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structure and the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives a report on 
leak detection systems utilized by operators of haz-
ardous liquid pipeline facilities and transportation- 
related flow lines. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report shall include— 
(A) an analysis of the technical limitations 
of current leak detection systems, including the 
ability of the systems to detect ruptures and 
small leaks that are ongoing or intermittent, 
and what can be done to foster development of 
better technologies; and 
(B) an analysis of the practicability of es-
tablishing technically, operationally, and eco-
nomically feasible standards for the capability 
of such systems to detect leaks, and the safety 
benefits and adverse consequences of requiring 
operators to use leak detection systems. 
(b) RULEMAKING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) REVIEW
PERIOD
DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘‘review period’’ means the period 
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and 
ending on the earlier of— 
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(A) the date that is 1 year after the date 
of completion of the report under subsection 
(a); or 
(B) the date that is 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(2) CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORITY.—In order to 
provide Congress the necessary time to review the 
results of the report required by subsection (a) and 
implement appropriate recommendations, the Sec-
retary, during the review period, shall not issue final 
regulations described in paragraph (3). 
(3) STANDARDS.—As soon as practicable fol-
lowing the review period, if the report required by 
subsection (a) finds that it is practicable to establish 
technically, operationally, and economically feasible 
standards for the capability of leak detection sys-
tems to detect leaks, the Secretary shall issue final 
regulations that— 
(A) require operators of hazardous liquid 
pipeline facilities to use leak detection systems 
where practicable; and 
(B) establish technically, operationally, and 
economically feasible standards for the capa-
bility of such systems to detect leaks. 
(4) SAVINGS CLAUSE.— 
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this subsection, the Sec-
retary, during the review period, may issue final 
regulations described in paragraph (3) if the 
Secretary determines that a condition that 
poses a risk to public safety, property, or the 
environment is present or an imminent hazard 
exists and that the regulations will address the 
risk or hazard. 
(B) IMMINENT
HAZARD
DEFINED.—In 
subparagraph (A), the term ‘‘imminent hazard’’ 
means the existence of a condition related to 
pipelines or pipeline operations that presents a 
substantial likelihood that death, serious illness, 
severe 
personal 
injury, 
or 
substantial 
endangerment to health, property, or the envi-
ronment may occur. 
SEC. 9. ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT NOTIFICATION. 
(a) REVISION OF REGULATIONS.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall revise regulations issued 
under sections 191.5 and 195.52 of title 49, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, to establish specific time limits for tele-
phonic or electronic notice of accidents and incidents in-
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volving pipeline facilities to the Secretary and the National 
Response Center. 
(b) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.—In revising the regu-
lations, the Secretary, at a minimum, shall— 
(1) establish time limits for telephonic or elec-
tronic notification of an accident or incident to re-
quire such notification at the earliest practicable mo-
ment following confirmed discovery of an accident or 
incident and not later than 1 hour following the time 
of such confirmed discovery; 
(2) review procedures for owners and operators 
of pipeline facilities and the National Response Cen-
ter to provide thorough and coordinated notification 
to all relevant State and local emergency response 
officials, including 911 emergency call centers, for 
the jurisdictions in which those pipeline facilities are 
located in the event of an accident or incident, and 
revise such procedures as appropriate; and 
(3) require such owners and operators to revise 
their initial telephonic or electronic notice to the 
Secretary and the National Response Center with an 
estimate of the amount of the product released, an 
estimate of the number of fatalities and injuries, if 
any, and any other information determined appro-
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priate by the Secretary within 48 hours of the acci-
dent or incident, to the extent practicable. 
(c) UPDATING OF REPORTS.—After receiving revi-
sions described in subsection (b)(3), the National Re-
sponse Center shall update the initial report on an acci-
dent or incident instead of generating a new report. 
SEC. 10. TRANSPORTATION-RELATED ONSHORE FACILITY 
RESPONSE PLAN COMPLIANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
section 311(m)(2) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(m)(2)) are each amended by striking 
‘‘Administrator or’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator, the 
Secretary of Transportation, or’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
311(b)(6)(A) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘oper-
ating or’’ and inserting ‘‘operating, the Secretary of 
Transportation, or’’. 
SEC. 11. PIPELINE INFRASTRUCTURE DATA COLLECTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 60132(a) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) Any other geospatial or technical data, in-
cluding design and material specifications, that the 
Secretary determines are necessary to carry out the 
purposes of this section. The Secretary shall give 
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reasonable notice to operators that the data are 
being requested.’’. 
(b) DISCLOSURE
LIMITED
TO
FOIA REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Section 60132, as amended by this Act, is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE LIMITED.—The Secretary 
may not disclose information collected pursuant to sub-
section (a) except to the extent permitted by section 552 
of title 5.’’. 
SEC. 12. TRANSPORTATION-RELATED OIL FLOW LINES. 
