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Committee approves House Bill 294 to restore Idaho PUC primacy over pipeline safety enforcement

2579344 · March 12, 2025
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Summary

The committee voted to send House Bill 294 to the floor with a do‑pass recommendation; the bill corrects an outdated code reference and restores state primacy over intrastate pipeline safety enforcement and penalty authority.

Sen. Berndt presented House Bill 294 to restore Idaho’s primacy over pipeline safety enforcement and penalties, telling the committee the Legislature failed to update code last year and the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials…

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