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ABC Action News Covers Bilirakis Hearing on Pipeline Security - Plant Security
| ABC Action News Covers Bilirakis Hearing on Pipeline Security PLANT CITY, Fla. (14 April) - US Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis (R-Fla.), Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Committees Management, Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee, today announced a field hearing at the City Hall in Plant City on April 19 to examine pipeline security. Bilirakis will be joined by the Chairman of the Subcommittee, US Rep Chris Carney (D-Pa.). Officials from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Department of Transportation (DOT) and Hillsborough County will be among the witnesses testifying. The Tampa Bay area is home to hundreds of miles of pipelines carrying oil, gas, jet fuel and other chemicals. Over the past several years, there have been multiple instances of individuals rupturing pipelines in the area. In November 2007, a 30-mile-long anhydrous ammonia pipeline in Riverview, Florida, was vandalized which led to the release of a poisonous chemical cloud, forcing hundreds of local residents to evacuate. Last June, a Bilirakis-authored provision to clarify federal pipeline safety and security procedures and determine whether additional measures are necessary to protect our nations critical pipelines passed the US House of Representatives. The event is free and open to the public. WHO: US Reps. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.) and Chris Carney (D-Pa.) WHAT: Committee on Homeland Securitys Subcommittee on Management, Investigations and Oversight field hearing: Unclogging Pipeline Security: Are the Lines of Responsibility Clear? WHEN: 10 AM <b>...</b> |
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