Authorizing Enbridge Energy Company, Inc. To Operate and Maintain Existing Pipeline Facilities at St. Clair County, Michigan, at the International Boundary Between the United States and Canada

Key Points

• Trump issued a new permit that allows Enbridge Energy to continue operating a 30-inch pipeline crossing the border between Michigan and Canada.
• The pipeline carries crude oil and other fuels like gasoline and diesel, but it is not allowed to carry natural gas under this specific agreement.
• This document updates a very old permit from 1953 to make sure the pipeline follows modern safety and environmental rules.
• Enbridge must pay for all costs if there is a leak and must let government inspectors check the pipeline at any time to make sure it is safe.
• The U.S. government can take control of the pipeline if it is needed for national security, but they would have to pay the company for using it.

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