Safe and Secure Transportation of American Energy Act

Bill: 118-s-5045
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2024-09-12
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Latest action: action_date: 2024-09-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-09-12
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Safe and Secure Transportation of American Energy Act</strong></p><p>This bill expands the types of activities that are subject to criminal penalties related to damaging or destroying an interstate gas or hazardous liquid pipeline facility.</p><p>Under current law, a person who knowingly and willfully damages or destroys a pipeline facility is subject to criminal penalties, including a&nbsp;fine, a prison term of up to 20 years, or both. If a death&nbsp;results from the offense, the person may be imprisoned for any term of years or life.&nbsp;</p><p>Under the bill, these criminal penalties also apply to a person who knowingly and willfully</p><ul><li>vandalizes,</li><li>tampers with, or</li><li>disrupts or prevents the operation or construction of the facility.</li></ul>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5045 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 12, 2024 Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Budd , Mrs. Capito , Mrs. Fischer , Ms. Lummis , Mr. Moran , Mr. Sullivan , Mr. Young , and Mr. Wicker ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to modify a provision relating to criminal penalties for damaging or destroying pipeline facilities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe and Secure Transportation of American Energy Act . 2. Criminal penalties Section 60123(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking damaging or destroying and inserting damaging, destroying, vandalizing, tampering with, disrupting the operation or construction of, or preventing the operation or construction of .