Senators Propose Industry-Backed Plant Security Bill

The industry-supported bill is not considered a companion bill to the legislation the House passed last year, which makes certain changes to the existing law. Those modifications are not supported by Collins and the Senate bill’s cosponsors. “We commend Senator Collins and support the bipartisan legislation that will reauthorize the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards,” (CFATS), says ACC president and CEO Cal Dooley. “The bill introduced in the Senate will go a long way to ensure that our country continues to benefit from the rigorous chemical...

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