Fresh nuts, bolts and fittings are ready to be added to the east leg of the pipeline near St. Ignace as Enbridge prepares to test the Line 5 pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac in Mackinaw City, Mich., on June 8, 2017. The Canadian Press/AP/Dale G. Young
Pipeline operators want Congress to amend federal law to eliminate a “loophole” they say allows vandals to tamper with energy infrastructure with few legal repercussions.
Right now, under U.S. Code Section 60123(b) of title 49, convictions for purposely or negligently damaging energy infrastructure and destroying pipelines draw 15-year, five-year, and one-year prison sentences and fines up to $25,000.
Original News Source Link – Epoch Times
Running For Office? Conservative Campaign Consulting – Election Day Strategies!