PIPELINE SAFETY MOVES TO CENTER STAGE

摘要

RECENT PIPELINE incidents-most notably the pipeline explosion in San Bruno,Calif., in September-have spurred Congress to consider new pipeline safety legislation.The bill generally given the best chance of passage this year was introduced by Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., chairman of the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation of the Senate Commerce Committee, and Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va.The bill would: