the head of such authority may not approve a plan that 
does not include a maximum limit on the hours of service 
established by the operator of the pipeline for individuals 
employed as controllers in a control center for the pipeline. 
‘‘(c) ENFORCEMENT OF THE PLAN.—If the Secretary 
or the head of the appropriate State authority determines 
that an operator’s plan submitted to the Secretary or the 
head of such authority under subsection (a), or implemen-
tation of such a plan, does not comply with the regulations 
issued under this section or is inadequate for the safe op-
eration of a pipeline, the Secretary or the head of such 
authority may take action consistent with this chapter and 
enforce the requirements of such regulations. 
‘‘(d) COMPLIANCE WITH THE PLAN.—Each operator 
of a gas or hazardous liquid pipeline shall document com-
pliance with the plan submitted by the operator under sub-
section (a) and the reasons for any deviation from compli-
ance with such plan. The Secretary or the head of the 
appropriate State authority, as the case may be, shall re-
view the reasonableness of any such deviation in consid-
ering whether to take enforcement action or discontinue 
approval of the operator’s plan under subsection (b). 
‘‘(e) DEVIATION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—In 
issuing regulations under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall develop and include in such regulations requirements
for an operator of a gas or hazardous liquid pipeline to 
report deviations from compliance with the plan submitted 
by the operator under subsection (a).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 601 (as amended by sections 2(b), 6, and 8 of this 
Act) is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘60137. Pipeline control room management.’’.
SEC. 13. SAFETY ORDERS. 
Section 60117(l) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(l) SAFETY ORDERS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 
31, 2007, the Secretary shall issue regulations pro-
viding that, after notice and opportunity for a hear-
ing, if the Secretary determines that a pipeline facil-
ity has a condition that poses a pipeline integrity 
risk to public safety, property, or the environment, 
the Secretary may order the operator of the facility 
to take necessary corrective action, including phys-
ical inspection, testing, repair, or other appropriate 
action, to remedy that condition. 
‘‘(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In making a deter-
mination under paragraph (1), the Secretary, if rel-
evant and pursuant to the regulations issued under 
paragraph (1), shall consider—
‘‘(A) the considerations specified in para-
graphs (1) through (6) of section 60112(b); 
‘‘(B) the likelihood that the condition will 
impair the serviceability of a pipeline; 
‘‘(C) the likelihood that the condition will 
worsen over time; and 
‘‘(D) the likelihood that the condition is 
present or could develop on other areas of the 
pipeline.’’. 
SEC. 14. INTEGRITY PROGRAM ENFORCEMENT. 
Section 60109(c)(9)(A)(iii) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(iii) 
INADEQUATE
PROGRAMS.—If 
the Secretary determines that a risk anal-
ysis or integrity management program does 
not comply with the requirements of this 
subsection or regulations issued as de-
scribed in paragraph (2), has not been ade-
quately implemented, or is inadequate for 
the safe operation of a pipeline facility, the 
Secretary may conduct proceedings under 
this chapter.’’. 
SEC. 15. INCIDENT REPORTING. 
Not later than December 31, 2007, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall review the incident reporting require-
ments for operators of natural gas pipelines and modify 
the reporting criteria as appropriate to ensure that the 
incident data gathered accurately reflects incident trends 
over time, taking into consideration the recommendations 
from the Comptroller General in GAO report 06–946. 
SEC. 16. SENIOR EXECUTIVE SIGNATURE OF INTEGRITY 
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE RE-
PORTS. 
Section 60109 (as amended by section 9 of this Act) 
is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) CERTIFICATION OF PIPELINE INTEGRITY MAN-
AGEMENT
PROGRAM
PERFORMANCE.—The Secretary 
shall establish procedures requiring certification of annual 
and semiannual pipeline integrity management program 
performance reports by a senior executive officer of the 
company operating a pipeline subject to this chapter. The 
procedures shall require a signed statement, which may 
be effected electronically in accordance with the provisions 
of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Com-
merce Act (15 U.S.C. 7001 et seq.), certifying that—
‘‘(1) the signing officer has reviewed the report; 
and 
‘‘(2) to the best of such officer’s knowledge and 
belief, the report is true and complete.’’.
SEC. 17. COST RECOVERY FOR DESIGN REVIEWS. 
Section 60117 (as amended by section 11 of this Act) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(n) COST RECOVERY FOR DESIGN REVIEWS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary conducts 
facility design safety reviews in connection with a 
proposal to construct, expand, or operate a liquefied 
natural gas pipeline facility, the Secretary may re-
quire the person requesting such reviews to pay the 
associated staff costs relating to such reviews in-
curred by the Secretary in section 60301(d). The 
Secretary may assess such costs in any reasonable 
manner. 
‘‘(2) DEPOSIT.—The Secretary shall deposit all 
funds paid to the Secretary under this subsection 
into the Department of Treasury account 69–5172–
0–2–407 or its successor account. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
Funds deposited pursuant to this subsection are au-
thorized to be appropriated for the purposes set 
forth in section 60301(d).’’. 
SEC. 18. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) 
GAS
AND
HAZARDOUS
LIQUID.—Section 
60125(a) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) GAS AND HAZARDOUS LIQUID.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out the provisions 
of this chapter related to gas and hazardous liquid 
and section 12 of the Pipeline Safety Improvement 
Act of 2002 (49 U.S.C. 60101 note; Public Law 
107–355), the following amounts are authorized to 
be appropriated to the Department of Transpor-
tation from fees collected under section 60301 in 
each respective year: 
‘‘(A) For fiscal year 2007, $60,175,000 of 
which $7,386,000 is for carrying out such sec-
tion 12 and $17,556,000 is for making grants. 
‘‘(B) For fiscal year 2008, $67,118,000 of 
which $7,586,000 is for carrying out such sec-
tion 12 and $20,614,000 is for making grants. 
‘‘(C) For fiscal year 2009, $72,045,000 of 
which $7,586,000 is for carrying out such sec-
tion 12 and $21,513,000 is for making grants. 
‘‘(D) For fiscal year 2010, $76,580,000 of 
which $7,586,000 is for carrying out subsection 
12 and $22,252,000 is for making grants. 
‘‘(2) TRUST FUND AMOUNTS.—In addition to 
the amounts authorized to be appropriated by para-
graph (1) the following amounts are authorized from 
the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the 
provisions of this chapter related to hazardous liquid