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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2937 

To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for enhanced safety 

and environmental protection in pipeline transportation, to provide for 

enhanced reliability in the transportation of the Nation’s energy products 

by pipeline, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 

Mr. UPTON (for himself and Mr. DINGELL) 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 provide for enhanced safety and environmental protection in pipeline 

transportation, to provide for enhanced reliability in the 

transportation of the Nation’s energy products by pipeline, and for other purposes. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF TITLE 49, 

2 UNITED STATES CODE; DEFINITIONS; TABLE 

3 OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Pipeline Infrastructure and Community Protection Act 

6 of 2011’’. 

7 (b) AMENDMENT OF TITLE 49, UNITED STATES

8 CODE.—Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever 

9 in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 

10 of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other 

11 provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to 

12 a section or other provision of title 49, United States 

13 Code. 

14 (c) DEFINITIONS.—Any term used in this Act that 

15 is defined in chapter 601 of title 49, United States Code, 

16 shall have the meaning given that term in that chapter. 

17 (d) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

18 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; amendment of title 49, United States Code; definitions; 

table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Civil penalties. 

Sec. 3. Pipeline damage prevention. 

Sec. 4. Offshore gathering lines. 

Sec. 5. Automatic and remote-controlled shut-off valves. 

Sec. 6. Excess flow valves. 

Sec. 7. Integrity management. 

Sec. 8. Public education and awareness. 

Sec. 9. Cast iron gas pipelines. 

Sec. 10. Leak detection. 

Sec. 11. Incident notification. 

Sec. 12. Transportation-related onshore facility response plan compliance. 

Sec. 13. Pipeline infrastructure data collection. 

Sec. 14. International cooperation and consultation. 

Sec. 15. Transportation-related oil flow lines. 


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Sec. 16. Alaska project coordination. 

Sec. 17. Cost recovery for design reviews. 

Sec. 18. Special permits. 

Sec. 19. Biofuel pipelines. 

Sec. 20. Carbon dioxide pipelines. 

Sec. 21. Study of the transportation of diluted bitumen. 

Sec. 22. Study of non-petroleum hazardous liquids transported by pipeline. 

Sec. 23. Clarifications. 

Sec. 24. Additional resources. 

Sec. 25. Maintenance of effort. 

Sec. 26. Administrative enforcement process. 

Sec. 27. Maximum allowable operating pressure. 

Sec. 28. Cover over buried pipeline. 

Sec. 29. Onshore gathering lines. 

Sec. 30. Authorization of appropriations. 

1 SEC. 2. CIVIL PENALTIES. 

2 (a) PENALTY CONSIDERATIONS; MAJOR CON3 SEQUENCE VIOLATIONS.—Section 60122 is amended— 

4 (1) by striking ‘‘the ability to pay,’’ in sub5 section (b)(1)(B); 

6 (2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) 

7 as subsections (d) through (g), respectively; and 

8 (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(c) PENALTIES FOR MAJOR CONSEQUENCE VIOLA11 TIONS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A person that the Sec13 retary of Transportation decides, after written notice 

14 and an opportunity for a hearing, has committed a 

15 major consequence violation of section 60114(b), 

16 60114(d), or 60118(a) of this title or a regulation 

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1 alty of not more than $250,000 for each violation. 

2 A separate violation occurs for each day the violation 

3 continues. The maximum civil penalty under this 

4 paragraph for a related series of major consequence 

5 violations is $2,500,000. 

6 ‘‘(2) PENALTY CONSIDERATIONS.—In deter7 mining the amount of a civil penalty for a major 

8 consequence violation under this subsection, the Sec9 retary shall consider the factors prescribed in sub10 section (b). 

11 ‘‘(3) MAJOR CONSEQUENCE VIOLATION DE12 FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘major con13 sequence violation’ means a violation that contrib14 uted to a pipeline facility incident resulting in— 

15 ‘‘(A) 1 or more deaths; 

16 ‘‘(B) 1 or more injuries or illnesses requir17 ing in-patient hospitalization; or 

18 ‘‘(C) environmental harm exceeding 

19 $250,000 in estimated damages to the environ20 ment including property loss, other than the 

21 value of natural gas or hazardous liquid lost 

22 and damage to pipeline facility equipment.’’. 

23 (b) PENALTY FOR OBSTRUCTION OF INSPECTIONS

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1 pose a civil penalty under section 60122 on a person who 

2 obstructs or prevents the Secretary from carrying out in3 spections or investigations under this chapter.’’. 

4 (c) ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY CAPS INAPPLI5 CABLE.—Section 60120(a)(1) is amended by adding at the 

6 end the following: ‘‘The maximum amount of civil pen7 alties for administrative enforcement actions under section 

8 60122 shall not apply to enforcement actions under this 

9 section.’’. 

10 (d) JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE EN11 FORCEMENT ORDERS.—Section 60119(a) is amended— 

12 (1) in the subsection heading by striking ‘‘AND

13 WAIVER ORDERS’’ and inserting ‘‘, ORDERS, AND

14 OTHER FINAL AGENCY ACTIONS’’; and 

15 (2) by striking ‘‘about an application for a 

16 waiver under section 60118(c) or (d) of’’ and insert17 ing ‘‘under’’. 

