I
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4276
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for enhanced safety
and environmental protection in pipeline transportation, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 13, 2000
Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, and
Mr. WISE) (all by request) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in ad-
dition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for en-
hanced safety and environmental protection in pipeline
transportation, 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; AMENDMENT OF TITLE 49,
UNITED STATES CODE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Pipeline Safety and Community Protection Act of 2000’’.
(b) AMENDMENT
OF TITLE 49, UNITED STATES
CODE.—Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever
in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms
of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other
provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to
a section or other provision of title 49, United States
Code.
(c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—
Sec. 1. Short title; amendment of title 49, United States Code; table of con-
tents.
Sec. 2. Additional pipeline protections.
Sec. 3. Community right-to-know and emergency preparedness.
Sec. 4. Enforcement.
Sec. 5. Underground damage prevention.
Sec. 6. Enhanced ability of States to oversee operator activities.
Sec. 7. Improved data and data availability.
Sec. 8. Enhanced investigation authorities.
Sec. 9. International authority.
Sec. 10. Risk management demonstration program.
Sec. 11. Support for innovative technology development.
Sec. 12. Authorization of appropriations.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL PIPELINE PROTECTIONS.
(a) Section 60109 is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(c) OPERATOR’S RISK ANALYSIS
AND PROGRAM
FOR INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT.—
(1) GENERAL REQUIREMENT.—Within 1 year
after the Secretary, in consultation with the Admin-
istrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, es-
tablishes criteria under subsection (a)(1) of this sec-
tion, an operator of a natural gas transmission pipe-
line facility or hazardous liquid pipeline facility shall
evaluate the risks to the operator’s pipeline facility
in the areas identified by these criteria and shall
adopt and implement a program for integrity man-
agement that reduces the risks in those areas.
‘‘(2) STANDARDS FOR PROGRAM.—An operator
shall include at least the following in the program
for integrity management:
‘‘(A) Internal inspection or another equally
protective method, such as pressure testing,
that represents use of the best achievable tech-
nology and that directly assesses the integrity
of the pipeline on a periodic basis that is com-
mensurate to the risk to people and the envi-
ronment of the pipeline being inspected.
‘‘(B) Clearly defined criteria for evaluating
and acting on the results of the inspection or
testing done under subparagraph (A).
‘‘(C) An analysis on a continuing basis
that integrates all available information about
the integrity of the pipeline or the consequences
of a release.
‘‘(D) Prompt actions to address integrity
issues raised by the analysis required by sub-
paragraph (C).
‘‘(E) Measures that prevent and mitigate
the consequences of a release and, in the case
of a release of a hazardous substance or dis-
charge of oil, are consistent with the National
Contingency Plan, including leak detection, in-
tegrity evaluation, emergency flow restricting
devices, and other prevention, detection, and
mitigation measures that are appropriate for
the protection of human health and the environ-
ment.
‘‘(F) Consideration of the consequences of
hazardous liquid releases.
‘‘(3) CRITERIA FOR PROGRAM STANDARDS.—
‘‘(A) In deciding how frequently the in-
spection or testing under subparagraph (2)(A)
must be conducted, an operator shall take into
account the potential for the development of
new defects, the operational characteristics of
the pipeline, including age, operating pressure,
block valve location, and spill history, the loca-
tion of areas identified under subsection (a)(1),
any known deficiencies of the method of pipe-
line construction or installation, and the pos-
sible flaw growth of new and existing defects.
In considering the potential for development of
new defects from outside force damage, an op-
erator shall consider information available
about current or planned excavation activities
and the effectiveness of damage prevention pro-
grams in the area.
‘‘(B)(i) An operator shall adopt standards
under this section that provide an equivalent
minimum level of protection as that provided by
the applicable level established by national con-
sensus standards organizations.
‘‘(ii) An operator shall implement pressure
testing and other integrity management tech-
niques in a manner that does not increase envi-
ronmental or safety risks, such as by use of pe-
troleum for pressure testing.
