US HB2152 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on April 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Pipeline and Compressor Safety Verification Act of 2019
Sponsors
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-04-10 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. |
2019-04-09 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
2019-04-09 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Community life and organization
Emergency planning and evacuation
Energy
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Massachusetts
Oil and gas
State and local government operations
Community life and organization
Emergency planning and evacuation
Energy
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Massachusetts
Oil and gas
State and local government operations
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2152/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2152/BILLS-116hr2152ih.pdf |