18 SEC. 3. PIPELINE DAMAGE PREVENTION. 

19 (a) MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR STATE ONE-CALL

20 NOTIFICATION PROGRAMS.—Section 6103(a) is amended 

21 to read as follows: 

22 ‘‘(a) MINIMUM STANDARDS.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to qualify for a 

24 grant under section 6106, a State one-call notifica25 tion program shall, at a minimum, provide for— 


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1 ‘‘(A) appropriate participation by all un2 derground facility operators, including all gov3 ernment operators; 

4 ‘‘(B) appropriate participation by all exca5 vators, including all government and contract 

6 excavators; and 

7 ‘‘(C) flexible and effective enforcement 

8 under State law with respect to participation in, 

9 and use of, one-call notification systems. 

10 ‘‘(2) EXEMPTIONS PROHIBITED.—A State one11 call notification program may not exempt mecha12 nized excavation, municipalities, State agencies, or 

13 their contractors from its one-call notification sys14 tem requirements.’’. 

15 (b) STATE DAMAGE PREVENTION PROGRAMS.—Sec16 tion 60134(a) is amended— 

17 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon in 

18 paragraph (1); 

19 (2) by striking ‘‘(b).’’ in paragraph (2)(B) and 

20 inserting ‘‘(b); and’’; and 

21 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(3) does not provide any exemptions to mecha23 nized excavation, municipalities, State agencies, or 

24 their contractors from its one-call notification sys25 tem requirements.’’. 


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1 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

2 this section shall take effect 2 years after the date of en3 actment of this Act. 

4 SEC. 4. OFFSHORE GATHERING LINES. 

5 Section 60102(k)(1) is amended by striking the last 

6 sentence and inserting ‘‘Not later than 2 years after the 

7 date of enactment of the Pipeline Infrastructure and Com8 munity Protection Act of 2011, the Secretary shall issue 

9 regulations, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, 

10 subjecting offshore hazardous liquid gathering lines and 

11 hazardous liquid gathering lines located within the inlets 

12 of the Gulf of Mexico to the same standards and regula13 tions as other hazardous liquid pipelines, except as pro14 vided in paragraph (3). The regulations issued under this 

15 paragraph shall not apply to production pipelines or flow 

16 lines’’. 

17 SEC. 5. AUTOMATIC AND REMOTE-CONTROLLED SHUT-OFF 

18 VALVES. 

19 Section 60102 is amended by adding at the end the 

20 following: 

21 ‘‘(n) AUTOMATIC AND REMOTE-CONTROLLED SHUT22 OFF VALVES.— 

23 ‘‘(1) STANDARDS FOR NEW TRANSMISSION

24 PIPELINES.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

25 of enactment of the Pipeline Infrastructure and 


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1 Community Protection Act of 2011, the Secretary 

2 shall by regulation, after notice and an opportunity 

3 for a hearing, require the use of automatic or re4 mote-controlled shut-off valves, or equivalent tech5 nology, where economically, technically, and oper6 ationally feasible on transmission pipelines con7 structed or entirely replaced after the date on which 

8 the Secretary issues a final rule. 

9 ‘‘(2) RETROFIT REVIEW AND ANALYSIS.—The 

10 Secretary shall conduct a review of transmission 

11 pipeline facility operators’ ability to respond to a 

12 hazardous liquid or gas release from a pipeline seg13 ment located in a high consequence area (as de14 scribed in section 60109(a)). The Secretary’s anal15 ysis shall consider the swiftness of leak detection 

16 and pipeline shutdown capabilities, the location of 

17 nearest response personnel, and the costs, risks, and 

18 benefits of installing automatic and remote-con19 trolled shut-off valves. Not later than 1 year after 

20 the date of enactment of the Pipeline Infrastructure 

21 and Community Protection Act of 2011, the Sec22 retary shall report the results of such review and 

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1 frastructure and Committee on Energy and Com2 merce.’’. 

3 SEC. 6. EXCESS FLOW VALVES. 

4 Section 60109(e)(3) is amended— 

5 (1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub6 paragraph (C); and 

7 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(B) DISTRIBUTION BRANCH SERVICES, 

10 MULTIFAMILY FACILITIES, AND SMALL COM11 MERCIAL FACILITIES.—Not later than 2 years 

12 after the date of enactment of the Pipeline In13 frastructure and Community Protection Act of 

14 2011, the Secretary shall by regulation, after 

15 notice and an opportunity for a hearing, require 

16 the use of excess flow valves, or equivalent tech17 nology, where economically, technically, and 

18 operationally feasible on new or entirely re19 placed distribution branch services, multifamily 

20 facilities, and small commercial facilities.’’. 

21 SEC. 7. INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT. 

22 (a) EVALUATION.—Within 1 year after the date of 

23 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 

24 shall evaluate— 


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1 (1) whether integrity management system re2 quirements, or elements thereof, should be expanded 

3 beyond high consequence areas (as described in sec4 tion 60109(a) of title 49, United States Code); and 

5 (2) with respect to gas transmission pipeline fa6 cilities, whether applying integrity management pro7 gram requirements, or elements thereof, to addi8 tional areas would mitigate the need for class loca9 tion requirements. 

10 (b) REPORT.—Based on the evaluation described in 

11 subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit a report to the 

12 Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor13 tation and the House of Representatives Committee on 

14 Transportation and Infrastructure and Committee on En15 ergy and Commerce containing the Secretary’s analysis 

16 and findings regarding expansion of integrity management 

17 requirements, or elements thereof, beyond high con18 sequence areas and whether applying the integrity man19 agement program requirements, or elements thereof, to 

20 additional areas would mitigate the need for class location 

21 requirements. 

