3.0.0 1502 2023-01-11T13:22:29Z 2023-01-11T13:22:29Z Senate S S 2011-08-02 112 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-08-02T21:32:59Z 2011-08-02 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2011-08-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN N T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2011-08-02 True Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Census and government statistics Congressional oversight Department of Transportation Emergency planning and evacuation Environmental regulatory procedures Environmental technology Government information and archives Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Hydrology and hydrography Indian lands and resources rights Lakes and rivers Oil and gas Performance measurement Pipelines State and local government operations Transportation safety and security Water quality Transportation and Public Works 00 2011-08-02 Introduced in Senate 2011-10-13T20:31:23Z Clean Rivers Act of 2011 - Directs the Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to review the adequacy of PHMSA regulations with respect to PHMSA-regulated pipelines that cross rivers with a width of at least 100 feet from high water mark to high water mark.

Requires the Administrator to establish on a publicly available PHMSA website: (1) a database of all pipeline water crossings in the United States, (2) a listing of national and state statistics on pipeline safety, and (3) certain information regarding pipeline operator hazardous liquid pipeline response plans.

Directs the Administrator to review: (1) the need for performance standards for leak detection systems used by hazardous liquid pipeline facility operators, and (2) the adequacy of PHMSA regulations in cases where a hazardous liquid pipeline facility operator must use an emergency flow restricting device.

Requires the Administrator to review and report to Congress on all onshore gas and hazardous liquid gathering lines not regulated by PHMSA.

Requires revision of the National Contingency Plan for removal of oil and hazardous substances to provide greater involvement of local authorities in the basic framework for the response management structure.

]]> Clean Rivers Act of 2011 Display Title Clean Rivers Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to restore public trust in pipeline safety, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Clean Rivers Act of 2011 Introduced in Senate 2011-08-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1502is/xml/BILLS-112s1502is.xml 2011-08-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.