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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 16 (Friday, January 25, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mrs. DINGELL:H.R. 795.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H1218]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Preserve Our Lakes and Keep Our Environment Safe Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to conduct a study to determine the economic and environmental risks to the Great Lakes of oil or hazardous liquids spills or leaks from onshore, underwater pipeline facilities in the Straits of Mackinac.</p> <p>In addition, DOT must evaluate the condition and structural integrity of the facilities.</p> <p>DOT shall terminate operations of a facility upon a determination, based on such studies, that risk of hazard to life, property, or the environment warrants termination. </p>]]></text>
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