Section 60102, as amended by this Act, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(o) 
TRANSPORTATION-RELATED
OIL
FLOW 
LINES.— 
‘‘(1) DATA COLLECTION.—The Secretary may 
collect geospatial or technical data on transpor-
tation-related oil flow lines, including unregulated 
transportation-related oil flow lines. 
‘‘(2) TRANSPORTATION-RELATED
OIL
FLOW 
LINE DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘trans-
portation-related oil flow line’ means a pipeline 
transporting oil off of the grounds of the well where 
it originated and across areas not owned by the pro-
ducer, regardless of the extent to which the oil has 
been processed, if at all. 
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‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this subsection 
authorizes the Secretary to prescribe standards for 
the movement of oil through production, refining, or 
manufacturing facilities or through oil production 
flow lines located on the grounds of wells.’’. 
SEC. 13. COST RECOVERY FOR DESIGN REVIEWS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 60117(n) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(n) COST RECOVERY FOR DESIGN REVIEWS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) REVIEW COSTS.—For any project de-
scribed in subparagraph (B), if the Secretary 
conducts facility design safety reviews in con-
nection with a proposal to construct, expand, or 
operate a gas or hazardous liquid pipeline facil-
ity or liquefied natural gas pipeline facility, in-
cluding construction inspections and oversight, 
the Secretary may require the person proposing 
the project to pay the costs incurred by the Sec-
retary relating to such reviews. If the Secretary 
exercises the cost recovery authority described 
in this paragraph, the Secretary shall prescribe 
a fee structure and assessment methodology 
that is based on the costs of providing these re-
views and shall prescribe procedures to collect 
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fees under this paragraph. The Secretary may 
not collect design safety review fees under this 
paragraph and section 60301 for the same de-
sign safety review. 
‘‘(B) PROJECTS TO WHICH APPLICABLE.— 
Subparagraph (A) applies to any project that— 
‘‘(i) has design and construction costs 
totaling at least $2,500,000,000, as peri-
odically adjusted by the Secretary to take 
into account increases in the Consumer 
Price Index for all-urban consumers pub-
lished by the Department of Labor, based 
on— 
‘‘(I) the cost estimate provided to 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Com-
mission in an application for a certifi-
cate of public convenience and neces-
sity for a gas pipeline facility or an 
application for authorization for a liq-
uefied natural gas pipeline facility; or 
‘‘(II) a good faith estimate devel-
oped by the person proposing a haz-
ardous liquid pipeline facility and sub-
mitted to the Secretary; or 
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‘‘(ii) uses new or novel technologies or 
design, as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION.—For any new pipeline fa-
cility construction project in which the Secretary will 
conduct design reviews, the person proposing the 
project shall notify the Secretary and provide the de-
sign specifications, construction plans and proce-
dures, and related materials at least 120 days prior 
to the commencement of construction. To the max-
imum extent practicable, not later than 90 days 
after receiving such design specifications, construc-
tion plans and procedures, and related materials, the 
Secretary shall provide written comments, feedback, 
and guidance on the project. 
‘‘(3) 
PIPELINE
SAFETY
DESIGN
REVIEW 
FUND.— 
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab-
lished a Pipeline Safety Design Review Fund in 
the Treasury of the United States. 
‘‘(B) DEPOSITS.—The Secretary shall de-
posit funds paid under this subsection into the 
Fund. 
‘‘(C) USE.—Amounts in the Fund shall be 
available to the Secretary, in amounts specified 
in appropriations Acts, to offset the costs of 
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conducting facility design safety reviews under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(4) NO
ADDITIONAL
PERMITTING
AUTHOR-
ITY.—Nothing in this subsection may be construed 
as authorizing the Secretary to require a person to 
obtain a permit before beginning design and con-
struction in connection with a project described in 
paragraph (1)(B).’’. 
(b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall issue guidance to clarify the meaning of the term 
‘‘new or novel technologies or design’’ as used in section 
60117(n)(1)(B)(ii) of title 49, United States Code, as 
amended by subsection (a) of this section. 
SEC. 14. BIOFUEL PIPELINES. 
Section 60101(a)(4) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub-
paragraph (C); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) nonpetroleum fuel, including biofuel, 
that is flammable, toxic, or corrosive or would 
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be harmful to the environment if released in 
significant quantities; and’’. 
SEC. 15. CARBON DIOXIDE PIPELINES. 
Section 60102(i) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall regulate’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) TRANSPORTATION IN LIQUID STATE.—The 
Secretary shall regulate’’. 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) TRANSPORTATION IN GASEOUS STATE.— 
‘‘(A) MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS.—The 
Secretary shall prescribe minimum safety 
standards for the transportation of carbon diox-
ide by pipeline in a gaseous state. 
‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In establishing 
the standards, the Secretary shall consider 
whether applying the minimum safety standards 
in part 195 of title 49, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, as in effect on the date of enactment of 
this paragraph, for the transportation of carbon 
dioxide in a liquid state to the transportation of 
carbon dioxide in a gaseous state would ensure 
safety. 
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