# 114-hr-5078: Great Lakes Pipeline Safety Act of 2016

114-hr-5078, Great Lakes Pipeline Safety Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] (R-MI); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5078
- Congress: 114
- Title: Great Lakes Pipeline Safety Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
- Introduced: 2016-04-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Great Lakes Pipeline Safety Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to conduct a study to determine the economic and environmental risks of oil or hazardous liquids spills or leaks in the Straits of Mackinac that a failure of onshore, underwater pipeline facilities within the straits would pose to the Great Lakes. In addition, DOT must evaluate the condition and structural integrity of the facilities. DOT shall terminate operations of a facility upon a determination, based on such studies, that risk of hazard to life, property, or the environment warrants termination.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2016-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2016-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trott, David A. [R-MI-11] (R-MI), 2016-04-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-5228: To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Traverse City, Michigan, as the "Colonel Demas T. Craw VA Clinic".
- 114-hr-5028: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10721 E Jefferson Ave in Detroit, Michigan, as the "Mary E. McCoy Post Office Building…
- 114-hr-4626: BRACE Act
- 114-hr-4470: Safe Drinking Water Act Improved Compliance Awareness Act
- 114-hr-4073: Child Protection Improvements Act of 2015
- 114-hr-3119: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-5078 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5078)

## Related
- [114-hr-5228: To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clin…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5228)
- [114-hr-5028: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10721…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5028)
- [114-hr-4626: BRACE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4626)
- [114-hr-4470: Safe Drinking Water Act Improved Compliance Awareness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4470)
- [114-hr-4073: Child Protection Improvements Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4073)
- [114-hr-3119: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3119)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5078 (as of 2025-11-18).