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H.R. 5782 · 109th Congress · enacted

Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and Safety Act of 2006

Became Public Law No: 109-468.

Latest official action 2006-12-29 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and Safety Act of 2006 - (Sec. 2) Amends federal transportation law to add a new requirement to the one-call notification system requirements that prohibits a person engaging in demolition, excavation, tunneling, or construction in the vicinity of a natural gas or hazardous liquid pipeline from: (1) engaging in such activity without first using the state's one-call notification system to establish the location of the underground pipeline; (2) engaging in such activity in disregard of location information or markings established by a pipeline operator; and (3) failing to report promptly pipeline damage to a pipeline operator, or in the case of damage that results in the escape of flammable, toxic, or corrosive gas or liquid, calling 911. Subjects violators to a civil penalty of up to $1 million. Subjects to certain civil penalties any pipeline operator who fails to respond to a location request in order to prevent damage to a pipeline or fails to take reasonable steps to ensure accurate marking of the location of the pipeline in order to prevent damage to such pipeline. Prohibits federal imposition of penalties for violations of such requirements that occur in a state that has the authority to impose state penalties against persons who violate state damage prevention laws, unless the state's enforcement is inadequate to protect safet…

Congressional Research Service · 2006-12-29

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Politicians behind the bill

Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.

23 of 23 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.

PAC donors to the listed sponsors

These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.

31 DAYS PAC$10,000

Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000

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AAR CORP. PAC$10,000

Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000

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AIRBUS AMERICAS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000

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AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000

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BAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC)$10,000

Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000

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CARNIVAL/PRINCESS HOLLAND AMERICA LINE INC. PAC (HALPAC)$10,000

Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000

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DRUMMOND COMPANY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DPAC)$10,000

Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000

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EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$10,000

Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000

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EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000

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ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$10,000

Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000

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EUREKA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000

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GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000

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GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$10,000

Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000

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HISPANIC LEADERSHIP TRUST$10,000

Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000

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HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$10,000

Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000

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L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$10,000

Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000

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LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000

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LEONARDO DRS PAC$10,000

Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000

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LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000

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MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000

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MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC$10,000

Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000

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OSI SYSTEMS INC PAC OSI PAC$10,000

Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000

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PARSONS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000

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SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC$10,000

Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000

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THE BOEING COMPANY PAC$10,000

Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000

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UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$10,000

Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000

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UNITED STATES SUGAR CORPORATION EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE,$10,000

Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000

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WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000

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ATLAS AIR WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$9,500
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC. EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HIIPAC)$9,500
NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC$9,000
NETJETS ASSOCIATION OF SHARED AIRCRAFT PILOTS PAC; NJASAP PAC$8,500
AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUND$8,000
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AEROSPACE EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GE AEROSPACE PAC)$8,000
REPUBLICAN GOVERNANCE GROUP/TUESDAY GROUP PAC$8,000
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$7,500
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
SAILDRONE INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SAILPAC)$7,500
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPA PAC)$7,500

The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.

What happened after enactment?

Dated agency-reported implementation and uptake measures are shown with their scope. They do not by themselves establish causal success. If no evidence is listed, the outcome is not established.

Measured outcome: not established

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