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Surface Transportation: Issues Associated With Pipeline Regulation by the Surface Transportation Board

RCED-98-99 Published: Apr 21, 1998. Publicly Released: Apr 21, 1998.
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Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reported on the impact of the Surface Transportation Board's (STB) regulation on pipeline competitiveness and the transportation of anhydrous ammonia, focusing on: (1) the historical reasons for regulating pipelines; (2) STB's role in regulating pipelines, including the number of pipelines regulated by STB; (3) the ability of alternatives to compete with pipelines that transport anhydrous ammonia to the Midwest; and (4) issues before Congress as it examines whether to extend, modify, or rescind STB's authority to regulate pipelines.

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CompetitionCongressional oversightEconomic analysisFertilizersGround transportationIndependent regulatory commissionsPipeline operationsTrade regulationTransportation ratesAgricultural commodities