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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Emergency Centers 
Establishment Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY CENTERS.

    (a) In General.--In accordance with the requirements of this Act, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish not fewer than 6 
national emergency centers on military installations.
    (b) Purpose of National Emergency Centers.--The purpose of a 
national emergency center shall be to use existing infrastructure--
            (1) to provide temporary housing, medical, and humanitarian 
        assistance to individuals and families dislocated due to an 
        emergency or major disaster;
            (2) to provide centralized locations for the purposes of 
        training and ensuring the coordination of Federal, State, and 
        local first responders;
            (3) to provide centralized locations to improve the 
        coordination of preparedness, response, and recovery efforts of 
        government, private, and not-for-profit entities and faith-
        based organizations; and
            (4) to meet other appropriate needs, as determined by the 
        Secretary of Homeland Security.

SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AS NATIONAL EMERGENCY 
              CENTERS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall designate not fewer 
than 6 military installations as sites for the establishment of 
national emergency centers.
    (b) Minimum Requirements.--A site designated as a national 
emergency center shall be--
            (1) capable of meeting for an extended period of time the 
        housing, health, transportation, education, and humanitarian 
        needs of a large number of individuals affected by an emergency 
        or major disaster;
            (2) environmentally safe and shall not pose a health risk 
        to individuals who may use the center;
            (3) capable of accommodating major disaster preparedness 
        and response drills, operations, and procedures; and
            (4) easily accessible at all times, including during an 
        emergency or major disaster.
    (c) Location of National Emergency Centers.--There shall be 
established not fewer than one national emergency center in each of the 
following areas:
            (1) The area consisting of Federal Emergency Management 
        Agency Regions I, II, and III.
            (2) The area consisting of Federal Emergency Management 
        Agency Region IV.
            (3) The area consisting of Federal Emergency Management 
        Agency Regions V and VII.
            (4) The area consisting of Federal Emergency Management 
        Agency Region VI.
            (5) The area consisting of Federal Emergency Management 
        Agency Regions VIII and X.
            (6) The area consisting of Federal Emergency Management 
        Agency Region IX.
    (d) Preference for Designation of Closed Military Installations.--
Wherever possible, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Defense, shall designate a closed military 
installation as a site for a national emergency center. If the 
Secretaries of Homeland Security and Defense jointly determine that 
there is not a sufficient number of closed military installations that 
meet the requirements of subsections (b) and (c), the Secretaries shall 
jointly designate portions of existing military installations other 
than closed military installations as national emergency centers.
    (e) Transfer of Control of Closed Military Installations.--If a 
closed military installation is designated as a national emergency 
center, not later than 180 days after the date of designation, the 
Secretary of Defense shall transfer to the Secretary of Homeland 
Security administrative jurisdiction over such closed military 
installation.
    (f) Cooperative Agreement for Joint Use of Existing Military 
Installations.--If an existing military installation other than a 
closed military installation is designated as a national emergency 
center, not later than 180 days after the date of designation, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Defense shall enter 
into a cooperative agreement to provide for the establishment of the 
national emergency center.
    (g) Reports.--
            (1) Preliminary report.-- Not later than 90 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
        Security, acting jointly with the Secretary of Defense, shall 
        submit to Congress a report that contains for each designated 
        site--
                    (A) an outline of the reasons why the site was 
                selected;
                    (B) an outline of the need to construct, repair, or 
                update any existing infrastructure at the site;
                    (C) an outline of the need to conduct any necessary 
                environmental clean-up at the site;
                    (D) an outline of preliminary plans for the 
                transfer of control of the site from the Secretary of 
                Defense to the Secretary of Homeland Security, if 
                necessary under subsection (e); and
                    (E) an outline of preliminary plans for entering 
                into a cooperative agreement for the establishment of a 
                national emergency center at the site, if necessary 
                under subsection (f).
            (2) Update report.--Not later than 120 days after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
        Security, acting jointly with the Secretary of Defense, shall 
        submit to Congress a report that contains for each designated 
        site--
                    (A) an update on the information contained in the 
                report as required by paragraph (1);
                    (B) an outline of the progress made toward the 
                transfer of control of the site, if necessary under 
                subsection (e);
                    (C) an outline of the progress made toward entering 
                a cooperative agreement for the establishment of a 
                national emergency center at the site, if necessary 
                under subsection (f); and
                    (D) recommendations regarding any authorizations 
                and appropriations that may be necessary to provide for 
                the establishment of a national emergency center at the 
                site.
            (3) Final report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
        acting jointly with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to 
        Congress a report that contains for each designated site--
                    (A) finalized information detailing the transfer of 
                control of the site, if necessary under subsection (e);
                    (B) the finalized cooperative agreement for the 
                establishment of a national emergency center at the 
                site, if necessary under subsection (f); and
                    (C) any additional information pertinent to the 
                establishment of a national emergency center at the 
                site.
            (4) Additional reports.--The Secretary of Homeland 
        Security, acting jointly with the Secretary of Defense, may 
        submit to Congress additional reports as necessary to provide 
        updates on steps being taken to meet the requirements of this 
        Act.

