In a letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders on June 23, APCA said the Pipeline Safety Authorization Act of 2026 "would improve safety standards while providing long-term stability for industry stakeholders and regulators alike" and urged its timely passage. The Energy Subcommittee marked up the bill on June 24.

"Specifically, APCA strongly supports the underground utility excavation damage prevention provisions included in Section 9 of the Pipeline Safety Authorization Act of 2026, which would direct states to adopt—or demonstrate progress toward adopting—leading practices in their damage prevention notification programs as part of the criteria PHMSA considers when states apply for damage prevention grant dollars," APCA Executive Director Tim Wagner said.

See APCA's letter here.