The US Department of Transportation黑料社檚 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.
黑料社淪afety is our highest priority,黑料社� said US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. 黑料社淲e黑料社檙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.黑料社�
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.
黑料社淭hese grants allow local communities and organisations to identify their own specific needs and create a targeted response,黑料社� said PHMSA Administrator Cynthia Quaterman. 黑料社淭his community-based approach encourages public involvement in pipeline safety, an results in concrete safety improvements.黑料社�
2013 Technical Assistance Grant recipients
- Blue Green Alliance (Minnesota) 黑料社� US$ 50 000
- City of Allentown (Pennsylvania) 黑料社� US$ 43 850
- City of Fitchburg (Massachusetts) 黑料社� US$ 50 000
- City of Hazard (Kentucky) 黑料社� US$ 9926
- City of Hogansville (Georgia) 黑料社� US$ 50 000
- City of Port Aransas (Texas) 黑料社� US$ 50 000
- City of Richmond (Utah) 黑料社� US$ 49 765
- City of West Liberty (Kentucky) 黑料社� US$ 26 300
- Connection for Oil, Gas & Environment in the Northern Tier, Inc. (Pennsylvania) 黑料社� US$ 50 000
- County of Alameda (California) 黑料社� US$ 50 000
- County of Tazewell (Illinois) 黑料社� US$ 50 000
- Danielle Dawn Smalley Foundation Inc. (Texas) 黑料社� US$ 50 000
- League of Women Voters of PA Education (Pennsylvania) 黑料社� US$49 500
- Oak Ridge Utility District (Tennessee) 黑料社� US$ 41 000
- Palatka Gas Authority (Florida) 黑料社� US$ 50 000
- Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (Texas) 黑料社� US$ 50 000
- Pipeline Safety Coalition (Pennsylvania) 黑料社� US$ 48 718
- Pipeline Safety Trust (Washington) 黑料社� US$ 50 000
- Powell County (Montana) 黑料社� US$ 18 288
- Sevier County Utility District (Tennessee) 黑料社� US$ 50 000
- West Pikeland Township (Pennsylvania) 黑料社� US$ 50 000
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