SEC. 4. LIMITATIONS ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.

    This Act does not affect--
            (1) the authority of the Federal Government to provide 
        emergency or major disaster assistance or to implement any 
        disaster mitigation and response program, including any program 
        authorized by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
        Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.); or
            (2) the authority of a State or local government to respond 
        to an emergency.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated $125,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2006 and 2007 to carry out this Act. Such funds shall 
remain available until expended.

SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Closed military installation.--The term ``closed 
        military installation'' means a military installation, or 
        portion thereof, approved for closure in 2005 under the Defense 
        Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX 
        of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note).
            (2) Emergency.--The term ``emergency'' has the meaning 
        given such term in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford 
        Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122).
            (3) Major disaster.--The term ``major disaster'' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 102 of the Robert T. 
        Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
        U.S.C. 5122).
            (4) Military installation.--The term ``military 
        installation'' has the meaning given such term in section 2910 
        of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A 
        of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note).

Ex Output:
National Emergency Centers Establishment Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish at least six national emergency centers on mililtary installations to provide: (1) temporary housing, medical, and humanitarian assistance to individuals and families dislocated due to an emergency or major disaster; and (2) centralized locations for the training and coordination of federal, state, and local first responders, and to improve coordination of preparedness, response, and recovery efforts of government, private, and not-for-profit entities and faith-based organizations.

Requires the use of such centers to meet other appropriate needs determined by the Secretary.


Ex Input:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Make It In America Manufacturing 
Communities Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Manufacturing community support program.--The term 
        ``Manufacturing Community Support Program'' means the program 
        established under section 3(a).
            (2) Participating agency.--The term ``participating 
        agency'' means a Federal agency that elects to participate in 
        the Manufacturing Community Support Program.
            (3) Participating program.--The term ``participating 
        program'' means a program identified by a participating agency 
        under section 3(c)(1)(C).
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Commerce.

SEC. 3. PROGRAM TO DESIGNATE AND SUPPORT MANUFACTURING COMMUNITIES.

