To require the Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to apply the final rule relating to valve installation and minimum rupture detection standards to Type A gas gathering lines, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · December 1, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.
The Valve Safety Fairness Act of 2023 requires the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to apply safety standards for valve installation and rupture detection to Type A gas gathering lines. Currently, these safety requirements, which were finalized in April 2022, do not apply to Type A gas gathering lines, which are smaller pipelines that collect natural gas from wells. The bill aims to close this regulatory gap by extending the same safety protections to these gathering lines that already apply to other gas pipelines. The legislation does not specify new funding or implementation timelines but directs the federal safety administrator to take necessary actions to implement the rule. This change would affect natural gas producers and operators of gathering line systems across the country.
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