Congress 114 - HR 5078 - Great Lakes Pipeline Safety Act of 2016

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Aquatic ecology Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Government studies and investigations Great Lakes Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Marine pollution Michigan Oil and gas Pipelines Seashores and lakeshores Transportation and Public Works Transportation safety and security Water quality Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

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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.

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Apr 29, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Apr 28, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Apr 27, 2016

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 27, 2016

Introduced in House

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