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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.’’. 
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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.— 
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‘‘(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 
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and section 12 of the Pipeline Safety Improvement 
Act of 2002 (49 U.S.C. 60101 note; Public Law 
107–355): 
‘‘(A) For fiscal year 2007, $18,810,000 of 
which $4,207,000 is for carrying out such sec-
tion 12 and $2,682,000 is for making grants. 
‘‘(B) For fiscal year 2008, $19,000,000 of 
which $4,207,000 is for carrying out such sec-
tion 12 and $2,682,000 is for making grants. 
‘‘(C) For fiscal year 2009, $19,500,000 of 
which $4,207,000 is for carrying out such sec-
tion 12 and $3,103,000 is for making grants. 
‘‘(D) For fiscal year 2010, $20,000,000 of 
which $4,207,000 is for carrying out such sec-
tion 12 $3,603,000 is for making grants.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 60125 is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (b) and (c); and 
(2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
subsections (b) and (c), respectively. 
(c) 
EMERGENCY
RESPONSE
GRANTS.—Section 
60125(b) (as redesignated by subsection (b)(2) of this sec-
tion) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘To the extent that such grants are used 
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to train emergency responders, such training shall 
ensure that emergency responders have the ability to 
protect nearby persons, property, and the environ-
ment from the effects of accidents or incidents in-
volving gas or hazardous liquid pipelines, in accord-
ance with existing regulations.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$6,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$10,000,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2003 through 2006’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2007 through 2010’’. 
(d) ONE-CALL NOTIFICATION PROGRAMS.—Section 
6107 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
2003 through 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2007 through 2010’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘for fiscal 
years 2003 through 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘for fiscal 
years 2007 through 2010’’. 
(e) INSPECTOR STAFFING.—The Secretary shall en-
sure that the number of positions for pipeline inspection 
and enforcement personnel at the Pipeline and Hazardous 
Materials Safety Administration does not fall below 100 
for fiscal year 2007, 111 for fiscal year 2008, 123 for fis-
cal year 2009, and 135 for fiscal year 2010. 
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SEC. 19. STANDARDS TO IMPLEMENT NTSB RECOMMENDA-
TIONS. 
Not later than June 1, 2008, the Secretary of Trans-
portation shall issue standards that implement the fol-
lowing recommendations contained in the National Trans-
portation Safety Board’s report entitled ‘‘Supervisory 
Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) in Liquid Pipe-
lines’’ and adopted November 29, 2005: 
(1) Implementation of the American Petroleum 
Institute’s Recommended Practice 165 for the use of 
graphics on the supervisory control and data acquisi-
tion screens. 
(2) Implementation of a standard for pipeline 
companies to review and audit alarms on monitoring 
equipment. 
(3) Implementation of standards for pipeline 
controller training that include simulator or non-
computerized simulations for controller recognition 
of abnormal pipeline operating conditions, in par-
ticular, leak events. 
SEC. 20. ACCIDENT REPORTING FORM. 
Not later than December 31, 2007, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall amend accident reporting forms to 
require operators of gas and hazardous liquid pipelines to 
provide data related to controller fatigue. 
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