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H.R. 1323: Minority Views (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16) |
 | | H.R. Despite its title, H.R. 1323, the `Pipeline Safety Act of 1995', is likely to undermine the current level of protection of the public health and safety provided by the Department of Transportation's pipeline safety program. |
 | | One of the technical advisory Committee that H.R. 1323 proposes to transform into an `peer review' panel voted 11-0 not to support the proposed rule--arguing that `the need for such a rule has not been demonstrated.' The other technical advisory committee voted 9-4 that the proposed rule was `feasible' but recommended several weakened changes. |
 | | If H.R. 1323 had been in effect, DOT might well have been prevented from adopting rules to protect the public from the risk that gas pipeline operators have an effective anti-drug program, including drug testing of employees who are in sensitive positions that could affect public safety. |
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