‘‘(4) AUTHORITY
FOR
ADDITIONAL
STAND-
ARDS.—The Secretary shall prescribe additional
standards to direct an operator’s conduct of a risk
analysis or adoption or implementation of a program
for integrity management. These standards shall ad-
dress the type or frequency of inspection or testing
required, the manner in which it is conducted, the
criteria used in analyzing results, the types of infor-
mation sources that must be integrated as well as
the manner of integration, the nature and timing of
actions selected to address integrity issues, and such
other factors as appropriate to assure that the integ-
rity of the pipeline facility is addressed and that ap-
propriate mitigative measures are adopted to protect
areas identified under subsection (a)(1). The Sec-
retary may also prescribe standards that require an
owner or operator of a natural gas transmission or
hazardous liquid pipeline facility to include in the
program of integrity management changes to valves
or the establishment or modification of systems that
monitor pressure and detect leaks based on the risk
analysis the operator conducts, and the use of emer-
gency flow restricting devices.
‘‘(5) MONITORING
IMPLEMENTATION.—A risk
analysis and program for integrity management re-
quired under this section shall be reviewed by the
Secretary of Transportation as an element of De-
partmental inspections, and the analysis and pro-
gram, as well as the records demonstrating imple-
mentation, shall be made available to the Secretary
on request under section 60117.’’.
(b) Paragraph (2) of section 60102(f) is repealed and
section 60102(f)(1) is redesignated as section 60102(f).
(c) Paragraph (2) of section 60102(j) is repealed and
section 60102(j)(3) is redesignated as section 60102(j)(2).
(d) Section 60102(e)(2) is amended by adding at the
end ‘‘, not including tanks incidental to pipeline transpor-
tation.’’.
(e) Section 60102 is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(m) INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS.—
‘‘(1) Not later than December 31, 2000, the
Secretary shall issue final regulations authorized by
this section and sections 60104, 60108, and 60109
for the implementation of an integrity management
program by operators of more than 500 miles of
hazardous liquid pipelines.
‘‘(2) Not later than 2 years following the enact-
ment of this subsection, the Secretary shall issue
final regulations that extend the requirements im-
posed by the regulations described in paragraph (1)
to every operator of a hazardous liquid pipeline or
natural gas transmission pipeline subject to the ju-
risdiction of this chapter. In the event that the Sec-
retary fails to fulfill this requirement within 2 years,
all the requirements imposed by the regulations de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall, on the date that is
2 years after the enactment of this subsection, apply
to every operator of a hazardous liquid pipeline or
natural gas transmission pipeline subject to the ju-
risdiction of this chapter.
‘‘(3) Not later than 3 years following the enact-
ment of this subsection—
‘‘(A) the Secretary shall complete an as-
sessment and evaluation of the effects on safety
and the environment of extending all of the re-
quirements mandated by the regulations de-
scribed in paragraph (1) to additional areas;
‘‘(B) the Secretary shall promptly make a
Secretarial determination as to the effect on
safety and the environment of extending the re-
quirements imposed by the regulations de-
scribed in paragraph (1) to additional areas
using the best achievable technology; and
‘‘(C) based on the determination described
in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall
promptly promulgate regulations that would
provide measurable improvements to safety or
the environment in these areas by extending
regulatory requirements at least as protective to
these areas.’’.
(f) Section 60118(a) is amended by deleting ‘‘and’’
at the end of paragraph (2), deleting the period at the
end of paragraph (3) and substituting ‘‘; and’’, and adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(4) conduct a risk analysis and prepare and
carry out a program for integrity management for
pipeline facilities in certain areas as required under
section 60109(c).’’.
(g) Section 60104(b) is amended by adding at the
end the following: ‘‘unless the Secretary determines that
application of the standard is necessary for safety or envi-
ronmental protection.’’.
SEC. 3. COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS.
(a) Section 60116 is amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 60116. Community right-to-know
‘‘(a) PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—
‘‘(1) Each owner or operator of a gas or haz-
ardous liquid pipeline facility shall carry out a con-
tinuing program to educate the public on the use of
a one-call notification system prior to excavation and
other damage prevention activities, the possible haz-
ards associated with unintended releases from the
pipeline facility, the physical indications that such a
release may have occurred, what steps should be
taken for public safety in the event of a pipeline re-
lease, and how to report such an event.
‘‘(2) Within 1 year of the date of enactment of
this section, each owner or operator of a gas or haz-
ardous liquid pipeline facility shall review its existing
public education program for effectiveness and mod-
ify the program as necessary. The completed plan
shall be reviewed by the Secretary of Transportation
as an element of Departmental inspections.
