legislation: 101-s-3168

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101-s-3168 101 s 3168 A bill to amend the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act; the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979; and the Ports and Waterways Safety Act to establish permanent offshore pipeline inspection and burial requirements which will improve navigational safety in coastline waters. Transportation and Public Works 1990-10-05 1990-10-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA] LA D B000780 6 Amends the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 and the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 to require the operator of each offshore pipeline facility in the Gulf of Mexico to inspect and report to the Secretary of Transportation (the Secretary) any portion of a pipeline facility which is exposed or is a hazard to navigation. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish standards with respect to exposed pipelines and navigation hazards; (2) establish a pipeline and navigational hazards reporting program; (3) establish a mandatory periodic inspection program for offshore pipeline facilities in the Gulf of Mexico and its inlets; and (4) require by regulation that pipelines that are exposed or constitute a navigation hazard be buried within six months after the condition is reported to the Secretary. Amends the Ports and Waterways Safety Act to direct the Secretary to: (1) encourage vessel operators to report potential or existing navigational hazards involving pipelines; (2) establish standards for what constitutes a navigation hazard; and (3) report to the Congress regarding specified aspects of underwater pipeline burial, location, and rights-of-way. 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z  

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