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S. 2688 · 98th Congress · enacted

An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1985 to carry out the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 and the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979, and for other purposes.

Became Public Law No: 98-464.

Latest official action 1984-10-11 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

Amends the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 and the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 to: (1) authorize amounts to be appropriated for FY 1985 and 1986, including the State grant programs; and (2) direct the Secretary of Transportation to submit directly to Congress on April 15 of each year the annual reports required of the Secretary under each Act. (Current law requires that the reports be submitted to the President for transmittal to Congress on June 15 of each year).

Congressional Research Service · 1984-05-17

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