S. 1226, Bill Introduced

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would amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to equalize liability and financial assurance requirements for onshore pipeline facilities that could discharge oil into the Great Lakes system with such requirements for offshore pipelines, to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue an emergency order directing pipeline owners to comply with existing pipeline operating agreements or acquire sufficient resources to appropriately respond to possible oil spill incidents. 

Committee Name
Environment and Public Works
Sponsor Name
Peters
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Mich.
Issue
7
Volume
47
Update Issue
16
Update Volume
47
Congressional Record Number
163 Cong. Rec. S3146
Congress Number
115