3.0.0 1208 2023-01-11T13:31:12Z 2023-01-11T13:31:12Z Senate S 2015-05-06 114 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-05-06T19:06:47Z 2015-05-06 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2015-05-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. N W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2015-05-06 True S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2015-05-06 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2016-03-17 False Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Climate change and greenhouse gases Department of Transportation Environmental technology Government information and archives Intergovernmental relations Oil and gas Pipelines State and local government operations Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2015-05-06 Introduced in Senate 2015-05-20T20:04:58Z Pipeline Modernization and Consumer Protection Act

Requires each operator of a gas pipeline facility, in accordance with an integrity management program, if applicable, to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of gas piping or equipment that is leaking or may pose high risk of leaking.

Requires each state regulatory authority and each nonregulated gas utility, in complying with such requirements, to:

  • develop prioritized timelines to repair or replace all leaking or high-risk piping or equipment, and
  • require use of best available technology to detect gas leaks.

Directs the Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to issue non-binding best practices guidelines for identifying and classifying high-risk pipeline infrastructure and leaks for repair or replacement.

Directs the Administrator and the heads of other applicable federal agencies to work jointly to establish and publish forms that adopt a standard definition and methodology for calculating and reporting information on the causes of unaccounted-for gas.

]]> Pipeline Modernization and Consumer Protection Act Display Title Pipeline Modernization and Consumer Protection Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require gas pipeline facilities to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of high-risk pipelines used in commerce, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Pipeline Modernization and Consumer Protection Act Introduced in Senate 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1208is/xml/BILLS-114s1208is.xml 2015-05-06 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.