pipeline facility that declares a leak, accident, incident, or 
failure. 
(1) FREQUENCY.—The penalty shall be levied 
on an annual basis until the Secretary certifies that 
such leak, accident, incident, or failure has been re-
mediated. 
(2) DOUBLE PENALTY.—In the case of any op-
erator which does not declare a leak, accident, inci-
dent, or failure within 15 days of the operator know-
ing that such a leak, accident, incident, or failure 
has occurred, the penalty shall be in the amount of 
$5,000,000. 
SEC. 6. EMERGENCY REIMBURSEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date on which the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safe-
ty Administration is provided a declaration by an operator 
of a hazardous liquid pipeline facility that an event has 
occurred, the Secretary shall make available funds to reim-
burse an eligible entity for the following: 
(1) The cost of replacing equipment that is 
damaged, contaminated, or otherwise rendered unus-
able as a result of the response of the eligible entity 
to an event. 
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(2) Overtime pay for firefighters, law enforce-
ment officers, or other emergency responders who 
work at the scene of an event. 
(3) Operational costs for actions taken to re-
spond to an event. 
(4) Any other purpose related to an event, as 
determined by the Secretary of Transportation. 
(5) To retroactively cover a cost described in 
any of paragraphs (1) through (4) that is incurred 
after the date of an event or within 30 days of the 
receipt of amounts under this subsection. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means a State or local emergency response 
group, including a law enforcement agency, a fire 
department, and an emergency response agency, lo-
cated in an area affected by a hazardous train event. 
(2) EVENT.—The term ‘‘event’’ means a haz-
ardous liquid pipeline leak, accident, incident, or 
failure. 
SEC. 7. HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINE COMMUNITY TRUST 
FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established within the 
Treasury of the United States a fund which shall be 
known as the ‘‘Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Community 
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Trust Fund’’ and which shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of Transportation. 
(b) DEPOSITS.—Penalties collected pursuant to sec-
tion 5 of this Act shall be deposited into the Hazardous 
Liquid Pipeline Community Trust Fund established in 
subsection (a). 
(c) DISBURSEMENT.—The Secretary shall make dis-
bursements from the Trust Fund to carry out sections 2 
and 6 of this Act. 
SEC. 8. QUARTERLY REPORT ON INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter, 
the Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Mate-
rials Safety Administration shall deliver to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report which details industry 
knowledge or developments regarding hazardous liquid 
pipeline safety and integrity. 
(b) INCORPORATION.—The Administrator shall make 
every reasonable effort to incorporate relevant knowledge 
or developments regarding safety and integrity from each 
quarterly report into the regulations, guidance, rec-
ommendations, advisories, or notices of the Administra-
tion. 
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SEC. 9. OFFICE OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall rename the Community Liaison Services with-
in the Office of Pipeline Safety of the Pipeline and Haz-
ardous Materials Safety Administration as the Office of 
Public Engagement (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Of-
fice’’). 
(b) DUTIES.—The duties of the Office are to— 
(1) proactively engage with pipeline stake-
holders, including the public, pipeline operators, 
public safety organizations, and State, local, and 
Tribal government officials, to raise awareness of 
pipeline safety practices; 
(2) promote the adoption and increased use of 
safety programs and activities; 
(3) inform the public of pipeline safety regula-
tions and best practices; and 
(4) assist the public with inquiries regarding 
pipeline safety. 
(c) PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY.—The Office shall ensure 
that activities carried out by the Office and information 
products developed by the Office are accessible to the pub-
lic. 
(d) COMMUNITY LIAISONS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Office shall incorporate 
positions known as ‘‘community liaisons’’ under the 
Community Liaison Services. 
(2) MEETING INCLUSION.—For the purposes of 
formulating a proposed safety order case, the Ad-
ministrator shall make every reasonable effort to in-
clude a community liaison in each meeting or sepa-
rately provide the community liaison with a detailed 
update of each proposed safety order case meeting. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to Congress a report on the implementation of this section. 
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