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,…
This bill requires owners and operators of gas distribution pipeline facilities to assess their systems for Aldyl–A polyethylene within three years and report estimated total mileage identified.
It prohibits the Secretary from requiring excavation solely to perform that assessment, preserves certain existing Secretary authorities, and amends Title 49 to add “historic plastics with known safety issues” to state pipeline safety program certification and distribution integrity management risk-evaluation language.
Targeted pipeline-safety technical fix with limited fiscal impact and compromise features; likely to progress, but timing and legislative vehicle uncertainty remain.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill primarily imposes new statutory obligations on pipeline owners/operators to identify Aldyl–A polyethylene in distribution systems and amends Title 49 to include 'historic plastics with known safety issues' in existing program provisions. It provides a clear deadline and reporting requirement and makes modest accommodations (prohibiting mandatory excavation and preserving Secretary authorities).
Progressive wants funding and mandatory remediation; conservative fears cost and mandates
Progressive wants funding and mandatory remediation; conservative fears cost and mandates
Generally supportive as a targeted safety and transparency measure addressing known failures in vintage plastic piping.
Would welcome action to identify risk but likely press for funding, replacement mandates, and protections for affected communities.
Generally favorable as a limited, practical step to identify safety risks without mandating disruptive excavation.
Views this as a sensible information-gathering measure but wants clarity on cost impacts, enforcement, and follow-on actions.
Skeptical about additional regulatory layers and reporting that could impose costs on utilities and ratepayers.
May accept the narrow assessment requirement but worries about precedent for further mandates and state regulatory pressure.
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Targeted pipeline-safety technical fix with limited fiscal impact and compromise features; likely to progress, but timing and legislative vehicle uncertainty remain.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressive wants funding and mandatory remediation; conservative fears cost and mandates
Targeted pipeline-safety technical fix with limited fiscal impact and compromise features; likely to progress, but timing and legislative v…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill primarily imposes new statutory obligations on pipeline owners/operators to identify Aldyl–A polyethylene in distribution systems and amends Title 49 to include 'hist…
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