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have made in adopting and implementing their plans for the safe 
management and replacement of cast iron gas pipelines.’’. 
(b) STATUS REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2013, the 
Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
that— 
(1) identifies the total mileage of cast iron gas pipelines 
in the United States; and 
(2) evaluates the progress that owners and operators of 
pipeline facilities have made in implementing their plans for 
the safe management and replacement of cast iron gas pipe-
lines. 
SEC. 8. LEAK DETECTION. 
(a) LEAK DETECTION REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure and the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives a report on leak detection 
systems utilized by operators of hazardous liquid pipeline facili-
ties and transportation-related flow lines. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report shall include— 
(A) an analysis of the technical limitations of current 
leak detection systems, including the ability of the systems 
to detect ruptures and small leaks that are ongoing or 
intermittent, and what can be done to foster development 
of better technologies; and 
(B) an analysis of the practicability of establishing 
technically, operationally, and economically feasible stand-
ards for the capability of such systems to detect leaks, 
and the safety benefits and adverse consequences of 
requiring operators to use leak detection systems. 
(b) RULEMAKING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) REVIEW PERIOD DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘review period’’ means the period beginning on the date of 
enactment of this Act and ending on the earlier of— 
(A) the date that is 1 year after the date of completion 
of the report under subsection (a); or 
(B) the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(2) CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORITY.—In order to provide Con-
gress the necessary time to review the results of the report 
required by subsection (a) and implement appropriate rec-
ommendations, the Secretary, during the review period, shall 
not issue final regulations described in paragraph (3). 
(3) STANDARDS.—As soon as practicable following the 
review period, if the report required by subsection (a) finds 
that it is practicable to establish technically, operationally, 
and economically feasible standards for the capability of leak 
detection systems to detect leaks, the Secretary shall issue 
final regulations that— 
(A) require operators of hazardous liquid pipeline facili-
ties to use leak detection systems where practicable; and
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(B) establish technically, operationally, and economi-
cally feasible standards for the capability of such systems 
to detect leaks. 
(4) SAVINGS CLAUSE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of this subsection, the Secretary, during the review period, 
may issue final regulations described in paragraph (3) if 
the Secretary determines that a condition that poses a 
risk to public safety, property, or the environment is 
present or an imminent hazard exists and that the regula-
tions will address the risk or hazard. 
(B) IMMINENT HAZARD DEFINED.—In subparagraph (A), 
the term ‘‘imminent hazard’’ means the existence of a condi-
tion related to pipelines or pipeline operations that presents 
a substantial likelihood that death, serious illness, severe 
personal injury, or substantial endangerment to health, 
property, or the environment may occur. 
SEC. 9. ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT NOTIFICATION. 
(a) REVISION OF REGULATIONS.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall revise regulations issued under sections 191.5 and 195.52 
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to establish specific time 
limits for telephonic or electronic notice of accidents and incidents 
involving pipeline facilities to the Secretary and the National 
Response Center. 
(b) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.—In revising the regulations, the 
Secretary, at a minimum, shall— 
(1) establish time limits for telephonic or electronic notifica-
tion of an accident or incident to require such notification 
at the earliest practicable moment following confirmed dis-
covery of an accident or incident and not later than 1 hour 
following the time of such confirmed discovery; 
(2) review procedures for owners and operators of pipeline 
facilities and the National Response Center to provide thorough 
and coordinated notification to all relevant State and local 
emergency response officials, including 911 emergency call cen-
ters, for the jurisdictions in which those pipeline facilities are 
located in the event of an accident or incident, and revise 
such procedures as appropriate; and 
(3) require such owners and operators to revise their initial 
telephonic or electronic notice to the Secretary and the National 
Response Center with an estimate of the amount of the product 
released, an estimate of the number of fatalities and injuries, 
if any, and any other information determined appropriate by 
the Secretary within 48 hours of the accident or incident, to 
the extent practicable. 
(c) UPDATING OF REPORTS.—After receiving revisions described 
in subsection (b)(3), the National Response Center shall update 
the initial report on an accident or incident instead of generating 
a new report. 
SEC. 10. TRANSPORTATION-RELATED ONSHORE FACILITY RESPONSE 
PLAN COMPLIANCE. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 
311(m)(2) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1321(m)(2)) are each amended by striking ‘‘Administrator or’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Administrator, the Secretary of Transportation, or’’.
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 311(b)(6)(A) of the Fed-
eral Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(A)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘operating or’’ and inserting ‘‘operating, the 
Secretary of Transportation, or’’. 
