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Committee orders PUC rule deadline revisited with bill requiring advanced leak detection rulemaking
Summary
Legislation requiring the Public Utilities Commission to adopt rules for advanced pipeline leak detection technologies moved from committee after witnesses urged prompt adoption; supporters said technology is proven and urgent given public‑health and climate risks
The Senate Transportation and Energy Committee advanced a measure directing the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to complete rulemaking for advanced pipeline leak detection technologies after members heard testimony urging completion of work already required by earlier statutes.
Sponsor Senator Bull said the 2021 pipeline safety law (cited in committee as SB21‑108) directed the PUC to adopt rules on advanced leak detection; committee witnesses told legislators the PUC had not completed that…
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