States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 60141. Standards for underground natural gas 
storage facilities 
‘‘(a) MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS.—Not later than 
2 years after the date of enactment of the PIPES Act 
of 2016, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation 
with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall 
issue minimum safety standards for underground natural 
gas storage facilities. 
‘‘(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the safety 
standards required under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall, to the extent practicable— 
‘‘(1) consider consensus standards for the oper-
ation, environmental protection, and integrity man-
agement of underground natural gas storage facili-
ties; 
‘‘(2) consider the economic impacts of the regu-
lations on individual gas customers; and 
‘‘(3) ensure that the regulations do not have a 
significant economic impact on end users. 
‘‘(c) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Nothing in this section 
may be construed to affect any Federal regulation 
relating to gas pipeline facilities that is in effect on 
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the day before the date of enactment of the PIPES 
Act of 2016. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in this section 
may be construed to authorize the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) to prescribe the location of an under-
ground natural gas storage facility; or 
‘‘(B) to require the Secretary’s permission 
to construct a facility referred to in subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘(d) PREEMPTION.—A State authority may adopt 
additional or more stringent safety standards for intra-
state underground natural gas storage facilities if such 
standards are compatible with the minimum standards 
prescribed under this section.’’. 
(c) USER FEES.—Chapter 603 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 60301 
the following: 
‘‘§ 60302. User fees for underground natural gas stor-
age facilities 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A fee shall be imposed on an en-
tity operating an underground natural gas storage facility 
pursuant to section 60141. Any such fee imposed shall be 
collected before the end of the fiscal year to which it ap-
plies. 
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‘‘(b) MEANS
OF COLLECTION.—The Secretary of 
Transportation shall prescribe procedures to collect fees 
under this section. The Secretary may use a department, 
agency, or instrumentality of the United States Govern-
ment or of a State or local government to collect the fee 
and may reimburse the department, agency, or instrumen-
tality a reasonable amount for its services. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FEES.— 
‘‘(1) ACCOUNT.—There is established an Un-
derground Natural Gas Storage Facility Safety Ac-
count in the Pipeline Safety Fund established in the 
Treasury of the United States under section 60301. 
‘‘(2) USE OF FEES.—A fee collected under this 
section— 
‘‘(A) shall be deposited in the Under-
ground Natural Gas Storage Facility Safety Ac-
count; and 
‘‘(B) if the fee is related to an under-
ground natural gas storage facility pursuant to 
section 60141, the amount of the fee may be 
used only for an activity related to underground 
natural gas storage safety. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—Amounts collected under 
this section shall be made available only to the ex-
tent provided in advance in an appropriations Act 
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for an activity related to underground natural gas 
storage safety.’’. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) CHAPTER 601.—The table of sections for 
chapter 601 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘60141. Standards for underground natural gas storage facilities.’’. 
(2) CHAPTER 603.—The table of sections for 
chapter 603 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 60301 the following: 
‘‘60302. User fees for underground natural gas storage facilities.’’. 
SEC. 13. JOINT INSPECTION AND OVERSIGHT. 
Section 60105 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) JOINT INSPECTORS.—At the request of a State 
authority, the Secretary shall allow for a certified State 
authority under this section to participate in the inspec-
tion of an interstate pipeline facility.’’. 
SEC. 14. SAFETY DATA SHEETS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Each owner or operator of a haz-
ardous liquid pipeline facility, following an accident or in-
cident involving such pipeline facility, shall provide safety 
data sheets on any spilled oil to the designated Federal 
On-Scene Coordinator and appropriate State officials 
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within 6 hours of a telephonic or electronic notice of the 
accident or incident to the National Response Center. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FEDERAL
ON-SCENE
COORDINATOR.—The 
term ‘‘Federal On-Scene Coordinator’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 311(a) of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1321(a)). 
(2) NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER.—The term 
‘‘National Response Center’’ means the center de-
scribed under section 300.125(a) of title 40, Code of 
Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 15. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IDENTIFICATION NUM-
BERS. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue an 
advanced notice of proposed rulemaking to take public 
comment on the petition for rulemaking dated October 28, 
2015, titled ‘‘Corrections to Title 49 C.F.R. §172.336 
Identification numbers; special provisions’’ (P–1667). 
SEC. 16. EMERGENCY ORDER AUTHORITY. 
Section 60117 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(o) EMERGENCY ORDER AUTHORITY.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary determines 
that a violation of a provision of this chapter, or a 
regulation issued pursuant to this chapter, or an un-
safe condition or practice, or a combination of un-
safe conditions and practices, constitutes or is caus-
ing an imminent hazard, the Secretary may impose 
emergency restrictions, prohibitions, and safety 
measures by issuing an emergency order described in 
paragraph (3) without prior notice or an opportunity 
for a hearing, but only to the extent necessary to 
abate the imminent hazard. 
‘‘(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—Before issuing an 
emergency order under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall consider, after consultation with appropriate 
Federal agencies, State agencies, or other entities, 
the following, as appropriate: 
‘‘(A) The impact of the emergency order 
on public health and safety. 
‘‘(B) The impact, if any, of the emergency 
order on the national or regional economy or 
national security. 
