Bill > S2975

This bill, titled the "Pipeline Integrity, Protection, and Enhancement for Leveraging Investments in the Nation's Energy to assure Safety Act of 2025" or the "PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025," aims to strengthen pipeline safety regulations and oversight. Key provisions include reauthorizing funding for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and its programs, modernizing safety standards through measures like risk-based inspections of breakout tanks and improved risk assessment obligations, and streamlining oversight by updating regulatory processes and encouraging integrated inspections between federal and state authorities. The bill also addresses the safety of emerging gases like hydrogen and carbon dioxide, enhances emergency response and transparency by requiring operator financial disclosures and improving public alert systems, and includes other matters such as improving cybersecurity and providing grants for natural gas distribution pipeline infrastructure. Notably, it seeks to clarify definitions, update reporting requirements, and ensure better engagement with tribal governments and the public.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2975/all-info