The 1.5 billion USD oil pipeline has been sitting empty for two years, but transport tariffs have been agreed to allow the project to proceed.
On January 13, 2017, just one week before President Trump’s inauguration, PHMSA released final updates to the Pipeline Safety Regulations applicable to onshore transportation of hazardous liquids (“Final Rule”).
The Washington State Department of Ecology updated rules for pipeline operators who move oil through the state. The updated rule, ‘the oil spill contingency plan rule’, requires pipeline operators to commit to more comprehensive oil spill response planning.
A spokesman for the U.S. regulator told Reuters on Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) has yet to approve Colonial Pipeline Co's plan to restore its original gasoline line to service after a leak in September.
Two bills currently going through the Senate and House of Representatives