22 (c) STANDARDS.—Not later than 2 years after com23 pletion of the evaluation, the Secretary shall, as appro24 priate, prescribe regulations, after notice and an oppor25 tunity for a hearing, that— 


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1 (1) expand integrity management system re2 quirements, or elements thereof, beyond high con3 sequence areas; and 

4 (2) remove redundant class location require5 ments for gas transmission pipeline facilities that 

6 are regulated under an integrity management pro7 gram adopted and implemented under section 

8 60109(c)(2) of title 49, United States Code. 

9 (d) DATA REPORTING.—The Secretary shall collect 

10 any relevant data necessary to complete the evaluation re11 quired by subsection (a) and may collect such additional 

12 data pursuant to regulations promulgated under sub13 section (b) as may be necessary. 

14 (e) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 

15 60109(c)(3)(B) is amended to read as follows: 

16 ‘‘(B) Subject to paragraph (5), periodic re17 assessments of the facility, at a minimum of 

18 once every 7 calendar years, using methods de19 scribed in subparagraph (A). Such deadline 

20 shall be extended for an additional 6 months if 

21 the operator submits written notice to the Sec22 retary that includes an explanation of the need 

23 for such extension.’’. 


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1 SEC. 8. PUBLIC EDUCATION AND AWARENESS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 601 is amended by add3 ing at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘§ 60138. Public education and awareness 

5 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 

6 date of enactment of the Pipeline Infrastructure and Com7 munity Protection Act of 2011, the Secretary shall— 

8 ‘‘(1) maintain a monthly updated summary of 

9 all completed and final natural gas and hazardous 

10 liquid pipeline facility inspections conducted by or 

11 reported to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

12 Safety Administration that includes— 

13 ‘‘(A) identification of the operator in14 spected; 

15 ‘‘(B) the type of inspection; 

16 ‘‘(C) the results of the inspection, includ17 ing any deficiencies identified; and 

18 ‘‘(D) any corrective actions required to be 

19 taken by the operator to remediate such defi20 ciencies; 

21 ‘‘(2) maintain a detailed summary of each ap22 proved emergency response plan written by the oper23 ator that includes the key elements of the plan, but 

24 which may exclude— 

25 ‘‘(A) proprietary information; 


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1 ‘‘(B) sensitive security information, includ2 ing as referenced in section 1520.5(a) of title 

3 49, Code of Federal Regulations; 

4 ‘‘(C) specific response resources and tac5 tical resource deployment plans; and 

6 ‘‘(D) the specific amount and location of 

7 worst-case discharges, including the process by 

8 which an operator determines the worst-case 

9 discharge; and 

10 ‘‘(3) maintain, as part of the National Pipeline 

11 Mapping System, a map of all currently designated 

12 high consequence areas (as described in section 

13 60109(a)) in which pipelines are required to meet 

14 integrity management safety regulations, excluding 

15 any proprietary or sensitive security information, 

16 and update the map annually. 

17 ‘‘(b) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The requirements of 

18 subsection (a) shall be satisfied if the information required 

19 to be made public is made available on the Pipeline and 

20 Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s public Web 

21 site. 

22 ‘‘(c) RELATIONSHIP TO FOIA.—Nothing in this sec23 tion shall be construed to require disclosure of information 

24 or records that are exempt from disclosure under section 

25 552 of title 5.’’. 


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1 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

2 for chapter 601 is amended by inserting after the item 

3 relating to section 60137 the following: 

‘‘60138. Public education and awareness.’’. 

4 SEC. 9. CAST IRON GAS PIPELINES. 

5 (a) SURVEY UPDATE.—Not later than 1 year after 

6 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Trans7 portation shall conduct a follow-on survey to the survey 

8 conducted under section 60108(d) of title 49, United 

9 States Code, to determine— 

10 (1) the extent to which each operator has 

11 adopted a plan for the safe management and re12 placement of cast iron pipelines; 

13 (2) the elements of the plan, including the an14 ticipated rate of replacement; and 

15 (3) the progress that has been made. 

16 (b) SURVEY FREQUENCY.—Section 60108(d) is 

17 amended by adding at the end the following new para18 graph: 

19 ‘‘(4) The Secretary shall conduct a follow-up survey 

20 to measure progress of plan implementation biennially.’’. 

21 SEC. 10. LEAK DETECTION. 

22 (a) LEAK DETECTION REPORT.—Not later than 1 

23 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

24 of Transportation shall submit to the Senate Committee 

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1 of Representatives Committee on Transportation and In2 frastructure and Committee on Energy and Commerce a 

3 report on leak detection systems utilized by operators of 

4 hazardous liquid pipeline facilities and transportation-re5 lated flow lines. The report shall include an analysis of 

6 the technical limitations of current leak detection systems, 

7 including the systems’ ability to detect ruptures and small 

8 leaks that are ongoing or intermittent, and what can be 

9 done to foster development of better technologies. 

10 (b) STANDARDS.—Not later than 2 years after sub11 mission of the report under subsection (a), the Secretary 

12 shall, as appropriate, based on the findings of such report, 

13 prescribe regulations, after notice and an opportunity for 

14 a hearing— 

15 (1) requiring an operator of a hazardous liquid 

16 pipeline facility to use leak detection systems; and 

17 (2) establishing technically, operationally, and 

18 economically feasible standards for the capability of 

19 such systems to detect leaks. 

20 SEC. 11. INCIDENT NOTIFICATION. 

21 (a) REVIEW OF PROCEDURES.—Not later than 18 

22 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec23 retary of Transportation shall review procedures for the 

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1 gency response officials and revise such procedures as ap2 propriate. 

