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Union Calendar No. 58
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1323
[Report No. 104–110, Parts I and II]
To reduce risk to public safety and the environment associated with pipeline
transportation of natural gas and hazardous liquids, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 24, 1995
Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. PETRI, Mr. LAUGHLIN, and Mr. BREWSTER)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on
Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker,
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned
MAY 1, 1995
Reported from the Committtee on Transportation and Infrastructure with an
amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
MAY 1, 1995
Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended for a period ending not
later than June 1, 1995
JUNE 1, 1995
Additional sponsors: Mr. EMERSON and Mr. BACHUS
JUNE 1, 1995
Reported from the Committee on Commerce with an amendment, committed
to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in boldface roman]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 24, 1995]
A BILL
To reduce risk to public safety and the environment associ-
ated with pipeline transportation of natural gas and haz-
ardous liquids, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pipeline Safety Act of
1995’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
(a) REFERENCES TO TITLE 49.—Except as otherwise
expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or
repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be consid-
ered to be made to a section or other provision of title 49,
United States Code.
(b) REFERENCES TO THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPOR-
TATION.—Except as otherwise expressly provided, any ref-
erence in this Act to the ‘‘Secretary’’ is a reference to the
Secretary of Transportation.
SEC. 3. ANALYSIS OF RISK REDUCTION BENEFITS AND
COSTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 601 is amended by adding
at the end the following new section:
‘‘§ 60126. Analysis of risk reduction benefits and costs
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—No final significant standard or
regulatory requirement issued under section 60101(b),
60102, 60103, 60108, 60109, 60110, or 60113 shall be pro-
mulgated unless the Secretary of Transportation—
‘‘(1) certifies that the Secretary has conducted an
analysis of risk reduction benefits and costs that is
based on objective and unbiased scientific and eco-
nomic evaluations of all significant and relevant in-
formation and risk assessments provided to the De-
partment of Transportation by interested parties or
generated by the Department itself relating to the
costs, risks, and risk reduction and other benefits ad-
dressed by the standard or requirement;
‘‘(2) certifies that the incremental risk reduction
or other benefits of any option chosen will be likely
to justify, and be reasonably related to, the incremen-
tal costs incurred by State, local, and tribal govern-
ments and the Federal Government and other public
and private citizens; and
‘‘(3) explains why any other options identified
or considered by the Secretary were found either—
‘‘(A) to be less cost-effective at achieving a
substantially equivalent reduction in risk; or
‘‘(B) to provide less flexibility to State,
local, or tribal governments or regulated entities