Preserve Our Lakes and Keep Our Environment Safe Act
Latest action · Jan 25, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 11, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Preserve Our Lakes and Keep Our Environment Safe Act
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.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 11, 2017 to Jan 23, 2017, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Jan 11, 2017 |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Jan 23, 2017 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 25, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
- Jan 12, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Jan 12, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Jan 12, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Jan 11, 2017Introduced in House
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- 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
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 11, 2017Introduced in House
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