3 (b) TELEPHONIC NOTICE OF CERTAIN INCIDENTS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 601, as amended by 

5 this Act, is further amended by adding at the end 

6 the following: 

7 ‘‘§ 60139. Telephonic notice of certain incidents 

8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An owner or operator of a pipe9 line facility shall provide immediate telephonic notice of— 

10 ‘‘(1) a failure of a hazardous liquid pipeline fa11 cility described in section 195.50 of title 49, Code of 

12 Federal Regulations; and 

13 ‘‘(2) an incident, as defined in section 191.3 of 

14 title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. 

15 ‘‘(b) IMMEDIATE TELEPHONIC NOTICE DEFINED.— 

16 In subsection (a), the term ‘immediate telephonic notice’ 

17 means telephonic notice, as described in section 191.5 of 

18 such title, to the National Response Center at the earliest 

19 practicable moment following confirmed discovery and not 

20 later than one hour following the time of such discovery. 

21 ‘‘(c) ESTIMATES OF RELEASE VOLUMES.—When 

22 providing immediate telephonic notice under subsection 

23 (a), the owner or operator of a pipeline facility shall esti24 mate the general volume of a release using ranges such 

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1 ume of such ranges, but shall not be required to provide 

2 a numerical estimate of the size of the release. The owner 

3 or operator shall be required to revise an estimate to pro4 vide more specific information, including, but not limited 

5 to, a numerical estimate of the size of the release within 

6 48 hours, to the extent practicable. 

7 ‘‘(d) REFERENCES.—Any reference to a regulation in 

8 this section means the regulation as in effect on the date 

9 of enactment of this section.’’. 

10 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec11 tions for chapter 601 is amended by inserting after 

12 the item relating to section 60138 the following: 

‘‘60139. Telephonic notice of certain incidents.’’. 

13 (c) STANDARDS.—Not later than 2 years after the 

14 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor15 tation shall prescribe regulations, after notice and an op16 portunity for comment, defining the meaning of the terms 

17 ‘‘discovery’’, ‘‘small’’, ‘‘medium’’, ‘‘large’’, and ‘‘very 

18 large’’ as used in section 60139(c) of title 49, United 

19 States Code, as added by subsection (b) of this section. 

20 SEC. 12. TRANSPORTATION-RELATED ONSHORE FACILITY 

21 RESPONSE PLAN COMPLIANCE. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 

23 section 311(m)(2) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 

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1 ‘‘(A) RECORDKEEPING.—Whenever re2 quired to carry out the purposes of this section, 

3 the Administrator, the Secretary of Transpor4 tation, or the Secretary of the department in 

5 which the Coast Guard is operating shall re6 quire the owner or operator of a facility to 

7 which this section applies to establish and 

8 maintain such records, make such reports, in9 stall, use, and maintain such monitoring equip10 ment and methods, and provide such other in11 formation as the Administrator, the Secretary 

12 of Transportation, or Secretary of the depart13 ment in which the Coast Guard is operating, as 

14 the case may be, may require to carry out the 

15 objectives of this section. 

16 ‘‘(B) ENTRY AND INSPECTION.—Whenever 

17 required to carry out the purposes of this sec18 tion, the Administrator, the Secretary of Trans19 portation, or the Secretary of the Department 

20 in which the Coast Guard is operating or an au21 thorized representative of the Administrator, 

22 the Secretary of Transportation, or Secretary of 

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1 ‘‘(i) enter and inspect any facility to 

2 which this section applies, including any 

3 facility at which any records are required 

4 to be maintained under subparagraph (A); 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(ii) at reasonable times, have access 

7 to and copy any records, take samples, and 

8 inspect any monitoring equipment or meth9 ods required under subparagraph (A).’’. 

10 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

11 311(b)(6)(A) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 

12 (33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘oper13 ating or’’ and inserting ‘‘operating, the Secretary of 

14 Transportation, or’’. 

15 SEC. 13. PIPELINE INFRASTRUCTURE DATA COLLECTION. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 60132(a) is amended— 

17 (1) in the text preceding paragraph (1), by 

18 striking ‘‘and gathering lines’’; and 

19 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(4) Any other geospatial or technical data, in21 cluding design and material specifications, that the 

22 Secretary determines is necessary to carry out the 

23 purposes of this section. The Secretary shall give 

24 reasonable notice to operators that the data are 

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1 (b) DISCLOSURE LIMITED TO FOIA REQUIRE2 MENTS.—Section 60132 is amended by adding at the end 

3 the following: 

4 ‘‘(d) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE LIMITED.—The Secretary 

5 may not disclose information collected pursuant to sub6 section (a) except to the extent permitted by section 552 

7 of title 5.’’. 

8 SEC. 14. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND CONSULTA9 TION. 

10 Section 60117 is amended by adding at the end the 

11 following: 

12 ‘‘(o) INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND CONSULTA13 TION.— 

14 ‘‘(1) INFORMATION EXCHANGE AND TECHNICAL

15 ASSISTANCE.—If the Secretary determines that it 

16 would benefit the United States, subject to guidance 

17 from the Secretary of State, the Secretary may en18 gage in activities supporting cooperative inter19 national efforts to share information about the risks 

20 to the public and the environment from pipeline fa21 cilities and means of protecting against those risks. 

22 Such cooperation may include the exchange of infor23 mation with domestic and appropriate international 

24 organizations to facilitate efforts to develop and im25 prove safety standards and requirements for pipeline 


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1 transportation in or affecting interstate or foreign 

2 commerce. 