‘‘(3) The Secretary may issue standards pre-
scribing the details of a public education program
and providing for periodic review of the effectiveness
and modification as needed. The Secretary may also
develop material for use in the program.
‘‘(b) LIAISON WITH STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY
RESPONSE ENTITIES.—Within 1 year of the date of enact-
ment of this section, an operator of a gas transmission
or hazardous liquid pipeline facility shall initiate and
maintain liaison with the State emergency response com-
missions, and local emergency planning committees in the
areas of pipeline right-of-way, established under 42 U.S.C.
11001 in each State in which it operates. An operator
shall, when requested, make available to the State emer-
gency response commissions and local emergency planning
committees the information described in section 60102(d),
any program for integrity management developed under
section 60109(c), and information about implementation
of that program and about the risks the program is de-
signed to address. In a community without a local emer-
gency planning committee, the operator shall maintain li-
aison with the local fire, police, and other emergency re-
sponse agencies.
‘‘(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS.—The Sec-
retary shall make available to the public a safety-related
condition report filed by an operator under section
60102(h) and a report of a pipeline incident filed by an
operator under this chapter.
‘‘(d) ACCESS TO INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall prescribe require-
ments for public access to integrity management program
information prepared under this chapter.’’.
(b) Section 60116, as amended by subsection (a) of
this section, is further amended by redesignating the text
of section 60102(c)(4)(A) as paragraph (1) of a new sub-
section ‘‘(e) AVAILABILITY OF MAPS.—’’, and adding at
the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(2) Not later than 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this section, and annually thereafter, the
owner or operator of each hazardous liquid pipeline
facility shall provide to the governing body of each
municipality in which the pipeline facility is located,
a map identifying the location of such facility.’’.
(c) Section 60116, as amended by subsection (b) of
this section, is further amended by redesignating the text
of section 60102(c)(4)(B)(i) as paragraph (1) of a new
subsection ‘‘(f) EFFECTIVENESS OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND
PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—’’ and adding at the
end the following new paragraphs:
‘‘(2) In issuing standards for public safety pro-
grams under section 60102(a) or for public edu-
cation programs under this section, the Secretary
shall consider the results of the survey and assess-
ment done under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
‘‘(3) The Secretary may provide technical as-
sistance to the pipeline industry on developing public
safety and public education program content and
best practices for program delivery, and on evalu-
ating the effectiveness of the programs. The Sec-
retary may also provide technical assistance to State
and local officials in applying practices developed in
these programs to their activities.’’.
(d) The remainder of subsection 60102(c)(4) is de-
leted.
(e) The last sentence of subsection 60102(h)(2) is
amended to read as follows: ‘‘Notice of the condition shall
be given concurrently to appropriate State officials, includ-
ing the local emergency responders, and appropriate On
Scene Coordinators for the Area Contingency Plan/Sub
Area Contingency Plan.’’.
(f) Section 60120(c) is amended by adding at the end
the following new sentence: ‘‘In particular, nothing in sec-
tion 60116 shall be deemed to impose a new duty on State
or local emergency responders or local emergency planning
committees.’’.
(g) The analysis for chapter 601 is amended by strik-
ing item 60116 and substituting the following:
‘‘60116. Community right-to-know.’’.
SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT.
(a) 
GENERAL
AUTHORITY.—Section 
60112 
is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking all after ‘‘if
the Secretary’’ and substituting the following:
‘‘decides—
‘‘(1) operation of the facility is or would be haz-
ardous to life, property, or the environment; or
‘‘(2) the facility is or would be constructed or
operated, or a component of the facility is or would
be constructed or operated, with equipment, mate-
rial, or a technique that the Secretary decides is
hazardous to life, property, or the environment.’’;
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘is haz-
ardous’’ and substituting ‘‘is or would be haz-
ardous’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f) OPTIONAL WAIVER OF NOTICE AND HEARING
REQUIREMENTS.—If the Secretary decides that a facility
may present a hazard under subsection (a)(1) or (2), the
Secretary may waive the notice and hearing requirements
in subsection (a) and request the Attorney General to
bring suit on behalf of the United States in an appropriate
district court to obtain an order to restrain the operator
of the facility from such operation, or to take such other
action as may be necessary, or both.’’.
