Pipeline Accident Reporting Bill Passes House
The House passed a bill last night that would limit the amount of time an owner of a hazardous liquid pipeline has to report a pipeline accident. The bill, authored by Rep. Mark Schauer (D-Mich.), was a response to a massive oil spill in Michigan this past summer that resulted from a break in an oil pipeline.
In a written statement, Schauer’s office summarizes the bill this way: