Wojnovich Pipeline Safety Act of 2025

This bill would create a federal grant program, authorized at $100 million per year from 2026 through 2030, to help cities and nonprofit community-owned utilities make hazardous liquid pipelines safer and more modern. To qualify, a state would have to require real estate contracts to disclose known hazardous liquid pipeline easements within one-half mile of a property. The bill would require pipeline operators to set up emergency alerts for communities within 1 mile of a pipeline, and it would set new rules for testing water, soil, and air after leaks and for annual inspections of pipelines older than 50 years. It would charge operators $2.5 million per year for each declared leak or accident until it is fixed, or $5 million if the operator does not declare it within 15 days, with the money placed in a new trust fund. It would also reimburse local emergency responders for pipeline incident costs, require public website updates on accidents, and rename a federal pipeline community office as the Office of Public Engagement.

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Sponsors

• Brian K. Fitzpatrick Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors