I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4339 
To establish State revolving loan funds to repair or replace natural gas 
distribution pipelines. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 27, 2014 
Mr. RANGEL (for himself and Ms. NORTON) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a 
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish State revolving loan funds to repair or replace 
natural gas distribution pipelines. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pipeline Revolving 
Fund and Job Creation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Pipeline and 
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. 
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means— 
(A) a State; and 
(B) the District of Columbia. 
(3) STATE LOAN FUND.—The term ‘‘State loan 
fund’’ means a pipeline replacement revolving loan 
fund 
established 
by 
a 
State 
under 
section 
3(a)(2)(B). 
SEC. 3. STATE REVOLVING LOAN FUNDS. 
(a) GRANTS
TO
STATES
TO
ESTABLISH
LOAN 
FUNDS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator shall 
offer to enter into agreements with eligible States to 
make capitalization grants, including letters of cred-
it, to the States under this subsection to repair or 
replace natural gas distribution pipelines. 
(2) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a 
capitalization grant under this section, a State 
shall— 
(A) enter into a capitalization agreement 
with the Administrator under paragraph (1); 
and 
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(B) establish a pipeline replacement revolv-
ing loan fund. 
(3) DEPOSIT.—Funds granted to a State under 
this section shall be deposited in the State loan fund 
established by the State. 
(4) PERIOD.—The funds granted to a State 
shall be available to the State for obligation during 
the fiscal year for which the funds are authorized 
and during the following fiscal year. 
(5) ALLOTMENT.—Funds made available to 
carry out this section shall be allotted to States in 
at the discretion of the Administrator. 
(6) REALLOTMENT.—Any funds not obligated 
by a State by the last day of the period for which 
the grants are available shall be reallotted in accord-
ance with paragraph (5). 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Amounts deposited in a 
State loan fund, including loan repayments and in-
terest earned on the amounts, shall be used only for 
providing loans or loan guarantees or as a source of 
reserve and security for leveraged loans. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Loans or loan guaran-
tees made by a State under paragraph (1)— 
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(i) may be used only for expenditures 
of a type or category that the Adminis-
trator has determined, through guidance, 
will— 
(I) facilitate compliance with a 
plan submitted under subsection (c); 
or 
(II) otherwise significantly fur-
ther the replacement or repair of nat-
ural gas distribution pipelines that 
have been identified as leak-prone; 
and 
(ii) may not be used for the acquisi-
tion of real property or an interest in real 
property, unless the acquisition is— 
(I) integral to a plan submitted 
under subsection (c); and 
(II) from a willing seller. 
(B) BUYING AMERICAN.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall ensure, through guidance, that, to the 
maximum extent practicable, none of the 
funds from a loan or loan guarantee made 
by a State under paragraph (1) are used 
to repair or replace natural gas distribu-
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tion pipelines unless all of the iron, steel, 
plastic, and manufactured goods used in 
the repair or replacement are produced in 
the United States. 
(ii) WAIVER.—Clause (i) shall not 
apply in any case or category of cases in 
which the Administrator finds that— 
(I) applying that clause would be 
inconsistent with the public interest; 
(II) iron, steel, plastic, or the ap-
plicable manufactured goods are not 
produced in the United States in suf-
ficient and reasonably available quan-
tities and of a satisfactory quality; or 
(III) inclusion of iron, steel, plas-
tic, and manufactured goods produced 
in the United States will increase the 
cost of the overall repair or replace-
ment by more than 25 percent. 
(iii) PUBLICATION.—If the Adminis-
trator determines that it is necessary to 
waive the application of clause (i) based on 
a finding under clause (ii), the Adminis-
trator shall publish in the Federal Register 
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a detailed written justification as to why 
the provision is being waived. 
(iv) 
APPLICABILITY.—This 
section 
shall be applied in a manner consistent 
with United States obligations under inter-
national agreements. 
(c) INTENDED USE PLANS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—After providing for public 
review and comment, each State that has entered 
into a capitalization agreement pursuant to this sec-
tion shall annually prepare a plan that identifies the 
intended uses of the amounts available from the 
State loan fund of the State. 
(2) CONTENTS.—An intended use plan shall in-
clude— 
(A) a list of the projects to be carried out 
by entities receiving the loans in the first fiscal 
year that begins after the date of the plan, in-
cluding a description of the project; 
(B) the criteria and methods established 
for the use of funds; and 
(C) a description of the financial status of 
the State loan fund and the short- and long- 
term goals of the State loan fund. 
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