    (a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary shall establish a program to 
improve the competitiveness of United States manufacturing--
            (1) by designating consortiums as manufacturing communities 
        under subsection (b); and
            (2) by supporting manufacturing communities, as so 
        designated, under subsection (c).
    (b) Designation of Manufacturing Communities.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (7), for 
        purposes of the Manufacturing Community Support Program, the 
        Secretary shall designate eligible consortiums as manufacturing 
        communities through a competitive process.
            (2) Eligible consortiums.--
                    (A) In general.--An eligible consortium is a 
                consortium that--
                            (i) represents a region defined by the 
                        consortium in accordance with subparagraph (B);
                            (ii) includes at least one--
                                    (I) institution of higher 
                                education;
                                    (II) a private sector entity; and
                                    (III) a government entity;
                            (iii) may include one or more--
                                    (I) private sector partners;
                                    (II) institutions of higher 
                                education;
                                    (III) government entities;
                                    (IV) economic development and other 
                                community and labor groups;
                                    (V) financial institutions; or
                                    (VI) utilities;
                            (iv) has, as a lead applicant--
                                    (I) a district organization (as 
                                defined in section 300.3 of title 13, 
                                Code of Federal Regulations, or 
                                successor regulation);
                                    (II) an Indian tribe (as defined in 
                                section 4 of the Indian Self-
                                Determination and Education Assistance 
                                Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)) or a consortium 
                                of Indian tribes;
                                    (III) a State or a political 
                                subdivision of a State, including a 
                                special purpose unit of a State or 
                                local government engaged in economic or 
                                infrastructure development activities, 
                                or a consortium of political 
                                subdivisions;
                                    (IV) an institution of higher 
                                education or a consortium of 
                                institutions of higher education; or
                                    (V) a public or private nonprofit 
                                organization or association that has an 
                                application that is supported by a 
                                State, a political subdivision of a 
                                State, or a native community.
                    (B) Regions.--Subject to approval by the Secretary, 
                a consortium may define the region that it represents 
                if the region--
                            (i) is large enough to contain critical 
                        elements of the key technologies or supply 
                        chain prioritized by the consortium; and
                            (ii) is small enough to enable close 
                        collaboration among members of the consortium.
            (3) Duration.--Each designation under paragraph (1) shall 
        be for a period of two years.
            (4) Renewal.--
                    (A) In general.--Upon receipt of an application 
                submitted under subparagraph (B), the Secretary may 
                renew a designation made under paragraph (1) for up to 
                two additional two-year periods. Any designation as a 
                manufacturing community or renewal of such designation 
                that is in effect before the date of the enactment of 
                this Act shall count toward the limit set forth in this 
                subparagraph.
                    (B) Application for renewal.--An eligible 
                consortium seeking a renewal under subparagraph (A) 
                shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
                time, in such manner, and containing such information 
                as the Secretary may require.
                    (C) Modifications authorized.--The Secretary may 
                renew a designation under subparagraph (A) for an 
                eligible consortium that--
                            (i) has changed its composition, either by 
                        adding or removing members; or
                            (ii) as part of its application under 
                        subparagraph (B), submits a revision to the 
                        plan submitted under paragraph (5)(B)(iv) or 
                        the strategy submitted under paragraph 
                        (5)(B)(v).
                    (D) Evaluation for renewal.--In determining whether 
                to renew a designation of an eligible consortium under 
                paragraph (1), the Secretary shall assess the eligible 
                consortium based upon--
                            (i) the performance of the consortium 
                        against the terms of the consortium's most 
                        recent designation under paragraph (1) and any 
                        post-designation awards the consortium may have 
                        received;
                            (ii) the progress the consortium has made 
                        with respect to project-specific metrics the 
                        consortium proposed in the consortium's 
                        application for the most recent designation 
                        under paragraph (1), particularly with respect 
                        to those metrics that were designed to help 
                        communities track their own progress;
                            (iii) whether any changes to the 
                        composition of the eligible consortium or 
                        revisions to the plan or strategy described in 
                        subparagraph (C)(ii) would improve the 
                        competitiveness of United States manufacturing; 
                        and
                            (iv) such other criteria as the Secretary 
                        considers appropriate.
            (5) Application for designation.--
                    (A) In general.--An eligible consortium seeking a 
                designation under paragraph (1) shall submit an 
                application to the Secretary at such time and in such 
                manner as the Secretary may require.
                    (B) Contents.--Each application submitted to the 
                Secretary under subparagraph (A) include--
                            (i) a description of the regional 
                        boundaries of the consortium;
                            (ii) a description of the manufacturing 
                        concentration of the consortium, including an 
                        assessment of how the manufacturing 
                        concentration of the consortium competitively 
                        ranks nationally according to measures relating 
                        to employment, sales, location quotients for an 
                        industry's level of concentration, or such 
                        other measures as the Secretary considers 
                        appropriate;
                            (iii) an integrated assessment of the local 
                        industrial ecosystem of the region of the 
                        consortium, which may include assessment of 
                        workforce and training, such as that involving 
                        women and underrepresented minorities, supplier 
                        network, research and innovation, 
                        infrastructure or site development, trade and 
                        international investment, operational 
                        improvements, and capital access components 
                        needed for manufacturing activities in such 
                        region;
                            (iv) an evidence-based plan for developing 
