Transcript Document

Pipeline Safety Trust
National Pipeline Safety Conference
New Orleans, LA
An Overview of the Pipelines and Informed Planning
Alliance (PIPA) Report
November 4, 2010
James Davenport, Program Manager
NACo
Why local government should care?
Pipeline and Informed Pipeline Alliance (PIPA)
Report
What is NACo
•Established in 1935 and serves 3068
Counties
•American County Platform is established
through 11 Steering Committees
•23 Affiliate Organizations
Technical Assistance at NACo
•Provides information, training and
assistance to counties
•Workshops, peer-to-peer networking
opportunities, publications, special reports
and toolkits, etc.
Agreement Between PHMSA and NACo
•To help build county officials’ awareness and capacity to improve
transmission pipeline, especially through local land use practices, and
pipeline safety.
•ID elected county officials, key county professional staff including
planners, to participate in (PIPA)
•Provide national outreach and education to county officials about
PIPA recommendations
•Produce a county best practices guide or fact sheet
•Workshops
NACo Support PIPA
•Counties Responsibility
•Partnerships
•Local Input
•Land Use Planning and Growth Management
•Environmental Laws
•Federal Requirements and Local Land Use Authority
Upcoming Forums
•“Planning for Pipeline Placement and Safety – New Guidance to
Help Communities Assess Risks and Benefits”
•Co-Sponsored by the County Planning Division and National
Association of County Planners
•APA Conference in Boston, MA (April 9- April 12, 2011).
• NACo Annual Conference in Portland OR (July 15 – July 19,
2011).
James Davenport
Program Manager
National Association of Counties
202-661-8807
[email protected]