Democrats are striking out on their own and planning to re-draft a pipeline safety bill after negotiations with Republicans broke down.
House Energy and Commerce committee Chairman Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) and House Transportation and Infrastructure committee Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) are working on a new bill to reauthorize the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, two sources confirmed to Bloomberg Environment.
The move is a departure from a historically bipartisan process to reauthorize the agency responsible for the pipelines that carry oil, gas, and hazardous materials across the country.
The current authorization expired Sept. 30, but ...