HR 6496 Introduced

Valve Standards Expansion

Last week, Rep Carbajal (D,CA) introduced HR 6496, the Valve Safety Fairness Act of 2023. The bill would require PHMSA to take such actions as are necessary to apply the final rule of the Administration, titled “Pipeline Safety: Requirement of Valve Installation and Minimum Rupture Detection Standards”, to Type A gas gathering lines. While the rulemakin…