Legal Opinion
Southern Pacific Pipe Lines, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Transportation, State of Texas, State of California, Intervenors. (Two Cases)
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 9, 1986No. 85-1452, 85-1732PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.
SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Southern Pacific Pipe Lines (SPPL) challenges certain regulations of the Secretary of Transportation as inconsistent with The Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979, 49 U.S.C. App. §§ 2001-2014 (1982 and Supp. III 1985) (the HLPSA). We hold that the Secretary’s regulations embody a reasonable interpretation of the statute and accordingly deny the petitions. 1
The Act, designed to broaden federal authority over the transportation of hazardous liquids in pipelines, empowers the Secretary to impose…
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