The House pipeline safety reauthorization bill’s Achilles Heel is that it grandfathers aging natural gas pipeline and distribution facilities from having to install new technology — automatic and remote-controlled shut-off valves or excess flow valves — to prevent explosions or quickly bring them under control once they have occurred, a California congresswoman told a House subcommittee Friday.
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Lawmaker Points to House Pipe Safety Bill’s Achilles Heel
The House pipeline safety reauthorization bill’s Achilles Heel is that it grandfathers aging natural gas pipeline and distribution facilities from having to install new technology — automatic and remote-controlled shut-off valves or excess flow valves — to prevent explosions or quickly bring them under control once they have occurred, a California congresswoman told a House subcommittee Friday.
July 18, 2011
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