WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. House of Representatives today unanimously approved bipartisan legislation to enhance pipeline safety, clarify safety oversight efforts, and provide greater regulatory certainty in the transportation of energy commodities.

The PIPES Act of 2016 is a collaborative product of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and the legislation (House amendment to S. 2276) incorporates text from separate bills passed out of each committee in April.

The PIPES Act reauthorizes the federal pipeline safety program within the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) for four years and requires the agency to update safety regulations, increase transparency, and embrace emerging technologies. The bill speeds up the process of completing outstanding safety requirements included in the 2011 reauthorization, and reforms PHMSA to be a more efficient and >here for a more detailed fact sheet about the PIPES Act.

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