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Stan,
It seems that the gas pipeline industry and the liquid industry may not agree on an approach to the pipeline safety reauthorization bill and a rule making that is being issued concerning pipeline integrity testing. We admit that the liquid industry is "under the gun" to some degree due to the tragic incident at Bellingham last year, and that there is some spillover to the gas side as a result. However, we think that it is in our interest and the time is right for us to get something done in this Congress and that we need to "be for something" that is workable and will also pass. So we're not for a bill at all costs, but we are willing to work with Rich Felder and the others at OPS to get to something we can live with. The integrity rule making will only apply to liquids in the first phase and we think we should not oppose this attempt. We have heard that INGAA may try to kill the reauthorization bill; I don't know if that's true or not, but AOPL is urging them not to panic and see what can be worked out. I'll give you a call later next week to tell you exactly where we are after I talk to Ben Cooper, Executive Director of AOPL in Washington.
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