H.R.2845: Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011

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Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011 - (Sec. 2) Increases civil penalties on an oil, natural gas, or hazardous liquid pipeline facility operator for failure to: (1) mark accurately the location of pipeline facilities in the vicinity of a demolition, excavation, tunneling, or construction; (2) use first a one-call notification system to establish the location of underground facilities in such an area; or (3)...

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Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 112-297, Part I.
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 197.
Mr. Shuster moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2845.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 112-90.
Sept. 7, 2011

Introduced in the House by Bill Shuster (R-Pa.)

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