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‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary $1,000,000 for the period begin-
ning October 1, 2006, and ending September 30, 2008, to carry 
out this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 61 is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘6109. Public education and awareness.’’.
SEC. 4. LOW-STRESS PIPELINES. 
Section 60102(k) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(k) LOW-STRESS HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINES.—
‘‘(1) MINIMUM STANDARDS.—Not later than December 31, 
2007, the Secretary shall issue regulations subjecting low-stress 
hazardous liquid pipelines to the same standards and regula-
tions as other hazardous liquid pipelines, except as provided 
in paragraph (3). The implementation of the applicable stand-
ards and regulatory requirements may be phased in. The regu-
lations issued under this paragraph shall not apply to gathering 
lines. 
‘‘(2) GENERAL PROHIBITION AGAINST LOW INTERNAL STRESS 
EXCEPTION.—Except as provided in paragraph (3), the Secretary 
may not provide an exception to the requirements of this 
chapter for a hazardous liquid pipeline because the pipeline 
operates at low internal stress. 
‘‘(3) LIMITED EXCEPTIONS.—The Secretary shall provide or 
continue in force exceptions to this subsection for low-stress 
hazardous liquid pipelines that—
‘‘(A) are subject to safety regulations of the United 
States Coast Guard; or 
‘‘(B) serve refining, manufacturing, or truck, rail, or 
vessel terminal facilities if the pipeline is less than 1 mile 
long (measured outside the facility grounds) and does not 
cross an offshore area or a waterway currently used for 
commercial navigation, 
until regulations issued under paragraph (1) become effective. 
After such regulations become effective, the Secretary may 
retain or remove those exceptions as appropriate. 
‘‘(4) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.—Nothing in this sub-
section shall be construed to prohibit or otherwise affect the 
applicability of any other statutory or regulatory exemption 
to any hazardous liquid pipeline. 
‘‘(5) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this subsection, the term 
‘low-stress hazardous liquid pipeline’ means a hazardous liquid 
pipeline that is operated in its entirety at a stress level of 
20 percent or less of the specified minimum yield strength 
of the line pipe. 
‘‘(6) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirements of this subsection 
shall not take effect as to low-stress hazardous liquid pipeline 
operators before the effective date of the rules promulgated 
by the Secretary under this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 5. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS. 
Section 60130 is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall 
establish competitive’’ and inserting ‘‘No grants may be awarded 
under section 60114(g) until the Secretary has established 
competitive’’;
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(2) in subsection (a) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (4); 
(3) in subsection (a) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) DEMONSTRATION GRANTS.—At least the first 3 grants 
awarded under this section shall be demonstration grants for 
the purpose of demonstrating and evaluating the utility of 
grants under this section. Each such demonstration grant shall 
not exceed $25,000. 
‘‘(3) 
DISSEMINATION
OF
TECHNICAL
FINDINGS.—Each 
recipient of a grant under this section shall ensure that—
‘‘(A) the technical findings made possible by the grants 
are made available to the relevant operators; and 
‘‘(B) open communication between the grant recipients, 
local operators, local communities, and other interested 
parties is encouraged.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘2006’’ and inserting ‘‘2010’’. 
SEC. 6. ENFORCEMENT TRANSPARENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 601 (as amended by section 2(b) 
of this Act) is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 60135. Enforcement transparency 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31, 2007, the Sec-
retary shall—
‘‘(1) provide a monthly updated summary to the public 
of all gas and hazardous liquid pipeline enforcement actions 
taken by the Secretary or the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 
Safety Administration, from the time a notice commencing an 
enforcement action is issued until the enforcement action is 
final; 
‘‘(2) include in each such summary identification of the 
operator involved in the enforcement activity, the type of alleged 
violation, the penalty or penalties proposed, any changes in 
case status since the previous summary, the final assessment 
amount of each penalty, and the reasons for a reduction in 
the proposed penalty, if appropriate; and 
‘‘(3) provide a mechanism by which a pipeline operator 
named in an enforcement action may make information, expla-
nations, or documents it believes are responsive to the enforce-
ment action available to the public. 
‘‘(b) ELECTRONIC AVAILABILITY.—Each summary under this sec-
tion shall be made available to the public by electronic means. 
‘‘(c) RELATIONSHIP TO FOIA.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to require disclosure of information or records that are 
exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 5.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 601 (as 
amended by section 2(b) of this Act) is further amended by adding 
at the end:
‘‘60135. Enforcement transparency.’’.
SEC. 7. DIRECT LINE SALES. 
