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Committee advances bill to assert state primacy over certain pipeline penalties
Summary
House Bill 294 would allow Idaho to adjudicate penalties for pipeline safety violations at the state level, aligning state enforcement with federal maximum civil-penalty amounts. The committee approved the bill and the Idaho Public Utilities Commission said it would not need additional staff to assume primacy.
Rep. Jaren Crane (R‑Nampa) introduced House Bill 294, describing it as a federalism measure to restore or assert Idaho’s authority over pipeline safety enforcement and penalties.
“We will restore Idaho’s authority over the pipeline safety, its enforcement and we’re going to ensure that we maintain local state control over those pipelines,” Crane said. He told the committee the…
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