WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Gary Peters issued the following press release:
The Senate unanimously passed bipartisan legislation introduced (https://www.peters.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/peters-helps-lead-bipartisan-legislation-to-improve-safety-and-security-of-us-pipeline-infrastructure) by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) to improve the safety and security of pipeline infrastructure in Michigan and throughout the United States. The Pipeline Integrity, Protection, and Enhancement for Leveraging Investments in the Nation's Energy to Assure Safety (PIPELINE) Safety Act would reauthorize and significantly increase funding for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) safety programs for five years. These critica...