The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy and Consumer Affairs and Professional Licensure Committees will hold a joint hearing on pipeline safety on March 20.

On the agenda to offer comments are--

-- Gladys Brown, Chairman, Public Utility Commission;

-- Representative of the Department of Environmental Protection;

-- Andrew Williams, Director of Regulatory & Legislative Affairs, Environmental Defense Fund;

-- Rebecca Britton, Uwchland Safety Coalition;and

-- Keith Coyle, Chairman, Marcellus Shale Coalition Pipeline Safety Workgroup.

The hearing follows action by the Public Utility Commission last week to shutdown the Sunoco Mariner East 1 Pipeline in Chester County after nearby construction of the Mariner East 2 Pipeline likely caused sinkholes to develop exposing the operating Mariner East 1 Pipeline.

The pipeline carries volatile and hazardous natural gas liquids from Western Pennsylvania to processing plants in the Philadelphia area.

In February, the Department of Environmental Protection fined Sunoco $12.6 million for violations related to construction of the Mariner East 2 Pipeline which DEP shutdown for several weeks across the state.

The hearing will be held in Hearing Room 1 of the North Office Building in Harrisburg starting at 11:00.  Click Here to watch live.

Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming) serves as Majority Chair of the Senate Environmental Committee and can be contacted by calling 717-787-3280 or sending email to: gyaw@pasen.gov.   Sen. John Yudichak (D-Luzerne) serves as Minority Chair and can be contacted by calling 717-787-7105 or sending email to: yudichak@pasenate.com.

Sen. Tommy Tomlinson (R-Bucks) serves as Majority Chair of the Consumer Affairs Committee and can be contacted by calling 717-787-5072 or sending email to: rtomlinson@pasen.gov.  Sen. Lisa Boscola (D-Lehigh) serves as Minority Chair and can be contacted by calling 717-787-4236 or sending email to: boscola@pasenate.com.

(Photo: Sinkhole near Mariner East 2 Pipeline on Lisa Drive in Chester County.)

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