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Pipeline Improvement and Preventing Spills Act of 2015
Legislative Progress
Introduced
September 24, 2015
Latest Action
September 24, 2015
Primary Sponsor
Gary C. PetersDemocratic(MI)
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vs 3,548 other S bills in the 114th — cohort avg 43d
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.
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Filing registrants (4)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
Education on potential changes to Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act Regulations related to methane emissions Education on issues related to natural gas permitting (S. 1210 and HR 5630) Education on regulations and legislation related to natural gas pipeline safety and the reauthorization of PHMSA--SAFE PIPES Act (S. 2276 and HR 4937) Pipeline Improvement & Permitting Spills Act of 2015 (S. 2080) Regulations related to the operation of offshore drilling vessels
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
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Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $484,000
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
S. 2080 - Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015, all provisions; General regulatory reform issues.
Client expense: $2,370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
Education on potential changes to Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act Regulations related to methane emissions Education on issues related to natural gas permitting (S. 1210 and HR 5630) Education on regulations and legislation related to natural gas pipeline safety and the reauthorization of PHMSA--SAFE PIPES Act (S. 2276 and HR 4937) Pipeline Improvement & Permitting Spills Act of 2015 (S. 2080) Regulations related to the operation of offshore drilling vessels
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $525,900
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Transportation
H.R. 3337 - National Infrastructure Development Bank Act Grow America Act MAP-21 Reauthorization Act S. 2080 The Pipeline Improvement and Preventing Spills Act Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
Education on potential changes to Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act Regulations related to methane emissions Education on issues related to natural gas permitting (S. 1210) Education on regulations and legislation related to natural gas pipeline safety and the reauthorization of PHMSA--SAFE PIPES Act (S. 2276 and HR 4937) Pipeline Improvement & Permitting Spills Act of 2015 (S. 2080) Regulations related to the operation of offshore drilling vessels Advocating for appropriate PHMSA user fee allocations
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $530,770
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Transportation
H.R. 3337 - National Infrastructure Development Bank Act Grow America Act MAP-21 Reauthorization Act S. 2080 The Pipeline Improvement and Preventing Spills Act Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2016 · first_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
Education on potential changes to Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act Regulations related to methane emissions Education on issues related to natural gas permitting (S. 1210) Education on regulations and legislation related to natural gas pipeline safety and the reauthorization of PHMSA--SAFE PIPES Act (S. 2276) Pipeline Improvement & Permitting Spills Act of 2015 (S. 2080) Regulations related to the operation of offshore drilling vessels Advocating for appropriate PHMSA user fee allocations
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $563,000
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
General issues related to Atlantic and EGOM offshore access; H.R. 4441 - Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 & S. - Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016, including amendments as related to oil and gas safety inspections; H.R. 703 - Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act, all provisions; S. 577 - Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R. 704 - RFS Reform Act of 2015, all provisions; S. 1584 - Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act, all provisions; H.R. 2864 - To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from extending the renewable fuel program past 2022 if the Administrator waives applicable volume requirements in prior years, all provisions; S. 2080 - Pipeline Improvement and Preventing Spills Act of 2015, all provisions.
Client expense: $2,330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), White House Office
2016 · first_quarter · Transportation
H.R. 3337 - National Infrastructure Development Bank Act Grow America Act MAP-21 Reauthorization Act S. 2080 The Pipeline Improvement and Preventing Spills Act Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2015 · fourth_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
Education on potential changes to Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act Regulations related to methane emissions Education on issues related to natural gas permitting (S. 1210) Education on regulations and legislation related to natural gas pipeline safety--SAFE PIPES Act (S. 2276) Pipeline Improvement & Permitting Spills Act of 2015 (S. 2080) Regulations related to the operation of offshore drilling vessels Advocating for appropriate PHMSA user fee allocations
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $492,660
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
H.R. 3337 - National Infrastructure Development Bank Act Grow America Act MAP-21 Reauthorization Act S. 2080 The Pipeline Improvement and Preventing Spills Act Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2015 · third_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015: provisions to improve permitting of oil pipeline infrastructure. H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act: monitor provisions regarding the strategic petroleum reserve; energy diplomacy, including authorization of cross-border infrastructure projects; emergency preparedness for energy supply disruptions. S. 2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act: monitor provisions regarding the strategic petroleum reserve, infrastructure resilience. Monitor pipeline safety legislative and regulatory developments, including introduction of S. 2080, Pipeline Improvement and Preventing Spills Act of 2015.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2015 · third_quarter · Transportation
H.R. 3337 - National Infrastructure Development Bank Act Grow America Act MAP-21 Reauthorization Act S. 2080 The Pipeline Improvement and Preventing Spills Act Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2015 · third_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
Education on potential changes to Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act Regulations related to methane emissions Education on issues related to natural gas permitting (S. 1210) Education on regulations and legislation related to natural gas pipeline safety Pipeline Improvement & Permitting Spills Act of 2015 (S. 2080) Regulations related to the operation of offshore drilling vessels Advocating for appropriate PHMSA user fee allocations in FY16 THUD Appropriations legislation (HR 2577)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $425,580
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE