US Congress House Bill 562 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 8 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amends the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act to add to the purpose of any grants by the Secretary of Labor to the Alaska Workforce Investment board support of a program to train workers in the construction, operation, maintenance, and performance of all related environmental processes involving existing and future oil and gas infrastructure in Alaska. Modifies grant requirements by replacing the current ones with a mandatory certification by the Governor of Alaska that there is a need for the funds in order to ensure an adequately skilled, safe, and competent workforce to construct, operate, and maintain: (1) an Alaska natural gas pipeline system; or (2) all related environmental processes involving existing and future oil and gas infrastructure in Alaska. Increases from 15% to 50% the amount of federal funds that may be used for such training facility.

To amend the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act to improve the Alaska pipeline construction training program, and for other purposes.

Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-09	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
2011-02-08	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

SB304 (Same As) 2011-02-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
SB104 (Related) 2011-01-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/562/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr562/BILLS-112hr562ih.pdf