Pipeline and Compressor Safety Verification Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 4/10/2019
Actions
- 2019-04-10Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- 2019-04-09Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2019-04-09Introduced in House
- 2019-04-09Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-04-09 (00)
Pipeline and Compressor Safety Verification Act of 2019
This bill prohibits the construction and operation of specified natural gas projects until certain Massachusetts state agencies certify that such projects do not pose a danger to surrounding residential communities and the general public.
Specifically, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission must revoke the certificates of public convenience and necessity it issued authorizing the construction and operation of the Weymouth Compressor Station (Atlantic Bridge Project) in Weymouth, Massachusetts, and the West Roxbury Lateral Pipeline (Algonquin Incremental Market Project) in Norfolk and Suffolk Counties, Massachusetts, until it receives written certification from the state agencies.
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Community life and organization
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
- Massachusetts
- Oil and gas
- State and local government operations
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