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On the recordOctober 17, 2011
I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to Calendar No. 96. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 275) to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for enhanced safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation, to provide for enhanced reliability in the transportation of the Nation's energy products by pipeline, and for other purposes. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill which had been reported from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, with an amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Pipeline Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2011''. (b) Amendment of Title 49, United States Code.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 49, United States Code. (c) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; amendment of title 49, United States Code; table of contents. Sec. 2. Civil penalties. Sec. 3. Pipeline damage prevention. Sec. 4. Offshore gathering pipelines. Sec. 5.…
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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Oct 17, 2011

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