The Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety administration, or or PHMSA, has the critical task of overseeing more than 3 million miles of oil, natural gas and other liquid pipelines that move energy across this country every single day. The Pipeline Safety act, which I introduced along with Ranking Member Cantwell and Senators Young and Peters, is an important consensus driven bill that directs PHMSA to address key pipeline safety challenges. First, this bill authorizes appropriations for PHMSA's pipeline safety programs for five years, giving the agency the time and resources it needs to address critical priorities. (01:09–01:23)
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Asserts that the Pipeline Safety act directs PHMSA to address key pipeline safety challenges.
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