                        components of such ecosystem (selected by the 
                        consortium)--
                                    (I) by making specific investments 
                                to address gaps in such ecosystem; and
                                    (II) by making the manufacturing of 
                                the region of the consortium uniquely 
                                competitive;
                            (v) a description of the investments the 
                        consortium proposes and the implementation 
                        strategy the consortium intends to use to 
                        address gaps in such ecosystem;
                            (vi) a description of the outcome-based 
                        metrics, benchmarks, and milestones that the 
                        consortium will track and the evaluation 
                        methods the consortium will use while 
                        designated as a manufacturing community to 
                        gauge performance of the strategy of the 
                        consortium to improve the manufacturing in the 
                        region of the consortium; and
                            (vii) such other matters as the Secretary 
                        considers appropriate.
            (6) Evaluation of applications.--The Secretary shall 
        evaluate each application received under paragraph (5) to 
        determine--
                    (A) whether the applicant demonstrates a 
                significant level of regional cooperation in their 
                proposal; and
                    (B) how the manufacturing concentration of the 
                applicant competitively ranks nationally according to 
                measures described in paragraph (5)(B)(ii).
            (7) Certain communities previously recognized.--Each 
        consortium that was designated as a manufacturing community by 
        the Secretary in carrying out the Investing in Manufacturing 
        Communities Partnership initiative of the Department of 
        Commerce before the date of the enactment of this Act shall be 
        deemed a manufacturing community designated under this 
        subsection if such consortium is still designated as a 
        manufacturing community by the Secretary as part of such 
        initiative.
    (c) Support for Designated Manufacturing Communities.--
            (1) Preferential consideration.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (D), if a member of a consortium designated as a 
                manufacturing community under subsection (b) seeks 
                financial or technical assistance under a participating 
                program of a participating agency, the head of such 
                agency may give preferential consideration to such 
                member with respect to the awarding of such financial 
                or technical assistance if--
                            (i) such head considers the award of the 
                        financial or technical assistance consistent 
                        with the economic development strategy of the 
                        consortium; and
                            (ii) the member otherwise meets all 
                        applicable requirements for the financial or 
                        technical assistance.
                    (B) Participating agencies.--The Secretary shall 
                invite other Federal agencies to become participating 
                agencies of the Manufacturing Community Support 
                Program.
                    (C) Participating programs.--The head of each 
                participating agency shall identify all programs 
                administered by such participating agency that are 
                applicable to the Manufacturing Community Support 
                Program.
                    (D) Multiple members of the same consortium seeking 
                the same financial or technical assistance.--
                            (i) In general.--If a participating agency 
                        receives applications for the same financial or 
                        technical assistance from more than one member 
                        of the same consortium designated as a 
                        manufacturing community under subsection (b), 
                        the head of such agency may determine how 
                        preference will be given under subparagraph 
                        (A), including by requiring the consortium to 
                        select which of the members should be given 
                        preference.
                            (ii) Coordination.--If the head of a 
                        participating agency determines that more than 
                        one member of a consortium should be given 
                        preference for financial or technical 
                        assistance under subparagraph (A), he or she 
                        may require such members to demonstrate 
                        coordination with each other in developing 
                        their applications for the financial or 
                        technical assistance.
                    (E) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
                of the enactment of this Act, the head of each 
                participating agency shall submit a report to the 
                Secretary that specifies how the head will give 
                preferential consideration under subparagraph (A).
            (2) Technical assistance.--The Secretary may make a Federal 
        point of contact available to each consortium designated as a 
        manufacturing community under subsection (b) to help the 
        members of the consortium access Federal funds and technical 
        assistance.
            (3) Financial and technical assistance.--
                    (A) In general.--Under the Manufacturing Community 
                Support Program, the head of a participating agency may 
                award financial or technical assistance to a member of 
                a consortium designated as a manufacturing community 
                under subsection (b) as he or she considers appropriate 
                for purposes of such program and consistent with the 
                economic development strategy of the consortium.
                    (B) Use of funds.--
                            (i) In general.--A recipient of financial 
                        or technical assistance under subparagraph (A) 
                        may use such financial or technical assistance 
                        to support an investment in an ecosystem that 
                        will improve the competitiveness of United 
                        States manufacturing.
                            (ii) Investments supported.--Investments 
                        supported under this subparagraph may include--
                                    (I) infrastructure;
                                    (II) access to capital;
                                    (III) promotion of exports and 
                                foreign direct investment;
                                    (IV) equipment or facility 
                                upgrades;
                                    (V) workforce training, retraining, 
                                or recruitment and retention, including 
                                that of women and underrepresented 
                                minorities;
                                    (VI) energy or process efficiency;
                                    (VII) business incubators;
                                    (VIII) site preparation;
                                    (IX) advanced research;
                                    (X) supply chain development; and
                                    (XI) small business assistance.
            (4) Coordination.--
                    (A) Coordination by secretary of commerce.--The 
                Secretary shall coordinate with the heads of the 
                participating agencies to identify programs under 
                paragraph (1)(C).
                    (B) Inter-agency coordination.--The heads of the 
                participating agencies shall coordinate with each 
                other--
                            (i) to leverage complementary activities, 
                        including from non-Federal sources, such as 
                        philanthropies; and
                            (ii) to avoid duplication of efforts.
    (d) Receipt of Transferred Funds.--The Secretary may accept amounts 
transferred to the Secretary from the head of another participating 
agency to carry out this section.

