Title: American Pipeline Jobs and Safety Act of 2017
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
American Pipeline Jobs and Safety Act of 2017
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to prescribe minimum safety standards to require gas or hazardous liquid pipelines constructed or replaced after enactment of this bill to be made of steel that: (1) is produced in the United States, and (2) originates from (or in the case of recycled steel is combined with) iron ore and taconite mined and processed in the United States. DOT may waive such requirement if certain conditions are met.
The bill requires DOT inspection and testing of intrastate gas pipelines not covered by a state pipeline safety program certification or a state pipeline safety agreement to include direct, pre-installation testing of such pipelines for quality verification.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 683 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 683

To require pipelines regulated by the Secretary of Transportation to be 
made of steel that is produced in the United States and originates from 
  iron ore and taconite mined and processed in the United States, for 
                    safety, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 24, 2017

  Mr. Nolan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To require pipelines regulated by the Secretary of Transportation to be 
made of steel that is produced in the United States and originates from 
  iron ore and taconite mined and processed in the United States, for 
                    safety, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``American Pipeline Jobs and Safety 
Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. AMERICAN STEEL.

    Section 60102 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(q) American Steel.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall prescribe 
        minimum safety standards requiring that any pipeline subject to 
        this chapter that is constructed or replaced after such date of 
        enactment be made of steel that--
                    ``(A) is produced in the United States; and
                    ``(B) originates from iron ore and taconite mined 
                and processed in the United States.
            ``(2) Use of recycled materials.--For purposes of this 
        subsection, steel that is recycled in the United States shall 
        be considered to be steel described in subparagraphs (A) and 
        (B) of paragraph (1) if the recycled materials are combined 
        with iron ore and taconite mined and processed in the United 
        States.
            ``(3) Waivers.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In prescribing safety standards 
                under this subsection, the Secretary shall permit a 
                waiver of the requirements of paragraph (1) to the 
                extent that the Secretary determines such a waiver is 
                necessary based on the estimate prepared under 
                subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Annual demand and supply estimate.--The 
                Secretary shall prepare annually an estimate of--
                            ``(i) the amount of steel likely to be 
                        needed to be produced to meet the requirements 
                        of paragraph (1); and
                            ``(ii) the production capacity of United 
                        States producers of steel described in 
                        subparagraphs (A) and (B) of such paragraph.
                    ``(C) Approval of sources.--The Secretary shall 
                ensure that steel permitted to be used in pipelines 
                pursuant to a waiver under this paragraph meets the 
                same standards as steel described in subparagraphs (A) 
                and (B) of paragraph (1), and shall publish a list of 
                approved sources of steel so permitted.''.

SEC. 3. INSPECTION AND TESTING.

    (a) Testing.--Section 60108(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(4) Testing under this subsection shall include direct, pre-
installation testing by the Secretary of pipelines for quality 
verification.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 60125 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(d) Inspection and Testing.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $10,000,000 for each fiscal year to carry out direct, pre-
installation inspection and testing of pipelines under this chapter, 
including testing of pipelines under section 60108(b)(4) and testing 
and inspection of steel pursuant to section 60102(q).''.
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