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(1) in section 60110(b) by striking ‘‘cir-
cumstances’’ and all that follows through ‘‘operator’’
and inserting the following: ‘‘circumstances, if any,
under which an operator’’;
(2) in section 60114 by redesignating subsection
(d) as subsection (c);
(3) in section 60122(a)(1) by striking ‘‘section
60114(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 60114(b)’’; and
(4) in section 60123(a) by striking ‘‘60114(c)’’
and inserting ‘‘60114(b)’’.
SEC. 22. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) GAS AND HAZARDOUS LIQUID.—Section 60125(a)
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a) GAS AND HAZARDOUS LIQUID.—To carry out
this chapter (except for section 60107) related to gas and
hazardous liquid, the following amounts are authorized to
be appropriated to the Department of Transportation:
‘‘(1) $45,800,000 for fiscal year 2003, of which
$31,900,000 is to be derived from user fees for fiscal
year 2003 collected under section 60301 of this title.
‘‘(2) $46,800,000 for fiscal year 2004, of which
$35,700,000 is to be derived from user fees for fiscal
year 2004 collected under section 60301 of this title.
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‘‘(3) $47,100,000 for fiscal year 2005, of which
$41,100,000 is to be derived from user fees for fiscal
year 2005 collected under section 60301 of this title.
‘‘(4) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, of which
$45,000,000 is to be derived from user fees for fiscal
year 2006 collected under section 60301 of this title.’’.
(b) STATE GRANTS.—Section 60125 is amended—
(1) by striking subsections (b), (d), and (f) and
redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b); and
(2) in subsection (b)(1) (as so redesignated) by
striking subparagraphs (A) through (H) and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(A) $19,800,000 for fiscal year 2003, of which
$14,800,000 is to be derived from user fees for fiscal
year 2003 collected under section 60301 of this title.
‘‘(B) $21,700,000 for fiscal year 2004, of which
$16,700,000 is to be derived from user fees for fiscal
year 2004 collected under section 60301 of this title.
‘‘(C) $24,600,000 for fiscal year 2005, of which
$19,600,000 is to be derived from user fees for fiscal
year 2005 collected under section 60301 of this title.
‘‘(D) $26,500,000 for fiscal year 2006, of which
$21,500,000 is to be derived from user fees for fiscal
year 2006 collected under section 60301 of this title.’’.
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(c) OIL SPILLS; EMERGENCY RESPONSE GRANTS.—
Section 60125 is amended by inserting after subsection (b)
(as redesignated by subsection (b)(1) of this section) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(c) OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND.—Of the
amounts available in the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund,
$8,000,000 shall be transferred to the Secretary of Trans-
portation, as provided in appropriation Acts, to carry out
programs authorized in this chapter for each of fiscal years
2003 through 2006.
‘‘(d) EMERGENCY RESPONSE GRANTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may establish
a program for making grants to State, county, and
local governments in high consequence areas, as de-
fined by the Secretary, for emergency response man-
agement, training, and technical assistance.
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There is authorized to be appropriated $6,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2003 through 2006 to carry out
this subsection.’’.
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 60125(e) is
amended by striking ‘‘or (b) of this section’’.
SEC. 23. INSPECTIONS BY DIRECT ASSESSMENT.
Section 60102, as amended by this Act, is further
amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(m) INSPECTIONS
BY DIRECT ASSESSMENT.—Not
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this
subsection, the Secretary shall issue regulations prescribing
standards for inspection of a pipeline facility by direct as-
sessment.’’.
SEC. 24. STATE PIPELINE SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
Within 90 days after receiving recommendations for
improvements to pipeline safety from an advisory com-
mittee appointed by the Governor of any State, the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall respond in writing to the
committee setting forth what action, if any, the Secretary
will take on those recommendations and the Secretary’s rea-
sons for acting or not acting upon any of the recommenda-
tions.
SEC. 25. PIPELINE BRIDGE RISK STUDY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation
shall conduct a study to determine whether cable-suspension
pipeline bridges pose structural or other risks warranting
particularized attention in connection with pipeline opera-
tors risk assessment programs and whether particularized
inspection standards need to be developed by the Depart-
ment of Transportation to recognize the peculiar risks posed
by such bridges.
(b) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND COMMENTS.—In con-
ducting the study, the Secretary shall provide, to the max-
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imum extent practicable, for public participation and com-
ment and shall solicit views and comments from the public
and interested persons, including participants in the pipe-
line industry with knowledge and experience in inspection
of pipeline facilities.
(c) COMPLETION AND REPORT.—Within 2 years after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall com-
plete the study and transmit to Congress a report detailing
the results of the study.
(d) FUNDING.—The Secretary may carry out this sec-
tion using only amounts that are specifically appropriated
to carry out this section.
SEC. 26. STUDY AND REPORT ON NATURAL GAS PIPELINE
AND STORAGE FACILITIES IN NEW ENGLAND.
(a) STUDY.—The Federal Energy Regulatory Commis-
sion, in consultation with the Department of Energy, shall
conduct a study on the natural gas pipeline transmission
network in New England and natural gas storage facilities
associated with that network.
(b) CONSIDERATION.—In carrying out the study, the
Commission shall consider the ability of natural gas pipe-
line and storage facilities in New England to meet current
and projected demand by gas-fired power generation plants
and other consumers.
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(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Federal Energy Regulatory Com-
mission shall prepare and submit to the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Represent-
atives a report containing the results of the study conducted
under subsection (a), including recommendations for ad-
dressing potential natural gas transmission and storage ca-
pacity problems in New England.
Attest:
Secretary.