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Union Calendar No. 429 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5782 
[Report No. 109–717, Parts I and II] 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for enhanced safety 
and environmental protection in pipeline transportation, to provide for 
enhanced reliability in the transportation of the Nation’s energy products 
by pipeline, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 13, 2006 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. PETRI) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure, 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 
committee concerned 
DECEMBER 5, 2006 
Additional sponsors: Mr. BAKER, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. REICHERT, Mr. KUHL 
of New York, Mr. HAYES, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. DUNCAN, Mrs. SCHMIDT, 
Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. 
LOBIONDO, Mr. PORTER, Mr. POE, Mr. FORTUN˜O, Mr. MACK, Mr. 
HOEKSTRA, Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. 
OBERSTAR, Mr. DEFAZIO, and Mr. MURPHY 
DECEMBER 5, 2006 
Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure with an 
amendment 
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DECEMBER 5, 2006 
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with an amendment, 
committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union, and ordered to be printed 
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[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in boldface roman] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 13, 2006] 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for en-
hanced safety and environmental protection in pipeline 
transportation, to provide for enhanced reliability in the 
transportation of the Nation’s energy products by pipe-
line, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF TITLE 49, 
UNITED STATES CODE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2006’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT
OF TITLE 49, UNITED STATES 
CODE.—Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever 
in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section 
or other provision of title 49, United States Code. 
(c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.— 
Sec. 1. Short title; amendment of title 49, United States Code; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Pipeline safety and damage prevention. 
Sec. 3. Distribution integrity management program rulemaking deadline. 
Sec. 4. Pipeline control room management. 
Sec. 5. Low-stress pipelines. 
Sec. 6. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 7. Standards to implement NTSB recommendations. 
Sec. 8. Accident reporting form. 
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Sec. 9. Leak detection technology study. 
Sec. 10. Petroleum transportation capacity study. 
Sec. 11. Emergency waivers. 
Sec. 12. Pipeline safety information grants to communities. 
Sec. 13. Memorandum of understanding. 
SEC. 2. PIPELINE SAFETY AND DAMAGE PREVENTION. 
(a) ONE-CALL CIVIL ENFORCEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 60114 is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) ENFORCEMENT.—Any person who engages in ex-
cavation activity without first using an available one-call 
notification system to establish the location of underground 
pipeline facilities in the excavation area or who disregards 
location information or markings established by an oper-
ator of a pipeline facility, and any operator of a pipeline 
facility who fails to respond to a location request in order 
to prevent damage to the pipeline or fails to take reasonable 
steps, in response to such a request, to ensure accurate 
marking of the location of the pipeline in order to prevent 
damage to the pipeline, shall be subject to a civil action 
under section 60120 or assessment of a civil penalty under 
section 60122. 
‘‘(e) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not conduct an 
enforcement proceeding under subsection (d) within the 
boundaries of a State that has the authority to impose pen-
alties described in section 60134(b)(7) against persons who 
violate that State’s damage prevention laws and is impos-
ing such penalties.’’. 
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(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
60122(a)(1) is amended in the first sentence by in-
serting ‘‘, 60114(d),’’ after ‘‘section 60114(b)’’. 
(b) STATE DAMAGE PREVENTION PROGRAMS.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION.—Section 60105(b)(4) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) has agreed to take actions toward estab-
lishing a program designed to prevent damage by ex-
cavation, demolition, tunneling, or construction activ-
ity to the pipeline facilities to which the certification 
applies that subjects persons who violate the applica-
ble requirements of that program to civil penalties 
and other enforcement actions that are substantially 
the same as are provided under this chapter, and ad-
dresses the elements in section 60134(b);’’. 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—Chapter 601 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 60134. State damage prevention programs. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make a grant 
to a State authority (including a municipality with respect 
to intrastate gas pipeline transportation) to assist in im-
proving the overall quality and effectiveness of a damage 
prevention program of the State authority under subsection 
(e) if the State authority— 
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‘‘(1)(A) has an annual certification in accord-
ance with section 60105 for such fiscal year; or 
‘‘(B) has an agreement with the Secretary in ac-
cordance with section 60106; and 
‘‘(2) has agreed to take actions toward estab-
lishing an effective damage prevention program that 
meets the requirements of subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) DAMAGE PREVENTION PROGRAM ELEMENTS.— 
An effective damage prevention program includes the fol-
lowing elements: 
‘‘(1) Participation by operators, excavators, and 
other stakeholders in the development and implemen-
tation of methods for establishing and maintaining 
effective communications between stakeholders from 
receipt of an excavation notification until successful 
completion of the excavation, as appropriate. 
‘‘(2) A process for fostering and ensuring the 
support and partnership of stakeholders, including ex-
cavators, operators, locators, designers, and local gov-
ernment in all phases of the program. 
‘‘(3) A process for reviewing the adequacy of a 
pipeline operator’s internal performance measures re-
garding persons performing locating services and 
quality assurance programs. 
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