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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4277

To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish the Pipeline Safety 

Administration in the Department of Transportation. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 5, 2004

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL

To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish the 

Pipeline Safety Administration in the Department of 

Transportation.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pipeline Safety Admin5 istration Establishment Act’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. PIPELINE SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 49, United 

3 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘§ 116. Pipeline Safety Administration 

6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Pipeline Safety Administra7 tion shall be an administration in the Department of 

8 Transportation. 

9 ‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATOR.—The head of the Administra10 tion shall be the Administrator who shall be appointed by 

11 the President, by and with the advice and consent of the 

12 Senate. The Administrator shall report directly to the Sec13 retary of Transportation. 

14 ‘‘(c) DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR.—The Administration 

15 shall have a Deputy Administrator who shall be appointed 

16 by the Secretary of Transportation. The Deputy Adminis17 trator shall carry out duties and powers prescribed by the 

18 Administrator. 

19 ‘‘(d) RESPONSIBILITIES OF ADMINISTRATOR.—The 

20 Administrator shall carry out the duties and powers vested 

21 in the Secretary under chapter 601 and additional duties 

22 and powers related to pipeline safety prescribed by the 

23 Secretary. 

24 ‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—

25 Nothing in this section shall affect any delegation of au26 thority, regulation, order, approval, exemption, waiver, 
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1 contract, or other administrative act of the Secretary with 

2 respect to laws administered through the Research and 

3 Special Programs Administration as of the day before the 

4 date of enactment of this section.’’. 

5 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 

6 chapter 1 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 

7 adding at the end the following:

‘‘116. Pipeline Safety Administration.’’.

8 (c) DUTIES OF RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS

9 ADMINISTRATION.—Section 112(d) of title 49, United 

10 States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (2) and 

11 redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) 

12 and (3), respectively. 

13 (d) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE.—Section 5313 of title 5, 

14 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 

15 following: 

16 ‘‘Administrator, Pipeline Safety Administra17 tion.’’. 

18 (e) TRANSITION.—The Secretary of Transportation 

19 shall provide for the transfer of duties and powers under 

20 the amendments made by this Act.

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