The cost-benefit standard included in S. 1505 is not intended to be used, nor will I use it, as a precedent for a cost-benefit standard to be applied to other agencies. It works for pipeline safety, because it was specifically written with the knowledge of that office and its unique responsibilities in mind.
Discussing the cost-benefit standard in S. 1505 related to pipeline safety.
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