than 5 years after the date of issuance of 
the standards. 
‘‘(C) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph, the fol-
lowing definitions apply: 
‘‘(i) COVERED
PIPELINE
FACILITY.—The 
term ‘covered pipeline facility’ means a pipeline 
facility that is located in a Class 3 or 4 loca-
tion, as described in section 192.5 of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the 
date of enactment of the Pipeline Safety and 
Community Empowerment Act of 2010. 
‘‘(ii) SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKE FAULT.— 
The term ‘significant earthquake fault’ means 
an earthquake fault for which there is a 1 in 10 
chance or greater of a magnitude 6.7 or greater 
earthquake in the next 50 years, as determined 
by the Secretary based on information compiled 
by the United States Geological Survey.’’. 
SEC. 7. AVAILABILITY OF INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND PRO-
CEDURES ADOPTED IN REGULATIONS BY 
REFERENCE. 
Section 60102 is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(n) AVAILABILITY OF INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND 
PROCEDURES
ADOPTED
IN
REGULATIONS
BY
REF-
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ERENCE.—The Secretary shall ensure that industry stand-
ards and procedures adopted by reference as part of the 
Federal pipeline safety regulatory program under this 
chapter are easily available to the public free of charge. 
This subsection shall apply to regulations issued before, 
on, or after the date of enactment of this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 8. LEAK DETECTION. 
Section 60102 (as amended by section 7 of this Act) 
is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(o) LEAK DETECTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An owner or operator of a 
pipeline facility shall ensure that the facility is 
equipped with a leak detection system capable of 
promptly detecting a leak. 
‘‘(2) PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS.—Not later 
than 18 months after the date of enactment of this 
subsection, the Secretary shall issue a final rule es-
tablishing performance standards for such leak de-
tection systems. In establishing the performance 
standards, the Secretary shall consider, at a min-
imum, requiring— 
‘‘(A) hazardous liquid pipeline facilities to 
have the continuous capability to detect a daily 
discharge equal to not more than one percent of 
daily throughput; 
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‘‘(B) natural gas transmission pipeline fa-
cilities to provide for flow verification through 
an accounting method such as volume balance 
and rate of pressure at least once every 24 
hours; 
‘‘(C) in the case of a remote pipeline, in-
creased aerial surveillance of the pipeline; and 
‘‘(D) owners and operators of pipeline fa-
cilities to meet other requirements as the Sec-
retary determines necessary and practicable to 
enhance the ability of such owners and opera-
tors to promptly detect a leak.’’. 
SEC. 9. CONSIDERATIONS FOR IDENTIFICATION OF HIGH 
CONSEQUENCE AREAS. 
Section 60109 is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(g) CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
IDENTIFICATION
OF 
HIGH CONSEQUENCE AREAS.—In identifying high con-
sequence areas under this section, the Secretary shall con-
sider— 
‘‘(1) the seismicity of the area; 
‘‘(2) the age of the pipe; and 
‘‘(3) whether the pipe at issue can be inspected 
using the most modern instrumented internal inspec-
tion devices.’’. 
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SEC. 10. PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 
Section 60116 is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(d) APPROVAL PROCESS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ap-
prove or disapprove a public education program sub-
mitted to the Secretary by the owner or operator of 
a pipeline facility under subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) CONTEXT
OF
REVIEW.—The Secretary 
may conduct the approval process under paragraph 
(1) as an element of the Secretary’s inspection of an 
owner or operator. 
‘‘(3) INADEQUATE
PROGRAMS.—If the Sec-
retary determines that a public education program 
does not comply with the requirements of this sec-
tion or regulations issued under this section or has 
not been adequately implemented, the Secretary may 
conduct proceedings under this chapter. 
‘‘(e) EFFECTIVENESS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION PRO-
GRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) ASSESSMENT.—The Comptroller General 
shall conduct an assessment of the effectiveness of 
the public education programs carried out under this 
section. 
‘‘(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
one year after the date of enactment of this sub-
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section, the Comptroller General shall submit to 
Congress a report on the results of the assessment.’’. 
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