Section 60101(a) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(6) ‘interstate gas pipeline facility’ means a gas pipeline 
facility—
‘‘(A) used to transport gas; and
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‘‘(B) subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission under 
the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717 et seq.);’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (9) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(9) ‘intrastate gas pipeline facility’ means a gas pipeline 
facility and transportation of gas within a State not subject 
to the jurisdiction of the Commission under the Natural Gas 
Act (15 U.S.C. 717 et seq.);’’. 
SEC. 8. PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION CAPACITY AND REGULATORY 
ADEQUACY STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 601 (as amended by sections 2(b) 
and 6 of this Act) is further amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘§ 60136. Petroleum product transportation capacity study 
‘‘(a) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretaries of Transportation and 
Energy shall conduct periodic analyses of the domestic transport 
of petroleum products by pipeline. Such analyses should identify 
areas of the United States where unplanned loss of individual 
pipeline facilities may cause shortages of petroleum products or 
price disruptions and where shortages of pipeline capacity and 
reliability concerns may have or are anticipated to contribute to 
shortages of petroleum products or price disruptions. Upon identi-
fying such areas, the Secretaries may determine if the current 
level of regulation is sufficient to minimize the potential for 
unplanned losses of pipeline capacity. 
‘‘(b) CONSULTATION.—In preparing any analysis under this sec-
tion, the Secretaries may consult with the heads of other govern-
ment agencies and public- and private-sector experts in pipeline 
and other forms of petroleum product transportation, energy 
consumption, pipeline capacity, population, and economic develop-
ment. 
‘‘(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than June 1, 2008, the 
Secretaries shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate a report setting forth their recommenda-
tions to reduce the likelihood of the shortages and price disruptions 
referred to in subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL REPORTS.—The Secretaries shall submit addi-
tional reports to the congressional committees referred to in sub-
section (c) containing the results of any subsequent analyses per-
formed under subsection (a) and any additional recommendations, 
as appropriate. 
‘‘(e) PETROLEUM PRODUCT DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘petroleum product’ means oil of any kind
or in any form, gasoline, 
diesel fuel, aviation fuel, fuel oil, kerosene, any product obtained 
from refining or processing of crude oil, liquefied petroleum gases, 
natural gas liquids, petrochemical feedstocks, condensate, waste 
or refuse mixtures containing any of such oil products, and any 
other liquid hydrocarbon compounds.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 601 (as 
amended by sections 2(b) and 6 of this Act) is further amended 
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘60136. Petroleum product transportation capacity study.’’.
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SEC. 9. DISTRIBUTION INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM RULE-
MAKING DEADLINE. 
Section 60109 is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) DISTRIBUTION INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS.—
‘‘(1) MINIMUM STANDARDS.—Not later than December 31, 
2007, the Secretary shall prescribe minimum standards for 
integrity management programs for distribution pipelines. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
AUTHORITY
OF
SECRETARY.—In carrying 
out this subsection, the Secretary may require operators of 
distribution pipelines to continually identify and assess risks 
on their distribution lines, to remediate conditions that present 
a potential threat to line integrity, and to monitor program 
effectiveness. 
‘‘(3) EXCESS FLOW VALVES.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The minimum standards shall 
include a requirement for an operator of a natural gas 
distribution system to install an excess flow valve on each 
single family residence service line connected to such 
system if—
‘‘(i) the service line is installed or entirely replaced 
after June 1, 2008; 
‘‘(ii) the service line operates continuously through-
out the year at a pressure not less than 10 pounds 
per square inch gauge; 
‘‘(iii) the service line is not connected to a gas 
stream with respect to which the operator has had 
prior experience with contaminants the presence of 
which could interfere with the operation of an excess 
flow valve; 
‘‘(iv) the installation of an excess flow valve on 
the service line is not likely to cause loss of service 
to the residence or interfere with necessary operation 
or maintenance activities, such as purging liquids from 
the service line; and 
‘‘(v) an excess flow valve meeting performance 
standards developed under section 60110(e) of title 
49, United States Code, is commercially available to 
the operator, as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) REPORTS.—Operators of natural gas distribution 
systems shall report annually to the Secretary on the 
number of excess flow valves installed on their systems 
under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(4) APPLICABILITY.—The Secretary shall determine which 
distribution pipelines will be subject to the minimum standards. 
‘‘(5) DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION.—Each operator 
of a distribution pipeline that the Secretary determines is sub-
ject to the minimum standards prescribed by the Secretary 
under this subsection shall develop and implement an integrity 
management program in accordance with those standards. 
‘‘(6) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Subject to section 60104(c), a State 
authority having a current certification under section 60105 
may adopt or continue in force additional integrity management 
requirements, including additional requirements for installation 
of excess flow valves, for gas distribution pipelines within the 
boundaries of that State.’’.