Trust Testimony from 1/28/2013 U.S. Senate field hearing in West Virginia
“So here we are again after the very recent failure of a pipeline in Sissonville which completely destroyed three homes, damaged other homes, caused extensive damage to an interstate highway, and once again terrorized a community. This recent failure falls too soon after a spate of significant failures over the past few years in Michigan, California, Pennsylvania, Montana, and Utah. Many of these failures had common themes and common solutions that could have prevented or at least minimized their impacts. We have been asking for action on these issues in previous hearings following previous tragedies for years now. Last Congress passed the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011, which began to move the regulators and the pipeline industry in the right direction on some of these issues, but the speed of review, rule making, implementation and enforcement of the needed changes was not sufficient to prevent the tragedy in Sissonville. It is our sincere desire not to be back in front of this committee again in the future saying the same things after yet another tragedy.”
Pipeline Safety Legislation In Congress 2011
Bill from Senator Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
Pipeline Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2011
Bill from Senators Feinstein and Boxer (CA)
Strengthening Pipeline Safety and Enforcement Act of 2011
Bill from Rep. Jackie Speier (CA)
Pipeline Safety and Community Empowerment Act of 2011
Bill from the Obama Administration
2010 Congressional Hearings on Pipeline Safety –
These links lead to copies of the testimony given and videos of the hearings.
Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
Implementation of the Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement and Safety Act of 2006 and Reauthorization of the Pipeline Safety Program
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security
Ensuring the Safety of Our Nation’s Pipelines
Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
The Safety of Hazardous Liquid Pipelines: Regulated vs. Unregulated Pipelines
Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
The Safety of Hazardous Liquid Pipelines (Part 2): Integrity Management
Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
Pipeline Safety Public Awareness and Education
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Enbridge Pipeline Oil Spill in Marshall, Michigan
Hearing on “Pipeline Safety Oversight and Legislation”
Hearings – Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security
Pipeline Safety: Assessing the San Bruno, California Explosion and Other Recent Accidents
Background Information
Pipeline Safety and Security: Federal Programs
Congressional Research Services
February 18, 2010
Pipeline Safety Trust’s 2010 Congressional Testimony
Rick Kessler – September 23, 2010
Rick Kessler – September 28, 2010
Regulatory Comments
Comments on the Draft Report of the Montana Oil Pipeline Safety Review Council – June 2012
Comments on the Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Relating to the Safety of Gas Transmission Lines – January 19, 2012
Comments on Docket No. PHMSA‐2010‐0229 Pipeline Safety; Safety of On‐Shore Hazardous Liquid Pipelines – February, 2011