at the state level and giving PHMSA authority to make some changes in the interstate pipeline integrity management program.
The Bush administration sent a bill to Capitol...
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