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Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Improving Pipeline Infrastructure Safety

Washington, D.C., February 21, 2025 | Justin Harclerode (202) 225-9446
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Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Chairman Daniel Webster (R-FL) announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing to examine stakeholder perspectives on legislation to improve the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA’s) pipeline safety programs and processes to better ensure the safe transportation of energy sources. The hearing will be held at 10:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building.

Witness List:

  • Andrew J. Black, President and Chief Executive Officer, Liquid Energy Pipeline Association
  • Eric V. Taylor, P.E., Director, Engineering Services, Berkshire Hathway Energy Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage; on behalf of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America
  • Emanuel A. Paris IV, Vice President, Alex E. Paris Contracting Co., Inc.; on behalf of the Distribution Contractors Association and the Pennsylvania Utility Contractors Association
  • Bill Caram, Executive Director, Pipeline Safety Trust

    More information about the hearing entitled, “Promoting and Improving Safety and Efficient Pipeline Infrastructure,” including witness testimony and a link to the live webcast, will be posted here as it becomes available.

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