ing to compliance, or notices of proposed cor-
rective actions. 
(3) EXPEDITED REVIEW.—The regulations pre-
scribed under this subsection shall define the term 
‘‘expedited review’’ for the purposes of paragraph 
(1)(C). 
(b) STANDARDS
OF
JUDICIAL
REVIEW.—Section 
60119(a) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) A judicial review of agency action under this sec-
tion shall apply the standards of review established in sec-
tion 706 of title 5.’’. 
SEC. 20. GAS AND HAZARDOUS LIQUID GATHERING LINES. 
(a) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Transportation shall 
complete a review of existing Federal and State regula-
tions for gas and hazardous liquid gathering lines located 
onshore and offshore in the United States, including with-
in the inlets of the Gulf of Mexico. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the House of Representatives Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure and 
Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Sen-
ate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation a report on the results of the review. 
(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The report shall in-
clude the Secretary’s recommendations with respect 
to— 
(A) the sufficiency of existing Federal and 
State laws and regulations to ensure the safety 
of gas and hazardous liquid gathering lines; 
(B) quantifying the economical and tech-
nical practicability and challenges of applying 
existing Federal regulations to gathering lines 
that are currently not subject to Federal regu-
lation when compared to the public safety bene-
fits; and 
(C) subject to a risk-based assessment, the 
need to modify or revoke existing exemptions 
from Federal regulation for gas and hazardous 
liquid gathering lines. 
SEC. 21. 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), there is authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department of Transportation for each of fiscal 
years 2012 through 2015, from fees collected under 
section 60301, $88,014,000, of which $4,686,000 is 
for carrying out such section 12 and $34,461,000 is 
for making grants. 
‘‘(2) TRUST FUND AMOUNTS.—In addition to 
the amounts authorized to be appropriated by para-
graph (1), there is authorized to be appropriated for 
each of fiscal years 2012 through 2015 from the Oil 
Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the provi-
sions of this chapter related to hazardous liquid and 
section 12 of the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act 
of 2002 (49 U.S.C. 60101 note; Public Law 107– 
355), $18,905,000, of which $2,185,000 is for car-
rying out such section 12 and $4,985,000 is for 
making grants.’’. 
(b) 
EMERGENCY
RESPONSE
GRANTS.—Section 
60125(b)(2) is amended by striking ‘‘2007 through 2010’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2012 through 2015’’. 
(c) ONE-CALL NOTIFICATION PROGRAMS.—Section 
6107 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘2007 through 
2010.’’ and inserting ‘‘2012 through 2015.’’;
(2) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘2007 through 
2010.’’ and inserting ‘‘2012 through 2015.’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (c). 
(d) STATE DAMAGE PREVENTION PROGRAMS.—Sec-
tion 60134 is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to provide 
grants under this section $1,500,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2012 through 2015. Such funds shall remain avail-
able until expended.’’. 
(e) COMMUNITY PIPELINE SAFETY INFORMATION 
GRANTS.—Section 60130 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘to grant recipients and 
their contractors’’ after ‘‘this section’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, for any type of advo-
cacy activity for or against a pipeline construc-
tion or expansion project,’’ after ‘‘for lobbying’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘2010’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2015’’. 
(f) PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AND DE-
VELOPMENT.—Section 12 of the Pipeline Safety Improve-
ment Act of 2002 (49 U.S.C. 60101 note) is amended—
(1) in subsection (d) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) ONGOING PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION RE-
SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—After the initial 5- 
year program plan has been carried out by the 
participating agencies, the Secretary of Trans-
portation shall prepare a research and develop-
ment program plan every 5 years thereafter and 
shall transmit a report to Congress on the sta-
tus and results-to-date of implementation of the 
program every 2 years. 
‘‘(B) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of 
Transportation shall comply with the consulta-
tion requirements of subsection (d)(2) when 
preparing the program plan and in the selection 
and prioritization of research and development 
projects. 
‘‘(C) 
FUNDING
FROM
NON-FEDERAL 
SOURCES.—When carrying out research and de-
velopment activities, the Secretary, to the great-
est extent practicable, shall obtain funding for 
research and development projects from non- 
Federal sources.’’; and
(2) in subsection (f) by striking ‘‘2003 through 
2006.’’ and inserting ‘‘2012 through 2015.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 12, 
2011. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2845 
AN ACT 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide 
for enhanced safety and environmental protection 
in pipeline transportation, to provide for en-
hanced reliability in the transportation of the 
Nation’s energy products by pipeline, and for 
other purposes.