3 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—To the extent prac4 ticable, subject to guidance from the Secretary of 

5 State, the Secretary may consult with interested au6 thorities in Canada, Mexico, and other interested au7 thorities, as needed, to ensure that the respective 

8 pipeline facility safety standards and requirements 

9 prescribed by the Secretary and those prescribed by 

10 such authorities are consistent with the safe and re11 liable operation of cross-border pipeline facilities. 

12 ‘‘(3) DIFFERENCES IN INTERNATIONAL STAND13 ARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.—Nothing in this section 

14 requires that a standard or requirement prescribed 

15 by the Secretary under this chapter be identical to 

16 a standard or requirement adopted by a foreign or 

17 international authority.’’. 

18 SEC. 15. TRANSPORTATION-RELATED OIL FLOW LINES. 

19 Section 60102, as amended by section 5, is further 

20 amended by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(o) TRANSPORTATION-RELATED OIL FLOW

22 LINES.— 

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1 tation-related oil flow lines, including unregulated 

2 transportation-related oil flow lines. 

3 ‘‘(2) TRANSPORTATION-RELATED OIL FLOW

4 LINE DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘trans5 portation-related oil flow line’ means a pipeline 

6 transporting oil off of the grounds of the well where 

7 it originated across areas not owned by the pro8 ducer, regardless of the extent to which the oil has 

9 been processed, if at all. 

10 ‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this subsection 

11 authorizes the Secretary to prescribe standards for 

12 the movement of oil through production, refining, or 

13 manufacturing facilities, or through oil production 

14 flow lines located on the grounds of wells.’’. 

15 SEC. 16. ALASKA PROJECT COORDINATION. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 601, as amended by this 

17 Act, is further amended by adding at the end the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘§ 60140. Alaska project coordination 

20 ‘‘The Secretary may provide technical assistance to 

21 the State of Alaska for the purpose of achieving coordi22 nated and effective oversight of the construction and oper23 ation of new and prospective pipeline facility systems in 

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1 ‘‘(1) conducting coordinated inspections of pipe2 line facility systems subject to the respective au3 thorities of the Department of Transportation and 

4 the State of Alaska; 

5 ‘‘(2) consulting on the development and imple6 mentation of programs designed to manage the in7 tegrity risks associated with operating pipeline facil8 ity systems in the unique conditions of Alaska; 

9 ‘‘(3) training inspection and enforcement per10 sonnel and consulting on the development and imple11 mentation of inspection protocols and training pro12 grams; and 

13 ‘‘(4) entering into cooperative agreements, 

14 grants, or other transactions with the State of Alas15 ka, the Joint Pipeline Office, other Federal agencies, 

16 and other public and private agencies to carry out 

17 the objectives of this section.’’. 

18 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

19 for chapter 601 is amended by inserting after the item 

20 relating to section 60139 the following: 

‘‘60140. Alaska project coordination.’’. 

21 SEC. 17. COST RECOVERY FOR DESIGN REVIEWS. 

22 (a) Section 60117(n) is amended to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘(n) COST RECOVERY FOR DESIGN REVIEWS.— 

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1 ‘‘(A) REVIEW COSTS.—For any project de2 scribed in subparagraph (B), if the Secretary 

3 conducts facility design safety reviews in con4 nection with a proposal to construct, expand, or 

5 operate a new gas or hazardous liquid pipeline 

6 facility or liquefied natural gas pipeline facility, 

7 including construction inspections and over8 sight, the Secretary may require the person or 

9 entity proposing the project to pay the costs in10 curred by the Secretary relating to such re11 views. If the Secretary exercises the cost recov12 ery authority described in this section, the Sec13 retary shall prescribe a fee structure and as14 sessment methodology that is based on the 

15 costs of providing these reviews and shall pre16 scribe procedures to collect fees under this sec17 tion. The Secretary shall not collect design safe18 ty review fees under this chapter and section 

19 60301 for the same design safety review. 

20 ‘‘(B) PROJECTS TO WHICH APPLICABLE.— 

21 Subparagraph (A) applies to any project that— 

22 ‘‘(i) has design and construction costs 

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1 ‘‘(ii) uses new or novel technologies or 

2 design. 

3 ‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION.—For any new pipeline fa4 cility construction project in which the Secretary will 

5 conduct design reviews, the person or entity pro6 posing the project shall notify the Secretary and pro7 vide the design specifications, construction plans and 

8 procedures, and related materials at least 120 days 

9 prior to the commencement of construction. Within 

10 90 days of receiving such design specifications, con11 struction plans and procedures, the Secretary shall 

12 provide written comments, feedback, and guidance 

13 on such project. 

14 ‘‘(3) DEPOSIT AND USE.—There is established 

15 a Pipeline Safety Design Review Fund in the Treas16 ury of the United States. The Secretary shall deposit 

17 funds paid under this subsection into the Fund. 

18 Funds deposited under this subsection are author19 ized to be appropriated for the purposes set forth in 

20 this chapter. Fees authorized under this subsection 

21 shall be available for obligation only to the extent 

22 and in the amount provided in advance in appropria23 tions Acts.’’. 

24 (b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

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1 shall issue guidance to clarify the meaning of the term 

2 ‘‘new or novel technologies or design’’ as used in section 

3 60117(n) of title 49, United States Code, as amended by 

4 subsection (a) of this section. 

