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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5638 

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to take certain actions with respect 

to Aldyl A Polyethylene piping, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 

Ms. HOULAHAN (for herself and Mr. MEUSER) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a 

period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 

consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to take certain 

actions with respect to Aldyl A Polyethylene piping, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Aldyl A Hazard Reduc5 tion and Community Safety Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. IDENTIFICATION AND REMOVAL OF ALDYL A POLY2 ETHYLENE PIPING. 

3 (a) VERIFICATION OF ALDYL A POLYETHYLENE PIP4 ING.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

5 of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall require 

6 each owner or operator of a gas pipeline facility in class 

7 3 and class 4 locations and class 1 and class 2 high con8 sequence areas to conduct an assessment of pipeline facil9 ity records to determine the presence of Aldyl A poly10 ethylene piping in active or inactive service. 

11 (b) REPORTING.— 

12 (1) DOCUMENTATION OF CERTAIN PIPE13 LINES.—Not later than 3 years after the date of en14 actment of this Act, the Secretary shall require each 

15 owner or operator of a pipeline facility described in 

16 subsection (a) to submit to the Secretary docu17 mentation of the total pipeline mileage and number 

18 of components identified by the owner or operator as 

19 Aldyl A polyethylene piping. 

20 (2) INSUFFICIENT DOCUMENTATION.—The Sec21 retary shall prescribe the methodology by which each 

22 owner or operator of a pipeline facility described in 

23 subsection (a) shall mitigate insufficient records nec24 essary to identify each pipeline segment containing 

25 Aldyl A polyethylene piping. Such mitigation shall be 


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1 completed not later than 3 years after the date of 

2 enactment of this Act. 

3 (c) REMOVAL OF ALDYL A POLYETHYLENE PIP4 ING.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 4 years after 

6 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

7 shall issue standards for the removal of Aldyl A pol8 yethylene piping at all pressurized locations in gas 

9 pipeline facilities located in class 3 and class 4 loca10 tions and class 1 and class 2 high consequence 

11 areas. 

12 (2) TIMING.—In issuing standards under para13 graph (1), the Secretary shall require the removal of 

14 Aldyl A polyethylene piping at all pressurized loca15 tions identified in paragraph (1) not later than 5 

16 years following the date of enactment of this Act. 

17 (3) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the 

18 standards under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 

19 coordinate with State regulators, as appropriate, to 

20 establish timeframes for the completion of the re21 quirement in paragraph (1) that take into account 

22 potential consequences to public safety and the envi23 ronment and that minimize costs and service disrup24 tions. 


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1 (d) HIGH-CONSEQUENCE AREA DEFINED.—In this 

2 section, the term ‘‘high consequence area’’ means an area 

3 described in section 60109(a) of title 49, United States 

4 Code. 

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