Fresh nuts, bolts and fittings are ready to be added to the eastern leg of the pipeline near St. Ignus as Enbridge prepares to test the Line 5 pipeline under the Mackinac Strait in McKinnaux City, Michigan on June 8, 2017. Canadian Press/AP/Dale G. Young
Pipeline operators hope Congress will amend federal law to eliminate “loopholes.”
Currently, under U.S. Code Section 60123(b) of Title 49, a conviction for intentionally or negligently damaging and destroying a pipeline will qualify for a sentence of 15, 5 years, and a fine of up to $25,000.