5 SEC. 18. SPECIAL PERMITS. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 60118(c)(1) is amended 

7 to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘(1) ISSUANCE OF WAIVERS.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—On application of an 

10 owner or operator of a pipeline facility, the Sec11 retary by order may waive compliance with any 

12 part of an applicable standard prescribed under 

13 this chapter with respect to the facility on 

14 terms the Secretary considers appropriate, if 

15 the Secretary finds that the waiver is not incon16 sistent with pipeline facility safety. 

17 ‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In determining 

18 whether to grant a waiver, the Secretary shall 

19 consider— 

20 ‘‘(i) the applicant’s compliance his21 tory; 

22 ‘‘(ii) the applicant’s accident history; 

23 and 

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1 ‘‘(C) EFFECTIVE PERIOD.—A waiver of 

2 one or more pipeline facility operating require3 ments shall be reviewed by the Secretary 5 

4 years after its effective date. In reviewing a 

5 waiver, the Secretary shall consider any change 

6 in ownership or control of the pipeline facility, 

7 any change in the conditions around the pipe8 line facility, and other factors as appropriate. 

9 The Secretary may modify, suspend, or revoke 

10 a waiver after such review in accordance with 

11 subparagraph (E). 

12 ‘‘(D) PUBLIC NOTICE AND HEARING.—The 

13 Secretary may act on a waiver under this sub14 section only after public notice and an oppor15 tunity for a hearing, which may consist of pub16 lication of notice in the Federal Register that 

17 an application for a waiver has been filed and 

18 providing the public with the opportunity to re19 view and comment on the application. If a waiv20 er is granted, the Secretary shall state in the 

21 order and associated analysis the reasons for 

22 granting it. 

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1 show cause, the Secretary may modify, suspend, 

2 or revoke a waiver issued under this subsection 

3 for failure to comply with its terms or condi4 tions, intervening changes in Federal law, a ma5 terial change in circumstances affecting safety, 

6 including erroneous information in the applica7 tion, or any other reason. If necessary to avoid 

8 a significant risk of harm to persons, property, 

9 or the environment, the Secretary may waive 

10 the show cause procedure and make the action 

11 immediately effective.’’. 

12 (b) REGULATIONS; EFFECTIVE DATE.— 

13 (1) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 6 months 

14 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec15 retary shall publish a rule, after notice and an op16 portunity for comment, describing the additional fac17 tors the Secretary considers relevant under section 

18 60118(c)(1)(B)(iii) of title 49, United States Code, 

19 as amended by subsection (a) of this section. 

20 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirements for 

21 consideration under section 60118(c)(1)(B) of title 

22 49, United States Code, as amended by subsection 

23 (a) of this section, shall not take effect until the 

24 date on which the Secretary publishes a rule under 

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1 SEC. 19. BIOFUEL PIPELINES. 

2 Section 60101(a)(4) is amended— 

3 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon in 

4 subparagraph (A); 

5 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub6 paragraph (C); and 

7 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(B) non-petroleum fuels, including 

10 biofuels, that are flammable, toxic, or corrosive 

11 or would be harmful to the environment if re12 leased in significant quantities; and’’. 

13 SEC. 20. CARBON DIOXIDE PIPELINES. 

14 Section 60102(i) is amended to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘(i) PIPELINES TRANSPORTING CARBON DIOXIDE.— 

16 The Secretary shall prescribe minimum safety standards 

17 for the transportation of carbon dioxide by pipeline in ei18 ther a liquid or gaseous state.’’. 

19 SEC. 21. STUDY OF THE TRANSPORTATION OF DILUTED BI20 TUMEN. 

21 Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 

22 of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall complete 

23 a comprehensive review of hazardous liquid pipeline facil24 ity regulations to determine whether these regulations are 

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1 the Secretary shall conduct an analysis of whether any in2 crease in risk of release exists for pipeline facilities trans3 porting diluted bitumen. The Secretary shall report the 

4 results of this review to the Senate Committee on Com5 merce, Science, and Transportation, and the House of 

6 Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infra7 structure and Committee on Energy and Commerce. 

8 SEC. 22. STUDY OF NON-PETROLEUM HAZARDOUS LIQUIDS 

9 TRANSPORTED BY PIPELINE. 

10 The Secretary of Transportation may conduct an 

11 analysis of the transportation of non-petroleum hazardous 

12 liquids by pipeline facility for the purpose of identifying 

13 the extent to which pipeline facilities are currently being 

14 used to transport non-petroleum hazardous liquids, such 

15 as chlorine, from chemical production facilities across land 

16 areas not owned by the producer that are accessible to 

17 the public. The analysis should identify the extent to which 

18 the safety of the pipeline facilities is unregulated by the 

19 States and evaluate whether the transportation of such 

20 chemicals by pipeline facility across areas accessible to the 

21 public would present significant risks to public safety, 

22 property, or the environment in the absence of regulation. 

23 The results of the analysis shall be made available to the 

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1 Transportation and Infrastructure and Committee on En2 ergy and Commerce. 

3 SEC. 23. CLARIFICATIONS. 

4 (a) AMENDMENT OF PROCEDURES CLARIFICA5 TION.—Section 60108(a)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘an 

6 intrastate’’ and inserting ‘‘a’’. 

7 (b) OWNER AND OPERATOR CLARIFICATION.—Sec8 tion 60102(a)(2)(A) is amended by striking ‘‘owners and 

9 operators’’ and inserting ‘‘any or all of the owners or oper10 ators’’. 

