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handle is hein.crs/govenqv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: eCongressional a Research Service Line 5 Pipeline: Replacement/Tunnel Project Updated December 6, 2023 The Line 5 Pipeline is a 30-inch, 645-mile pipeline owned by Enbridge carrying up to 540,000 barrels per day of crude oil and natural gas liquids from Superior, WI, to Sarnia, Ontario (Figure 1). A key segment of Line 5 is an underwater crossing at the Straits of Mackinac-between Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas-where it runs for approximately four miles across the lakebed. This crossing has been an environmental concern due to the risk it poses of a worst case oil spill into the Great Lakes. Figure I. Enbridge Line 5 Pipeline Source: CRS using data from Platts, and Esri Data & Maps 2019. Under the terms of various state agreements, Enbridge plans to replace this pipeline segment with a new one constructed through a tunnel beneath the lakebed-which requires federal approval. Enbridge plans to continue operating the existing pipeline in the meantime. However, for different reasons, the State of Michigan and a federal court have ordered Line 5 to shut down. Whether the pipeline should continue operating is the subject of litigation, federal oversight, and a U.S.-Canada treaty dispute. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11798 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress -

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