Ex Output:
Make It In America Manufacturing Communities Act This bill requires the Department of Commerce to establish a Manufacturing Community Support Program to improve the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing by: (1) designating consortiums as manufacturing communities, and (2) authorizing federal agencies electing to participate in the program to provide such communities preferential consideration in awarding financial and technical assistance. A consortium, to be eligible for such designation and assistance, must:    represent a region that is large enough to contain critical elements of the key technologies or supply chain prioritized by the consortium and small enough to enable close collaboration among the consortium's members;   include at least one institution of higher education, a private sector entity, and a government entity; and   have a lead applicant that is a district organization, an Indian tribe, a state or political subdivision of a state, an institution of higher education, a nonprofit organization or association with an application supported by a state, a political subdivision of a state, or a native community.   Commerce shall make such designations for a two-year period, and may renew a designation for additional two-year periods, based on specified criteria.  Recipients may use such financial or technical assistance to support investments in ecosystems that will improve the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing, including infrastructure, access to capital, promotion of exports and foreign direct investment, equipment upgrades, workforce training and recruitment, energy or process efficiency, business incubators, site preparation, advanced research, supply chain development, and small business assistance. 


Ex Input:
SECTION 1. TAX-EXEMPT FINANCING OF ENERGY TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE 
              NOT SUBJECT TO PRIVATE BUSINESS USE TESTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 141(b)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (defining private business use) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Exception for certain energy transportation 
                infrastructure.--
                            ``(i) In general.--For purposes of the 1st 
                        sentence of subparagraph (A), the operation or 
                        use of any property described in clause (ii) by 
                        any person which is not a governmental unit 
                        shall not be considered a private business use.
                            ``(ii) Property described.--For purposes of 
                        clause (i), the following property is described 
                        in this clause:
                                    ``(I) Any tangible property used to 
                                transmit electricity at 230 or more 
                                kilovolts if such property is placed in 
                                service as part of a State or multi-
                                State effort to improve interstate 
                                electricity transmission and is 
                                physically located in not less than 2 
                                States.
                                    ``(II) Any tangible property used 
                                to transmit electricity generated from 
                                renewable resources.
                                    ``(III) Any tangible property used 
                                as a transmission pipeline for crude 
                                oil or diesel fuel produced from coal 
                                or other synthetic petroleum products 
                                produced from coal if such property is 
                                placed in service as part of a State or 
                                multi-State effort to improve the 
                                transportation of crude oil or diesel 
                                fuel produced from coal or other 
                                synthetic petroleum products produced 
                                from coal.
                                    ``(IV) Any tangible property used 
                                as a carbon dioxide transmission 
                                pipeline if such property is placed in 
                                service as part of a State or multi-
                                State effort to improve interstate or 
                                intrastate efforts to develop 
                                transportation infrastructure for 
                                purposes of permanently sequestering 
                                carbon dioxide.''.
    (b) Exception to Private Loan Financing Test.--Section 141(c)(2) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to exception for tax 
assessment, etc., loans) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B),
            (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) 
        and inserting ``, or'', and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) enables the borrower to finance any property 
                described in subsection (b)(6)(C)(ii).''.
    (c) Reduction of State Volume Cap by Amount of Energy 
Transportation Infrastructure Financing.--Section 146 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to volume cap) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection:
    ``(o) Reduction for Energy Transportation Infrastructure 
Financing.--The volume cap of any issuing authority for any calendar 
year shall be reduced by the amount of bonds issued as part of an issue 
by such authority to provide for property described in section 
141(b)(6)(C)(ii).''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to bonds issued after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
before December 31, 2015.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON DISCRIMINATORY TAXATION OF CERTAIN PIPELINE 
              PROPERTY.

