Sen. Cramer: DOT Awards Nearly $300,000 to Maintain Pipeline Safety and Regulations

BISMARCK — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, announced the Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded $290,796 to the North Dakota Public Service Commission.

These funds will be distributed through the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s State Pipeline Safety Base grant program which is responsible for inspecting pipelines within North Dakota’s state boundaries and enforcing federal and state pipeline safety regulations.