118 S5045 IS: Safe and Secure Transportation of American Energy Act U.S. Senate 2024-09-12 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.

II118th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 5045IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESSeptember 12, 2024Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Budd, Mrs. Capito, Mrs. Fischer, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Moran, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Young, and Mr. Wicker) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationA BILLTo amend title 49, United States Code, to modify a provision relating to criminal penalties for damaging or destroying pipeline facilities, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Safe and Secure Transportation of American Energy Act.

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Criminal penalties

Section 60123(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking damaging or destroying and inserting damaging, destroying, vandalizing, tampering with, disrupting the operation or construction of, or preventing the operation or construction of.