11 SEC. 24. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—To the extent funds are appro13 priated, the Secretary of Transportation shall increase the 

14 personnel of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 

15 Administration by a total of 39 full-time employees to 

16 carry out the pipeline safety program and the administra17 tion of that program, of which— 

18 (1) 9 employees shall be added in fiscal year 

19 2011; 

20 (2) 10 employees shall be added in fiscal year 

21 2012; 

22 (3) 10 employees shall be added in fiscal year 

23 2013; and 

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1 (b) FUNCTIONS.—In increasing the number of em2 ployees under subsection (a), the Secretary shall hire em3 ployees— 

4 (1) to conduct inspections of pipeline facilities 

5 to determine compliance with applicable regulations 

6 and standards; 

7 (2) to conduct data collection, analysis, and re8 porting; 

9 (3) to develop, implement, and update informa10 tion technology; 

11 (4) to provide administrative, legal, and other 

12 support for pipeline facility enforcement activities; 

13 and 

14 (5) to support the overall pipeline safety mis15 sion of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 

16 Administration, including training of pipeline en17 forcement personnel. 

18 SEC. 25. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT. 

19 Section 60107(b) is amended to read as follows: 

20 ‘‘(b) PAYMENTS.—After notifying and consulting 

21 with a State authority, the Secretary may withhold any 

22 part of a payment when the Secretary decides that the 

23 authority is not carrying out satisfactorily a safety pro24 gram or not acting satisfactorily as an agent. The Sec25 retary may pay an authority under this section only when 


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1 the authority ensures the Secretary that it will provide the 

2 remaining costs of a safety program and that the total 

3 State amount spent for a safety program (excluding 

4 grants of the United States Government) will at least 

5 equal the average amount spent for gas and hazardous 

6 liquid safety programs for fiscal years 2004 through 2006, 

7 except when the Secretary waives the requirements of this 

8 subsection. The Secretary may grant such a waiver if a 

9 State can demonstrate an inability to maintain or increase 

10 the required funding share of its pipeline safety program 

11 at or above the level required by this subsection due to 

12 economic hardship in that State.’’. 

13 SEC. 26. ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT PROCESS. 

14 (a) ISSUANCE OF REGULATIONS.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years 

16 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec17 retary shall prescribe regulations— 

18 (A) requiring hearings under sections 

19 60112, 60117, 60118, and 60122 to be con20 vened before a presiding official; 

21 (B) providing the opportunity for any per22 son requesting a hearing under section 60112, 

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1 (C) ensuring expedited review of any order 

2 issued pursuant to section 60112(e); and 

3 (D) implementing a separation of functions 

4 between personnel involved with investigative 

5 and prosecutorial activities and advising the 

6 Secretary on findings and determinations. 

7 (2) PRESIDING OFFICIAL.—The regulations pre8 scribed under this subsection shall— 

9 (A) define the term ‘‘presiding official’’ to 

10 mean the person who conducts any hearing re11 lating to civil penalty assessments, compliance 

12 orders, safety orders, or corrective action or13 ders; and 

14 (B) require that the presiding official must 

15 be an attorney on the staff of the Deputy Chief 

16 Counsel that is not engaged in investigative or 

17 prosecutorial functions, including the prepara18 tion of notices of probable violations, orders re19 lating to civil penalty assessments, compliance 

20 orders, or corrective action orders. 

21 (3) EXPEDITED REVIEW.—The regulations pre22 scribed under this subsection shall define the term 

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1 (b) STANDARDS OF JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Section 

2 60119(a) is amended by adding at the end the following 

3 new paragraph: 

4 ‘‘(3) All judicial review of agency action under this 

5 section shall apply the standards of review established in 

6 section 706 of title 5.’’. 

7 SEC. 27. MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE OPERATING PRESSURE. 

8 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF RECORDS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months 

10 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec11 retary of Transportation shall require pipeline facil12 ity operators to conduct a verification of records for 

13 all interstate and intrastate gas transmission lines in 

14 class 3 and class 4 locations and class 1 and class 

15 2 high consequence areas (as described in section 

16 60109(a) of title 49, United States Code) con17 structed before July 1, 1970, that accurately reflect 

18 the pipeline’s physical and operational characteris19 tics and confirm the established maximum allowable 

20 operating pressure of those pipeline segments. 

21 (2) ELEMENTS.—Verification of each record 

22 under paragraph (1) shall include such elements as 

23 the Secretary considers appropriate. 

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1 (1) DOCUMENTATION OF CERTAIN PIPE2 LINES.—Not later than 18 months after the date of 

3 enactment of this Act, pipeline facility operators 

4 shall submit to the Secretary documentation of all 

5 interstate and intrastate gas transmission pipelines 

6 in class 3 and class 4 locations and class 1 and class 

7 2 high consequence areas (as described in section 

8 60109(a) of title 49, United States Code) con9 structed before the July 1, 1970, where the records 

10 required under subsection (a) are not sufficient to 

11 confirm the established maximum allowable oper12 ating pressure of those pipeline segments. 

13 (2) EXCEEDENCES OF MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE

14 OPERATING PRESSURE.—All pipeline facility opera15 tors shall report any exceedence of the maximum al16 lowable operating pressure for gas transmission 

17 pipelines that exceed the build-up allowed for oper18 ation of pressure-limiting or control devices to the 

19 Secretary not later than 5 working days after the 

20 exceedence occurs. Notice of exceedence by intra21 state gas transmission pipelines shall be provided 

22 concurrently to appropriate State authorities. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—For any transmission line 

2 reported in subsection (b), the Secretary shall re3 quire the operator of the transmission line to recon4 firm a maximum allowable operational pressure as 

5 expeditiously as economically feasible. 