‘‘(C) The impact of the emergency order 
on owners and operators of pipeline facilities. 
‘‘(3) WRITTEN
ORDER.—An emergency order 
issued by the Secretary pursuant to paragraph (1) 
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with respect to an imminent hazard shall contain a 
written description of— 
‘‘(A) the violation, condition, or practice 
that constitutes or is causing the imminent haz-
ard; 
‘‘(B) the entities subject to the order; 
‘‘(C) the restrictions, prohibitions, or safe-
ty measures imposed; 
‘‘(D) the standards and procedures for ob-
taining relief from the order; 
‘‘(E) how the order is tailored to abate the 
imminent hazard and the reasons the authori-
ties under section 60112 and 60117(l) are in-
sufficient to do so; and 
‘‘(F) how the considerations were taken 
into account pursuant to subsection (2). 
‘‘(4) OPPORTUNITY
FOR
REVIEW.—Upon re-
ceipt of a petition for review from an entity subject 
to, and adversely affected by, an emergency order 
issued under this subsection, the Secretary shall pro-
vide an opportunity for a review of the order under 
section 554 of title 5 to determine whether the order 
should remain in effect, be modified, or be termi-
nated. 
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‘‘(5) 
EXPIRATION
OF
EFFECTIVENESS 
ORDER.—If a petition for review of an emergency 
order is filed under paragraph (4) and an agency de-
cision with respect to the petition is not issued on 
or before the last day of the 30-day period beginning 
on the date on which the petition is filed, the order 
shall cease to be effective on such day, unless the 
Secretary determines in writing on or before the last 
day of such period that the imminent hazard still ex-
ists. 
‘‘(6) JUDICIAL
REVIEW
OF
ORDERS.—After 
completion of the review process described in para-
graph (4) or the issuance of a written determination 
by the Secretary pursuant to paragraph (5), an enti-
ty subject to, and adversely affected by, an emer-
gency order issued under this subsection may seek 
judicial review of the order in a district court of the 
United States and shall be given expedited consider-
ation. 
‘‘(7) REGULATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) 
TEMPORARY
REGULATIONS.—Not 
later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of the PIPES Act of 2016, the Secretary shall 
issue such temporary regulations as are nec-
essary to carry out this subsection. The tem-
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porary regulations shall expire on the date of 
issuance of the final regulations required under 
subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) FINAL
REGULATIONS.—Not later 
than 270 days after such date of enactment, 
the Secretary shall issue such regulations as are 
necessary to carry out this subsection. Such 
regulations shall ensure that the review process 
described in paragraph (4) is consistent with 
the review process developed under section 
109.19 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, 
to the greatest extent practicable and not incon-
sistent with this section. 
‘‘(8) IMMINENT
HAZARD
DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘imminent hazard’ means the 
existence of a condition relating to a gas or haz-
ardous liquid pipeline facility that presents— 
‘‘(A) a substantial likelihood that death, 
serious illness, or severe personal injury may 
occur; or 
‘‘(B) a substantial endangerment to health, 
property, or the environment. 
‘‘(9) LIMITATION
AND
SAVINGS
CLAUSE.—An 
emergency order issued under this subsection may 
not be construed to— 
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‘‘(A) alter, amend, or limit the Secretary’s 
obligations under, or the applicability of, section 
553 of title 5; or 
‘‘(B) provide the authority to amend the 
Code of Federal Regulations.’’. 
SEC. 17. STATE GRANT FUNDS. 
(a) PAYMENTS.—Section 60107(b) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) PAYMENTS.—After notifying and consulting 
with a State authority, the Secretary may withhold any 
part of a payment when the Secretary decides that the 
authority is not carrying out satisfactorily a safety pro-
gram or not acting satisfactorily as an agent. The Sec-
retary may pay an authority under this section only when 
the authority ensures the Secretary that it will provide the 
remaining costs of a safety program, unless the Secretary 
waives the requirement to provide such remaining costs.’’. 
(b) REPURPOSING
OF FUNDS.—Section 60107 is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) REPURPOSING OF FUNDS.—If a State program’s 
certification is rejected under section 60105(f) or such 
program is otherwise suspended or interrupted, the Sec-
retary may use any undistributed, deobligated or recovered 
funds authorized under this section to carry out pipeline 
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safety activities for that State within the period of avail-
ability for such funds.’’. 
SEC. 18. RESPONSE PLANS. 
Each owner or operator of a hazardous liquid pipeline 
facility required to prepare a response plan pursuant to 
part 194 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, shall 
consider the impact of a discharge into or on navigable 
waters or adjoining shorelines, including those that may 
be covered in whole or in part by ice. 
SEC. 19. HIGH CONSEQUENCE AREAS. 
The Secretary of Transportation shall revise section 
195.6(b) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to ex-
plicitly state that the Great Lakes and any marine coastal 
waters (including coastal estuaries) are USA ecological re-
sources for purposes of determining whether a pipeline is 
in a high consequence area (as defined in section 195.450 
of such title). 
SEC. 
20. 
PIPELINE 
SAFETY 
TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE 
GRANTS. 
(a) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION LIMITATION.—Section 
60130(a)(4) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ‘‘on technical pipeline safety issues’’ after 
‘‘public participation’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the De-
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