Safe Pipeline Act

Summary

Safe Pipeline Act - Amends the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 and the Natural Gas Pipeline Safey Act of 1968 to direct the Secretary of Energy to promulgate minimum Federal standards requiring pipeline facilities operators to: (1) furnish appropriate local governments with detailed maps showing exact locations of pipeline facilities and a complete inventory and description of all substances transported through such facilities; (2) provide certain public safety agencies with such maps, inventories, and descriptions, including an operator's emergency and maintenance manual; (3) notify certain commercial and residential property owners of the location of certain pipeline facilities and of action to take if pipeline hazards are found; (4) post conspicuous signs on all public streets under which such pipeline facilities pass; (5) convert all required shut-off valves to automatic shut-off valves; (6) equip certain pipeline facilities with automatic shut-off valves; and (7) submit a complete inventory to the Secretary regarding all types of pipeline used in such operator's system. Requires the Secretary of Energy to promulgate minimum Federal standards to require testing and pipeline facilities inspections at specified intervals. Proscribes the siting of new pipelines within 150 feet of a residence, school, nursing home, hospital, or correctional institution, or any other permanently inhabited facility.

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Timeline

1. 12 August 1986

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 12 August 1986

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 12 August 1986

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 15 August 1986

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Fossil and Synthetic Fuels.

   Source: Committee

5. 25 August 1986

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.

   Source: Committee

6. 4 September 1986

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from DOT, OMB.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 12 August 1986

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4] · D · Sponsor
• · hspw00 · Standing
• · hsif00 · Standing

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