PRINTER'S NO. 868

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

No.

67

Session of

2023

INTRODUCED BY LEADBETER, D'ORSIE, HAMM, JAMES, KAUFFMAN, KEEFER,

M. MACKENZIE AND ZIMMERMAN, APRIL 10, 2023

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY,

permitting, regulating and inspecting pipeline infrastructure to

ensure the safety of the community and surrounding environment;

and

WHEREAS, Pipelines are the physical interconnected series of

pipes and control mechanisms used in the gathering, processing,

transmission and distribution of energy products; and

WHEREAS, Energy products, including, but not limited to,

natural gas, liquid petroleum, liquefied gases, crude oil,

diesel fuel, home heating oil, kerosene, hydrogen, aviation and

jet fuels, petrochemical feedstocks and hazardous materials, can

gas and hundreds of billions of tons of liquid petroleum

products each year; and

WHEREAS, Pipelines are used to transport energy from the

point of production to the end user; and

WHEREAS, Operating pipelines reduces the reliance on more

carbon-intensive modes of energy transportation, making

pipelines an environmentally beneficial method of

transportation; and

WHEREAS, Emerging technologies such as hydrogen and carbon

capture help reduce emissions in our energy sector but require a

pipeline network to operate; and

leader today and for future generations; and

WHEREAS, Pipelines are the safest method to transport energy

products over long distances and in high quantities; and

WHEREAS, Transporting energy products through pipelines

results in fewer injuries and deaths and less environmental

damage; and

WHEREAS, Energy products traveling through pipelines reach

their final destination without incident 99.999% of the time;

and

WHEREAS, Expanding a safe, secure and stable method of energy

WHEREAS, Pipeline development creates sustainable short-term

and long-term employment opportunities for trade and union

workers; and

WHEREAS, According to data from the North American Industry

Classification System, nationally in 2019 there were 183,700 oil

and gas pipeline and related structures construction jobs and

51,200 pipeline transportation jobs; and

WHEREAS, Pipeline structures are vital to the underlying

economy, especially to the oil and natural gas industries; and

WHEREAS, Employment in the oil and gas pipeline and related

structures construction jobs generated $18.4 billion in labor

rigorous safety standards helps mitigate risks of transporting

energy through other methods that may have higher incident

rates; and

WHEREAS, Enabling the safe movement of energy through

pipelines promotes the health and well-being of our citizens and

environment; and

WHEREAS, Unleashing and expanding pipeline production

reflects greater security, safety and independence of domestic

American energy; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the