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(1) by striking subsection (j)(3); and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(n) AUTOMATIC AND REMOTE-CONTROLLED SHUT-OFF VALVES 
FOR NEW TRANSMISSION PIPELINES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this subsection, and after considering the fac-
tors specified in subsection (b)(2), the Secretary, if appropriate, 
shall require by regulation the use of automatic or remote- 
controlled shut-off valves, or equivalent technology, where 
economically, technically, and operationally feasible on trans-
mission pipeline facilities constructed or entirely replaced after 
the date on which the Secretary issues the final rule containing 
such requirement. 
‘‘(2) HIGH-CONSEQUENCE AREA STUDY.— 
‘‘(A) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study on the ability of transmission 
pipeline facility operators to respond to a hazardous liquid 
or gas release from a pipeline segment located in a high- 
consequence area. 
‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting the study, the 
Comptroller General shall consider the swiftness of leak 
detection and pipeline shutdown capabilities, the location 
of the nearest response personnel, and the costs, risks, 
and benefits of installing automatic and remote-controlled 
shut-off valves. 
‘‘(C) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this subsection, the Comptroller General 
shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure 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 on the results of the study.’’. 
SEC. 5. INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT. 
(a) EVALUATION.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
evaluate— 
(1) whether integrity management system requirements, 
or elements thereof, should be expanded beyond high-con-
sequence areas; and 
(2) with respect to gas transmission pipeline facilities, 
whether applying integrity management program requirements, 
or elements thereof, to additional areas would mitigate the 
need for class location requirements. 
(b) FACTORS.—In conducting the evaluation under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall consider, at a minimum, the following: 
(1) The continuing priority to enhance protections for public 
safety. 
(2) The continuing importance of reducing risk in high- 
consequence areas. 
(3) The incremental costs of applying integrity management 
standards to pipelines outside of high-consequence areas where 
operators are already conducting assessments beyond what is 
required under chapter 601 of title 49, United States Code. 
(4) The need to undertake integrity management assess-
ments and repairs in a manner that is achievable and sustain-
able, and that does not disrupt pipeline service.
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(5) The options for phasing in the extension of integrity 
management requirements beyond high-consequence areas, 
including the most effective and efficient options for decreasing 
risks to an increasing number of people living or working 
in proximity to pipeline facilities. 
(6) The appropriateness of applying repair criteria, such 
as pressure reductions and special requirements for scheduling 
remediation, to areas that are not high-consequence areas. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 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, 
based on the evaluation conducted under subsection (a), containing 
the Secretary’s analysis and findings regarding— 
(1) expansion of integrity management requirements, or 
elements thereof, beyond high-consequence areas; and 
(2) with respect to gas transmission pipeline facilities, 
whether applying the integrity management program require-
ments, or elements thereof, to additional areas would mitigate 
the need for class location requirements. 
(d) DATA REPORTING.—The Secretary shall collect any relevant 
data necessary to complete the evaluation required by subsection 
(a). 
(e) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 60109(c)(3)(B) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) Subject to paragraph (5), periodic reassessments 
of the facility, at a minimum of once every 7 calendar 
years, using methods described in subparagraph (A). The 
Secretary may extend such deadline for an additional 6 
months if the operator submits written notice to the Sec-
retary with sufficient justification of the need for the exten-
sion.’’. 
(f) 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 (c); or 
(B) the date that is 3 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 (c) and implement appropriate rec-
ommendations, the Secretary shall not, during the review 
period, issue final regulations described in paragraph (3)(B). 
(3) STANDARDS.— 
(A) FINDINGS.—As soon as practicable following the 
review period, the Secretary shall issue final regulations 
described in subparagraph (B), if the Secretary finds, in 
the report required under subsection (c), that— 
(i) integrity management system requirements, or 
elements thereof, should be expanded beyond high- 
consequence areas; and
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(ii) with respect to gas transmission pipeline facili-
ties, applying integrity management program require-
ments, or elements thereof, to additional areas would 
mitigate the need for class location requirements. 
