03/24/2009
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"One of the things that happened in my State of New Jersey, that big accident took place in 1994 and that raised the recognition."
"You know, I respect so much the fact that safety has been improved over these years, but nevertheless we have a question here about the number of accidents since 2006."
"In 2006, in the PIPES Act, I included the requirement that excess flow valves be installed on gas lines that serve single-family homes."
"I authored a provision in the 2006 PIPES Act that required the devices for single-family homes and I think there is universal approval of this requirement."