SEC. 11. PIPELINE INFRASTRUCTURE DATA COLLECTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 60132(a) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(4) Any other geospatial or technical data, including design 
and material specifications, that the Secretary determines are 
necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. The Sec-
retary shall give reasonable notice to operators that the data 
are being requested.’’. 
(b) DISCLOSURE LIMITED
TO FOIA REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
60132, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE LIMITED.—The Secretary may not dis-
close information collected pursuant to subsection (a) except to 
the extent permitted by section 552 of title 5.’’. 
SEC. 12. TRANSPORTATION-RELATED OIL FLOW LINES. 
Section 60102, as amended by this Act, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(o) TRANSPORTATION-RELATED OIL FLOW LINES.— 
‘‘(1) 
DATA
COLLECTION.—The 
Secretary 
may 
collect 
geospatial or technical data on transportation-related oil flow 
lines, including unregulated transportation-related oil flow 
lines. 
‘‘(2) TRANSPORTATION-RELATED OIL FLOW LINE DEFINED.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘transportation-related oil flow 
line’ means a pipeline transporting oil off of the grounds of 
the well where it originated and across areas not owned by 
the producer, regardless of the extent to which the oil has 
been processed, if at all. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this subsection authorizes the 
Secretary to prescribe standards for the movement of oil 
through production, refining, or manufacturing facilities or 
through oil production flow lines located on the grounds of 
wells.’’. 
SEC. 13. COST RECOVERY FOR DESIGN REVIEWS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 60117(n) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(n) COST RECOVERY FOR DESIGN REVIEWS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) REVIEW
COSTS.—For any project described in 
subparagraph (B), if the Secretary conducts facility design 
safety reviews in connection with a proposal to construct, 
expand, or operate a gas or hazardous liquid pipeline 
facility or liquefied natural gas pipeline facility, including 
construction inspections and oversight, the Secretary may 
require the person proposing the project to pay the costs 
incurred by the Secretary relating to such reviews. If the 
Secretary exercises the cost recovery authority described 
in this paragraph, the Secretary shall prescribe a fee struc-
ture and assessment methodology that is based on the 
costs of providing these reviews and shall prescribe proce-
dures to collect fees under this paragraph. The Secretary
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may not collect design safety review fees under this para-
graph and section 60301 for the same design safety review. 
‘‘(B) PROJECTS TO WHICH APPLICABLE.—Subparagraph 
(A) applies to any project that— 
‘‘(i) has design and construction costs totaling at 
least $2,500,000,000, as periodically adjusted by the 
Secretary to take into account increases in the Con-
sumer Price Index for all-urban consumers published 
by the Department of Labor, based on— 
‘‘(I) the cost estimate provided to the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission in an application 
for a certificate of public convenience and necessity 
for a gas pipeline facility or an application for 
authorization for a liquefied natural gas pipeline 
facility; or 
‘‘(II) a good faith estimate developed by the 
person proposing a hazardous liquid pipeline 
facility and submitted to the Secretary; or 
‘‘(ii) uses new or novel technologies or design, as 
determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION.—For any new pipeline facility construc-
tion project in which the Secretary will conduct design reviews, 
the person proposing the project shall notify the Secretary 
and provide the design specifications, construction plans and 
procedures, and related materials at least 120 days prior to 
the commencement of construction. To the maximum extent 
practicable, not later than 90 days after receiving such design 
specifications, construction plans and procedures, and related 
materials, the Secretary shall provide written comments, feed-
back, and guidance on the project. 
‘‘(3) PIPELINE SAFETY DESIGN REVIEW FUND.— 
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Pipeline 
Safety Design Review Fund in the Treasury of the United 
States. 
‘‘(B) DEPOSITS.—The Secretary shall deposit funds paid 
under this subsection into the Fund. 
‘‘(C) USE.—Amounts in the Fund shall be available 
to the Secretary, in amounts specified in appropriations 
Acts, to offset the costs of conducting facility design safety 
reviews under this subsection. 
‘‘(4) NO ADDITIONAL PERMITTING AUTHORITY.—Nothing in 
this subsection may be construed as authorizing the Secretary 
to require a person to obtain a permit before beginning design 
and construction in connection with a project described in para-
graph (1)(B).’’. 
(b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue guid-
ance to clarify the meaning of the term ‘‘new or novel technologies 
or design’’ as used in section 60117(n)(1)(B)(ii) of title 49, United 
States Code, as amended by subsection (a) of this section. 
SEC. 14. BIOFUEL PIPELINES. 
Section 60101(a)(4) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph 
(C); and