House and Senate Introduce Bills to Prevent Theft of Metals from Critical Infrastructure, Businesses
Posted on Mar 7, 2013 in Legislative & Politics | Comments Off on House and Senate Introduce Bills to Prevent Theft of Metals from Critical Infrastructure, Businesses
On February 28, several senators introduced a bipartisan legislation designed to prevent the growing problem of metal theft. Among other things, the bipartisan legislation would make it metal theft, explicitly identifying theft of metal from critical infrastructure, a federal crime and would require recyclers of scrap metal to keep detailed documentation of metal purchases and make such records available to law enforcement agencies. The House introduced a similar bill February 27, 2013. Read the full press release.
