Pipeline Accountability, Safety, and Environmental Standards Act of 2024

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9323 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9323 To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the establishment of an Office of Public Engagement in the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 6, 2024 Mrs. Trahan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the establishment of an Office of Public Engagement in the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Pipeline Accountability, Safety, and Environmental Standards Act of 2024''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. TITLE I--SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS Sec. 101. Factors for consideration in prescribing standards. Sec. 102. Cost-benefit analyses. Sec. 103. Technical safety standards committees. Sec. 104. Application of regulations to existing pipelines. Sec. 105. Rupture-mitigation valves on pipelines in high consequence areas. Sec. 106. Safety of carbon dioxide pipelines. Sec. 107. Blending of hydrogen in natural gas systems. Sec. 108. Extension and modification of Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructur