Governor
Dave
Heineman,
a
Republican,
sent
a
letter
to
President
Barack
Obama
that
said
TransCanada,
the
company
planning
to
build
the
pipeline,
would
adhere
to
57
safety
conditions,
Reuters
reported.
Those
include
rigorous
pipeline
design,
testing,
and
the
reporting
of
leaks
on
the
line,
according
to
the
news
wire.
The
US
State
Department
is
expected
to
soon
release
its
own
environmental
assessment
of
the
$5.3
billion
project,
a
step
it
must
take
before
deciding
the
fate
of
the
pipeline
in
the
months
ahead.
TransCanada
had
submitted
a
new
route
for
the
pipeline
expected
to…
