Pipeline Safety and Reliability Improvement Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5678
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2006-06-26 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Accident prevention
Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Animals
Authorization
Civil actions and liability
Collection of accounts
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Transportation
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency Management
Employee training
Endangered species
Energy
Energy prices
Energy shortages
Environmental Protection
Environmental assessment
Excavation
Federal aid to transportation
Fines (Penalties)
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Gas pipelines
Geographic information systems
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Governmental investigations
Infrastructure
International Affairs
International environmental cooperation
Labor and Employment
Law
Licenses
Liquefied natural gas
Lobbying
Maintenance and repair
Ombudsman
Petroleum
Petroleum pipelines
Pipelines
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Risk
Science, Technology, Communications
Standards
State laws
Technological innovations
Transportation of hazardous substances
Transportation safety
Wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2006-06-26
text: 
Pipeline Safety and Reliability Improvement Act of 2006 - Amends federal transportation law to revise certain one-call notification system minimum requirements to subject to certain civil and criminal penalties any person who: (1) excavates without first using the one-call notification system to establish the location of underground pipelines; (2) disregards pipeline location information or markings; or (3) fails to take reasonable steps to prevent pipeline damage during excavation. Requires state damage prevention programs to subject persons who violate program requirements to certain civil penalties and other enforcement actions.
 
Requires a state that has an annual pipeline safety program certification, or a pipeline safety agreement, to have a qualified damage prevention program in order to qualify for a grant to improve its damage prevention program. Authorizes such grants to states that take action to remedy a pipeline safety-related condition that has been ordered to be corrected. Makes technology development grants to eligible organizations to prevent pipeline damage caused by excavation activities.
 
Urges the streamlining of state and local government permitting procedures for pipeline repair projects (current law) and hazardous liquid pipeline construction projects.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) participate in international forums that establish or recommend mandatory standards for transporting gas and hazardous liquids by pipeline in international commerce; and (2) provide assistance to domestic and international organizations to reduce or eliminate inconsistent requirements that inhibit the safety of pipeline transportation in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to conduct analyses of the domestic transport capacity of petroleum products by pipeline.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-07-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman .
action_date: 2006-07-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2006-07-03
text: Executive Comment Requested from Environmental Quality, Interior, Commerce.
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
action_date: 2006-06-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Resources, 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.
action_date: 2006-06-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Resources, 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.
action_date: 2006-06-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Resources, 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.
action_date: 2006-06-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Resources, 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.
action_date: 2006-06-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-06-26
text: Introduced in House