3.0.0 2080 2023-01-11T13:29:45Z 2023-01-11T13:29:45Z Senate S 2015-09-24 114 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-09-24T21:53:43Z 2015-09-24 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2015-09-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI N S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2015-09-24 True Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Business records Congressional oversight Department of Transportation Emergency planning and evacuation Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental technology Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Great Lakes Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Marine pollution Michigan Oil and gas Pipelines Seashores and lakeshores Transportation safety and security Water quality Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Transportation and Public Works 00 2015-09-24 Introduced in Senate 2016-05-11T14:47:30Z Pipeline Improvement and Preventing Spills Act of 2015

This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to prescribe minimum standards to require the owner or operator of a pipeline facility to notify all owners and residents of property located within 2,000 feet of a transmission line of:

  • the property's proximity to the line, and
  • the line's specific location if it is on private residential property.

DOT shall ensure that industry standards and procedures adopted as part of the federal pipeline safety regulatory program are easily available to the public free of charge.

In identifying high-consequence areas, DOT shall consider specified features of a pipe, including its age, whether it can be inspected using the most modern instrumented internal inspection devices, whether it crosses open waters of the Great Lakes, and the type of commodity it transports.

The Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research shall:

  • identify measures to respond to spills or leaks of oil in the Great Lakes; and
  • assess their effectiveness in preventing significant or substantial harm to the public health or welfare.

DOT shall:

  • conduct a comprehensive water crossing survey of all intrastate and interstate hazardous liquid pipeline facilities that cross U.S. waterways in the Great Lakes Basin; and
  • enter into a joint agreement with the National Research Council of the National Academies of Sciences to identify gaps in data and information in the Basin pipeline network, and
  • make recommendations to prevent future leaks, ruptures, and failures that could result in damage to Basin waterways and natural resources.

The Federal Water Pollution Control Act is amended to:

  • prohibit vessel transportation of crude oil and crude oil derived from oil sands on the Great Lakes; and
  • include in the meaning of "worst-case discharge," in the case of an offshore or onshore facility, the largest foreseeable discharge in adverse weather conditions (as in current law) in which waters that may receive a discharge are covered by ice.
]]> Pipeline Improvement and Preventing Spills Act of 2015 Display Title Pipeline Improvement and Preventing Spills Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to enhance pipeline safety, to provide communities with access to improved information concerning the equipment and operations of pipeline facilities, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Pipeline Improvement and Preventing Spills Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2080is/xml/BILLS-114s2080is.xml 2015-09-24 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.