(B) REGULATIONS.—Regulations issued by the Sec-
retary under subparagraph (A), if any, shall— 
(i) expand integrity management system require-
ments, or elements thereof, beyond high-consequence 
areas; and 
(ii) remove redundant class location requirements 
for gas transmission pipeline facilities that are regu-
lated under an integrity management program adopted 
and implemented under section 60109(c)(2) of title 49, 
United States Code. 
(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)(B), 
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. 
(g) REPORT TO CONGRESS ON RISK-BASED PIPELINE REASSESS-
MENT INTERVALS.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall evaluate— 
(1) whether risk-based reassessment intervals are a more 
effective alternative for managing risks to pipelines in high- 
consequence areas once baseline assessments are complete 
when compared to the reassessment interval specified in section 
60109(c)(3)(B) of title 49, United States Code; 
(2) the number of anomalies found in baseline assessments 
required under section 60109(c)(3)(A) of title 49, United States 
Code, as compared to the number of anomalies found in 
reassessments required under section 60109(c)(3)(B) of such 
title; and 
(3) the progress made in implementing the recommenda-
tions in GAO Report 06–945 and the current relevance of 
those recommendations that have not been implemented. 
SEC. 6. PUBLIC EDUCATION AND AWARENESS. 
(a) NATIONAL PIPELINE MAPPING SYSTEM.—Section 60132 is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) MAP OF HIGH-CONSEQUENCE AREAS.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) maintain, as part of the National Pipeline Mapping 
System, a map of designated high-consequence areas (as 
described in section 60109(a)) in which pipelines are required 
to meet integrity management program regulations, excluding 
any proprietary or sensitive security information; and 
‘‘(2) update the map biennially.
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‘‘(e) PROGRAM TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF NATIONAL PIPELINE 
MAPPING SYSTEM.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this subsection, the Secretary shall develop and implement 
a program promoting greater awareness of the existence of the 
National Pipeline Mapping System to State and local emergency 
responders and other interested parties. The program shall include 
guidance on how to use the National Pipeline Mapping System 
to locate pipelines in communities and local jurisdictions.’’. 
(b) INFORMATION TO EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCIES.— 
(1) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue guidance 
to owners and operators of pipeline facilities on the importance 
of providing system-specific information about their pipeline 
facilities to emergency response agencies of the communities 
and jurisdictions in which those facilities are located. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—Before issuing guidance under para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall consult with owners and operators 
of pipeline facilities to determine the extent to which the owners 
and operators are already providing system-specific information 
about their pipeline facilities to emergency response agencies. 
(c) RESPONSE PLANS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 601 is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘§ 60138. Response plans 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation shall— 
‘‘(1) maintain on file a copy of the most recent response 
plan (as defined in part 194 of title 49, Code of Federal Regula-
tions) prepared by an owner or operator of a pipeline facility; 
and 
‘‘(2) provide upon written request to a person a copy of 
the plan, which may exclude, as the Secretary determines 
appropriate— 
‘‘(A) proprietary information; 
‘‘(B) security-sensitive information, including informa-
tion described in section 1520.5(a) of title 49, Code of 
Federal Regulations; 
‘‘(C) specific response resources and tactical resource 
deployment plans; and 
‘‘(D) the specific amount and location of worst case 
discharges (as defined in part 194 of title 49, Code of 
Federal Regulations), including the process by which an 
owner or operator determines the worst case discharge. 
‘‘(b) RELATIONSHIP TO FOIA.—Nothing in this section may be 
construed to require disclosure of information or records that are 
exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 5.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 601 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 60137 
the following: 
‘‘60138. Response plans.’’. 
SEC. 7. CAST IRON GAS PIPELINES. 
(a) FOLLOW-UP SURVEYS.—Section 60108(d) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) Not later than December 31, 2012, and every 2 years 
thereafter, the Secretary shall conduct a follow-up survey to 
measure the progress that owners and operators of pipeline facilities