6 (2) INTERIM ACTIONS.—For cases described in 

7 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall determine what 

8 actions are appropriate for a pipeline facility oper9 ator to take to maintain safety until a maximum al10 lowable operating pressure is confirmed. In deter11 mining what actions an operator should take, the 

12 Secretary shall take into account consequences to 

13 public safety and the environment, impacts on pipe14 line facility system reliability and deliverability, and 

15 other factors, as appropriate. 

16 SEC. 28. COVER OVER BURIED PIPELINE. 

17 (a) AMENDMENT.—Chapter 601 is amended by add18 ing at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘§ 60141. Cover over buried pipeline 

20 ‘‘Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

21 of the Pipeline Infrastructure and Community Protection 

22 Act of 2011, the Secretary shall complete an evaluation 

23 to determine whether or not current regulations regarding 

24 cover over buried pipeline at crossings of inland bodies of 

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1 mark to high water mark are sufficient to prevent a re2 lease of hazardous liquid.’’. 

3 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

4 for chapter 601 is amended by inserting after the item 

5 relating to section 60140 the following: 

‘‘60141. Cover over buried pipeline.’’. 

6 SEC. 29. ONSHORE GATHERING LINES. 

7 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

8 of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a review of all on9 shore gas and hazardous liquid gathering lines not regu10 lated under title 49, United States Code, and submit a 

11 report based on such review to the Senate Committee on 

12 Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of 

13 Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infra14 structure and Committee on Energy and Commerce con15 taining the Secretary’s recommendations with respect to— 

16 (1) the sufficiency of existing laws and regula17 tions to ensure pipeline safety; 

18 (2) the economical and technical practicability 

19 of applying existing regulations to currently unregu20 lated onshore gathering lines; and 

21 (3) the modification or revocation of existing 

22 statutory or regulatory exemptions. 

23 SEC. 30. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

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1 (1) Section 60125(a)(1) is amended by striking 

2 subparagraphs (A) through (D) and inserting the 

3 following: 

4 ‘‘(A) For fiscal year 2011, $92,206,000, of 

5 which $9,200,000 is for carrying out such sec6 tion 12 and $36,958,000 is for making grants. 

7 ‘‘(B) For fiscal year 2012, $96,144,000, of 

8 which $9,600,000 for carrying out such section 

9 12 and $39,611,000 is for making grants. 

10 ‘‘(C) For fiscal year 2013, $99,876,000, of 

11 which $9,900,000 is for carrying out such sec12 tion 12 and $41,148,000 is for making grants. 

13 ‘‘(D) For fiscal year 2014, $102,807,000, 

14 of which $10,200,000 is for carrying out such 

15 section 12 and $42,356,000 is for making 

16 grants.’’. 

17 (2) Section 60125(a)(2) is amended by striking 

18 subparagraphs (A) through (D) and inserting the 

19 following: 

20 ‘‘(A) For fiscal year 2011, $18,905,000, of 

21 which $7,562,000 is for carrying out such sec22 tion 12 and $7,864,000 is for making grants. 

23 ‘‘(B) For fiscal year 2012, $19,661,000, of 

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1 ‘‘(C) For fiscal year 2013, $20,000,000, of 

2 which $8,000,000 is for carrying out such sec3 tion 12 and $8,000,000 is for making grants. 

4 ‘‘(D) For fiscal year 2014, $20,000,000, of 

5 which $8,000,000 is for carrying out such sec6 tion 12 and $8,000,000 is for making grants.’’. 

7 (b) EMERGENCY RESPONSE GRANTS.—Section 

8 60125(b)(2) is amended by striking ‘‘2007 through 2010’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘2011 through 2014’’. 

10 (c) ONE-CALL NOTIFICATION PROGRAMS.—Section 

11 6107 is amended— 

12 (1) by striking ‘‘2007 through 2010.’’ in sub13 section (a) and inserting ‘‘2011 through 2014.’’; 

14 (2) by striking ‘‘2007 through 2010.’’ in sub15 section (b) and inserting ‘‘2011 through 2014.’’; and 

16 (3) by striking subsection (c). 

17 (d) STATE DAMAGE PREVENTION PROGRAMS.—Sec18 tion 60134 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

20 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to pro21 vide grants under this section $2,000,000 for each of fiscal 

22 years 2011 through 2014. The funds shall remain avail23 able until expended.’’. 

24 (e) COMMUNITY PIPELINE SAFETY INFORMATION

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1 (1) by striking ‘‘$50,000’’ in subsection (a)(1) 

2 and inserting ‘‘$100,000’’; 

3 (2) by inserting ‘‘, for direct advocacy for or 

4 against a pipeline,’’ after ‘‘for lobbying’’ in sub5 section (b); and 

6 (3) by striking ‘‘$1,000,000 for each of the fis7 cal years 2003 through 2010. Such amounts shall 

8 not be derived from user fees collected under section 

9 60301.’’ in subsection (d) and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000 

10 for each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2014.’’. 

11 (f) PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AND DE12 VELOPMENT.—Section 12 of the Pipeline Safety Improve13 ment Act of 2002 (49 U.S.C. 60101 note) is amended— 

14 (1) by adding at the end of subsection (d) the 

15 following: 

16 ‘‘(3) ONGOING PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION RE17 SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—After the initial 5- 

18 year program plan has been carried out by the par19 ticipating agencies, the Secretary of Transportation 

20 shall prepare a research and development program 

21 plan every 5 years thereafter and shall transmit a 

22 report to Congress on the status and results-to-date 

23 of implementation of the program each year that 

24 funds are appropriated for carrying out the plan.’’; 

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