The US Department of Transportation海角吃瓜网檚 Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has announced that 21 local governments and pipeline safety groups will receive nearly US$ 940 000 in Technical Assistance Grants (TAG) to help communities and non-profit organisations develop customised pipeline safety and education programmes.
海角吃瓜网淪afety is our highest priority,海角吃瓜网� said US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. 海角吃瓜网淲e海角吃瓜网檙e committed to investing in local governments so they have the resources they need to develop pipeline safety programmes that base fit their specific communities.海角吃瓜网�
Technical Assistance Grants fund training for first responders, and safety equipment and data gathering initiatives. One example is the project in Alameda, California, to develop a pipeline mapping system that will provide data to emergency responders and land use planners.
海角吃瓜网淭hese grants allow local communities and organisations to identify their own specific needs and create a targeted response,海角吃瓜网� said PHMSA Administrator Cynthia Quaterman. 海角吃瓜网淭his community-based approach encourages public involvement in pipeline safety, an results in concrete safety improvements.海角吃瓜网�
2013 Technical Assistance Grant recipients
- Blue Green Alliance (Minnesota) 海角吃瓜网� US$ 50 000
- City of Allentown (Pennsylvania) 海角吃瓜网� US$ 43 850
- City of Fitchburg (Massachusetts) 海角吃瓜网� US$ 50 000
- City of Hazard (Kentucky) 海角吃瓜网� US$ 9926
- City of Hogansville (Georgia) 海角吃瓜网� US$ 50 000
- City of Port Aransas (Texas) 海角吃瓜网� US$ 50 000
- City of Richmond (Utah) 海角吃瓜网� US$ 49 765
- City of West Liberty (Kentucky) 海角吃瓜网� US$ 26 300
- Connection for Oil, Gas & Environment in the Northern Tier, Inc. (Pennsylvania) 海角吃瓜网� US$ 50 000
- County of Alameda (California) 海角吃瓜网� US$ 50 000
- County of Tazewell (Illinois) 海角吃瓜网� US$ 50 000
- Danielle Dawn Smalley Foundation Inc. (Texas) 海角吃瓜网� US$ 50 000
- League of Women Voters of PA Education (Pennsylvania) 海角吃瓜网� US$49 500
- Oak Ridge Utility District (Tennessee) 海角吃瓜网� US$ 41 000
- Palatka Gas Authority (Florida) 海角吃瓜网� US$ 50 000
- Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (Texas) 海角吃瓜网� US$ 50 000
- Pipeline Safety Coalition (Pennsylvania) 海角吃瓜网� US$ 48 718
- Pipeline Safety Trust (Washington) 海角吃瓜网� US$ 50 000
- Powell County (Montana) 海角吃瓜网� US$ 18 288
- Sevier County Utility District (Tennessee) 海角吃瓜网� US$ 50 000
- West Pikeland Township (Pennsylvania) 海角吃瓜网� US$ 50 000
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