(b) CIVIL PENALTIES.—Section 60122 is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘$25,000’’ and ‘‘$500,000’’
and 
substituting 
‘‘$100,000’’ 
and
‘‘$1,000,000’’, respectively; and
(B) by adding at the end ‘‘The maximum
civil penalty for a related series of violations
does not apply to a judicial enforcement action
under section 60120 or 60121.’’; and
(2) by revising the text of subsection (b) to read
as follows:
‘‘(b) PENALTY CONSIDERATIONS.—In determining
the amount of a civil penalty under this section—
‘‘(1) the Secretary shall consider—
‘‘(A) the nature, circumstances, and grav-
ity of the violation, including adverse impact on
the environment;
‘‘(B) with respect to the violator, the de-
gree of culpability, any history of prior viola-
tions, the ability to pay, any effect on ability to
continue doing business; and
‘‘(C) good faith in attempting to comply;
and
‘‘(2) the Secretary may consider—
‘‘(A) the economic benefit gained from the
violation without any discount because of subse-
quent damages; and
‘‘(B) other matters that justice requires.’’.
(c) EXCAVATOR
DAMAGE.—Section 60123(d) is
amended by—
(1) striking ‘‘knowingly and willfully’’ and in-
serting ‘‘knowingly and willfully’’ before the word
‘‘engages’’ in paragraph (1); and
(2) revising subparagraph (2)(B) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(B) a pipeline facility, is aware of dam-
age, and does not report the damage promptly
to the operator of the pipeline facility and to
other appropriate authorities; or’’.
(d) CIVIL ACTIONS.—The text of section 60120(a)(1)
is revised to read as follows: ‘‘On request of the Secretary
of Transportation, the Attorney General may bring a civil
action in an appropriate district court of the United States
to enforce this chapter, including section 60112 of this
chapter, or a regulation prescribed or order issued under
this chapter. The court may award appropriate relief, in-
cluding a temporary or permanent injunction, punitive
damages, and assessment of civil penalties considering the
same factors as prescribed for the Secretary in an admin-
istrative case under section 60122.’’.
(e) CITIZEN SUITS.—The first sentence of section
60121(a)(1) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘A person may
bring a civil action in an appropriate district court of the
United States against a person owning or operating a
pipeline facility to enforce compliance with this chapter or
a standard prescribed or an order issued under this chap-
ter. The district court may enjoin noncompliance and as-
sess civil penalties considering the same factors as pre-
scribed for the Secretary in an administrative case under
section 60122.’’.
SEC. 5. UNDERGROUND DAMAGE PREVENTION.
(a) Section 60114 is amended by inserting before
subsection (d) the following subsection:
‘‘(c) CONFORMITY WITH CHAPTER 61.— Regulations
prescribed by the Secretary under subsection (a) do not
apply to a State that has a one-call notification program
accepted by the Secretary as meeting the minimum stand-
ards of section 6103 of this title or approved by the Sec-
retary as an alternative program under section 6104(c)
of this title.’’.
(b) Section 60102(c), as amended by section 3, is fur-
ther amended by—
(1) inserting ‘‘or hazardous liquid pipeline facil-
ity’’ before the word ‘‘participate’’ in paragraph (1);
and
(2) striking paragraph (3).
(c) Section 60104 is amended by adding at the end
the following subsection:
‘‘(f) STATE ONE-CALL NOTIFICATION LAWS.—Not-
withstanding subsection (c) of this section, a State may
enforce a requirement of a one-call notification law that
satisfies sections 6103 or 6104(c) of this title, or section
60114(a) of this chapter, against an operator of an inter-
state natural gas pipeline facility or an interstate haz-
ardous liquid pipeline facility provided that the require-
ment sought to be enforced is compatible with the min-
imum standards prescribed under this chapter.’’.
(d) Section 60123 is amended by adding the following
subsection:
‘‘(e) MISDEMEANOR FOR NOT USING ONE-CALL.—
A person shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not
more than 1 year, or both, if the person knowingly engages
in an excavation activity without first using an available
one-call notification system to establish the location of un-
derground facilities in the excavation area.’’.
SEC. 6. ENHANCED ABILITY OF STATES TO OVERSEE OPER-
ATOR ACTIVITIES.
