Title: Pipeline Seismic Safety Study Act
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Pipeline Seismic Safety Study Act
This bill requires the Department of Transportation to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Engineering to (1) evaluate the current federal requirements for pipeline design and siting relating to seismicity, land subsidence, and landslides; and (2) identify any deficiencies in industry practices related to such requirements.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4375 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4375

 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to enter into an agreement 
    with the National Academy of Engineering to conduct a study on 
                  seismicity, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 18, 2019

  Mr. Rouda (for himself and Mr. Garamendi) 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 direct the Secretary of Transportation to enter into an agreement 
    with the National Academy of Engineering to conduct a study on 
                  seismicity, 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 ``Pipeline Seismic Safety Study Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING STUDY ON SEISMICITY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation 
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, shall enter into an 
agreement with the National Academy of Engineering under which the 
National Academy of Engineering shall conduct a study to--
            (1) evaluate the current Federal requirements for pipeline 
        design and siting relating to seismicity, land subsidence, and 
        landslides; and
            (2) identify any deficiencies in industry practices related 
        to such requirements.
    (b) Notice Required.--Upon completion of the study required under 
subsection (a), the National Academy of Engineering shall transmit 
notice of the completion of such study to the Office of the Law 
Revision Counsel.
    (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 90 days after the 
completion of the study required under subsection (a), the National 
Academy of Engineering shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
containing the results of the study required under subsection (a).
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