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Committee weighs bill to change how rail and pipeline safety assessments are allocated
Summary
Senate File 3161 would alter the split of assessments that fund railroad and pipeline safety programs following litigation claims by railroads. Industry representatives told the committee the current distribution has left pipeline fees directed largely to railroad-related activities; committee laid the bill on the table for possible omnibus inclu
Senate File 3161 drew testimony Monday on a proposal to change how assessments are allocated between railroad and pipeline operators to fund safety and training programs. The bill would revise portions of an existing assessment scheme so pipeline contributions fund pipeline-specific safety work rather than being redirected toward railroad-related programs, according to the bill sponsor.
Senator Kupek, sponsor of SF 3161, summarized the current statutory split: “Currently, it is a 70–30 split, between the railroads and the pipelines with the railroads paying 70%…
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