(a) Section 60106(a) is amended by inserting ‘‘(1)’’
before the current text of the subsection, redesignating
paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B),
and adding the following new paragraphs:
‘‘(2) If the Secretary accepts a certification under
section 60105 of this title, the Secretary may make an
agreement with a State authority authorizing it to partici-
pate in the oversight of interstate pipeline transportation.
An agreement shall include a plan for the State authority
to participate in special investigations involving new con-
struction or incidents.
‘‘(3) An agreement under paragraph (2) may also in-
clude a program allowing for participation by the State
authority in other activities overseeing interstate pipeline
transportation that supplement the Secretary’s program
and address issues of local concern, provided that the Sec-
retary determines that—
‘‘(A) there are no significant gaps in the regu-
latory jurisdiction of the State authority over intra-
state pipeline transportation;
‘‘(B) implementation of the agreement will not
adversely affect the oversight of intrastate pipeline
transportation by the State authority;
‘‘(C) the program allowing participation of the
State authority is consistent with the Secretary’s
program for inspection; and
‘‘(D) the State promotes preparedness and pre-
vention activities that enable communities to live
safely with pipelines.’’.
(b) Section 60106(d) is amended by inserting after
the first sentence the following: ‘‘In addition, the Sec-
retary may end an agreement for the oversight of inter-
state pipeline transportation when the Secretary finds that
there are significant gaps in the regulatory authority of
the State authority over intrastate pipeline transportation,
or that continued participation by the State authority in
the oversight of interstate pipeline transportation is not
consistent with the Secretary’s program or would ad-
versely affect oversight of intrastate pipeline transpor-
tation, or that the State is not promoting activities that
enable communities to live safely with pipelines.’’.
(c) STATE GRANTS.—Section 60107 is amended by
adding at the end the following subsection:
‘‘(e) SPECIAL INVESTIGATION OF INTERSTATE PIPE-
LINE FACILITIES.—
‘‘(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this sec-
tion, the Secretary may pay up to 100 percent of the
cost of the personnel, equipment, and activities of a
State authority acting as an agent of the Secretary
in conducting a special investigation involved in
monitoring new construction or investigating an inci-
dent, on an interstate gas pipeline facility or an
interstate hazardous liquid pipeline facility.
‘‘(2) This subsection shall become effective on
October 1, 2001.’’.
SEC. 7. IMPROVED DATA AND DATA AVAILABILITY.
(a) REPORT
OF RELEASES EXCEEDING 5 GAL-
LONS.—Section 60117(b) is amended by—
(1) inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before the current text of
the subsection and redesignating paragraphs (1) and
(2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B);
(2) inserting after paragraph (1) the following
new paragraphs:
‘‘(2) A person owning or operating a hazardous liquid
pipeline facility shall report to the Secretary each release
to the environment greater than five gallons of the haz-
ardous liquid or carbon dioxide transported. This section
applies to releases from pipeline facilities regulated under
this chapter and from rural gathering lines not regulated
under this chapter. A report must include the location of
the release; fatalities and personal injuries; type of prod-
uct; amount of product release; causes of the release; ex-
tent of damage to property and the environment; and the
response undertaken to clean up the release.
‘‘(3) During the course of an incident investigation,
a person owning or operating a pipeline facility shall make
records, reports, and information required under sub-
section (a) of this section or other reasonably described
records, reports, and information relevant to the incident
investigation available to the Secretary within the time
limits prescribed in a written request.’’; and
(3) redesignating the last sentence as para-
graph (4).
(b) PENALTY AUTHORITIES.—
(1) Section 60122(a) is amended by striking
‘‘60114(c)’’ and substituting ‘‘60117(b)(3)’’.
(2) Section 60123(a) is amended by striking
‘‘60114(c)’’ and substituting ‘‘60117(b)(3)’’.
(c) NATIONAL DEPOSITORY.—Section 60117 is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following sub-
section:
‘‘(l) NATIONAL DEPOSITORY.—The Secretary shall
establish a national depository of data on events and con-
ditions, including spill histories and corrective actions for
specific incidents, that can be used to evaluate the risk
of, and to prevent, pipeline failures and releases. The Sec-
retary may establish the depository through cooperative
arrangements, and the Secretary shall make such informa-
tion available for use by State and local planning and
emergency response authorities and the public.’’.
SEC. 8. ENHANCED INVESTIGATION AUTHORITIES.
(a) 
CLARIFICATION
OF
AUTHORITY.—Section
60117(c) is amended by striking ‘‘decide whether a person
is complying with this chapter and standards prescribed
or orders issued under this chapter’’ and substituting
‘‘carry out the duties and responsibilities of this chapter.
The Secretary may question an individual about matters
relevant to an investigation, including such matters as the
design, construction, operation, or maintenance of the sys-
tem, the individual’s qualifications, or the operator’s re-
sponse to an emergency’’.
(b) EXPENSES OF INVESTIGATION.—Section 60117,
as amended by section 7, is further amended by adding
at the end the following subsection:
‘‘(m) EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES OF INCIDENT IN-
VESTIGATION.—The Secretary may, by regulation, estab-
lish procedures to recover the Secretary’s costs incurred
because of investigation of incidents from the operators
of the pipeline facilities involved in the incidents. These
costs may include travel costs and contract support for
the investigation and monitoring of the corrective meas-
ures. All sums collected shall be deposited into the Pipeline
Safety Fund and shall be available, to the extent and in
the amount provided in advance in appropriations acts, to
reimburse the Secretary for the costs of investigation and
monitoring of the incidents. Such amounts are authorized
to be appropriated to be available until expended.’’.
SEC. 9. INTERNATIONAL AUTHORITY.
Section 60117, as amended by section 8, is further
amended by adding at the end the following subsection:
‘‘(n) GLOBAL SHARING OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND
SAFETY INFORMATION.—Subject to guidance and direc-
tion of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation is directed to support international efforts to share
information about the risks to the public and the environ-
ment from pipelines and the means of protecting against
those risks. The extent of support should include a consid-
eration of the benefits to the public from an increased un-
derstanding by the Secretary of technical issues about
pipeline safety and environmental protection and from
possible improvement in environmental protection outside
the United States.’’.
SEC. 10. RISK MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
Section 60126(a) is amended by adding at the end
the following paragraph:
‘‘(3) 
CONTINUATION
OF
INDIVIDUAL
PROJECT.—Without regard to any recommendations
made with respect to the risk management dem-
onstration program under subsection (e) of this sec-
tion, the Secretary may, by order, allow the continu-
ation of an individual project begun under this pro-
gram beyond the termination of the program, pro-
vided the Secretary finds that—
‘‘(A) the pipeline operator has a clear and
established record of compliance with respect to
safety and environmental protection;
‘‘(B) the project is achieving superior lev-
els of public safety and environmental protec-
tion; and
‘‘(C) the continuation would not extend the
project more than four years from the date of
the initial approval of the project.’’.
SEC. 11. SUPPORT FOR INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVEL-
OPMENT.
Section 60117, as amended by section 9, is further
amended by adding at the end the following subsection:
‘‘(o) SUPPORT FOR INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY DE-
VELOPMENT.—
‘‘(1) To the extent and in the amount provided
in advance in appropriations acts, the Secretary of
Transportation shall participate in the development
of alternative technologies—
‘‘(A) in fiscal year 2001 and thereafter,
to—
‘‘(i) identify outside force damage
using internal inspection devices; and
‘‘(ii) monitor outside-force damage to
pipelines; and
‘‘(B) in fiscal year 2002 and thereafter, to
inspect pipelines that cannot accommodate in-
ternal inspection devices available on the date
of the enactment of this subsection.
‘‘(2) The Secretary may support such techno-
logical development through cooperative agreements
with trade associations, academic institutions, or
other qualified organizations.’’.
SEC. 12. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) Section 60125(a) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a) GAS AND HAZARDOUS LIQUID.—To carry out
this chapter and other pipeline-related damage prevention
activities of this title (except for section 60107), there are
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of
Transportation—
‘‘(1) $30,118,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
‘‘(2) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
years 2002 through 2004.’’.
(b) Sections 60125(b) and 60125(d) are repealed.
(c) Section 60125(c) is redesignated as section
60125(b) and paragraph (1) of that section is amended
by deleting subparagraphs (A) through (H), and sub-
stituting the following new subparagraphs:
‘‘(A) $17,019,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
‘‘(B) such sums as may be necessary for
fiscal years 2002 through 2004.’’.
(d) Subsections (e) and (f) of section 60125 are re-
designated as subsections (c) and (d), respectively.
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