    (a) Definitions.--For purposes of section:
            (1) Assessment.--The term ``assessment'' means valuation 
        for a property tax levied by a taxing authority.
            (2) Assessment jurisdiction.--The term ``assessment 
        jurisdiction'' means a geographical area used in determining 
        the assessed value of property for ad valorem taxation.
            (3) Commercial and industrial property.--The term 
        ``commercial and industrial property'' means property 
        (excluding pipeline property, public utility property, and land 
        used primarily for agricultural purposes or timber growth) 
        devoted to commercial or industrial use and subject to a 
        property tax levy.
            (4) Pipeline property.--The term ``pipeline property'' 
        means all property, real, personal, and intangible, owned or 
        used by a natural gas pipeline providing transportation or 
        storage of natural gas, subject to the jurisdiction of the 
        Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
            (5) Public utility property.--The term ``public utility 
        property'' means property (excluding pipeline property) that is 
        devoted to public service and is owned or used by any entity 
        that performs a public service and is regulated by any 
        governmental agency.
    (b) Discriminatory Acts.--The acts specified in this subsection 
unreasonably burden and discriminate against interstate commerce. A 
State, subdivision of a State, authority acting for a State or 
subdivision of a State, or any other taxing authority (including a 
taxing jurisdiction and a taxing district) may not do any of the 
following such acts:
            (1) Assess pipeline property at a value that has a higher 
        ratio to the true market value of the pipeline property than 
        the ratio that the assessed value of other commercial and 
        industrial property in the same assessment jurisdiction has to 
        the true market value of the other commercial and industrial 
        property.
            (2) Levy or collect a tax on an assessment that may not be 
        made under paragraph (1).
            (3) Levy or collect an ad valorem property tax on pipeline 
        property at a tax rate that exceeds the tax rate applicable to 
        commercial and industrial property in the same assessment 
        jurisdiction.
            (4) Impose any other tax that discriminates against a 
        pipeline providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction 
        of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    (c) Jurisdiction of Courts; Relief.--
            (1) Grant of jurisdiction.--Notwithstanding section 1341 of 
        title 28, United States Code, and notions of comity, and 
        without regard to the amount in controversy or citizenship of 
        the parties, the district courts of the United States shall 
        have jurisdiction, concurrent with other jurisdiction of the 
        courts of the United States, of States, and of all other taxing 
        authorities and taxing jurisdictions, to prevent a violation of 
        subsection (b).
            (2) Relief.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
        paragraph, relief may be granted under this Act only if the 
        ratio of assessed value to true market value of pipeline 
        property exceeds by at least 5 percent the ratio of assessed 
        value to true market value of other commercial and industrial 
        property in the same assessment jurisdiction. If the ratio of 
        the assessed value of other commercial and industrial property 
        in the assessment jurisdiction to the true market value of all 
        other commercial and industrial property cannot be determined 
        to the satisfaction of the court through the random-sampling 
        method known as a sales assessment ratio study (to be carried 
        out under statistical principles applicable to such a study), 
        each of the following shall be a violation of subsection (b) 
        for which relief under this section may be granted:
                    (A) An assessment of the pipeline property at a 
                value that has a higher ratio of assessed value to the 
                true market value of the pipeline property than the 
                ratio of the assessed value of all other property 
                (excluding public utility property) subject to a 
                property tax levy in the assessment jurisdiction has to 
                the true market value of all other property (excluding 
                public utility property).
                    (B) The collection of an ad valorem property tax on 
                the pipeline property at a tax rate that exceeds the 
                tax rate applicable to all other taxable property 
                (excluding public utility property) in the taxing 
                jurisdiction.

SEC. 3. NATURAL GAS PIPELINE INTEGRITY REASSESSMENT INTERVALS BASED ON 
              RISK.

    (a) In General.--Section 60109(c)(3)(B) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting ``, until the Secretary issues 
regulations basing the reassessment intervals on technical data, risk 
factors, and engineering analysis, consistent with the recommendations 
of the Comptroller General of the United States in Report 06-945'' 
after ``subparagraph (A)''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Ex Output:

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) modify tax-exempt bond financing rules to exclude from the private business use and private loan financing tests certain property used to transmit electricity or carbon dioxide or to transport crude oil and other petroleum products; and (2) reduce the state volume cap for tax-exempt bonds by the amount of bonds issued for such property.

Describes the following as acts that unreasonably burden and discriminate against interstate commerce, and prohibits states, political subdivisions, and any other taxing authority from: (1) assessing natural gas pipeline property at a value that has a higher ratio to its true market value than the ratio used to assess other commercial and industrial property in the same assessment jurisdiction; (2) levying or collecting a tax on such an assessment; (3) levying or collecting an ad valorem property tax on natural gas pipeline property at a rate that exceeds the rate applicable to commercial and industrial property in the same assessment jurisdiction; or (4) imposing any other tax that discriminates against a natural gas pipeline providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Grants jurisdiction to U.S. District Courts and provides specified relief for claims of discriminatory taxation of natural gas pipeline property.



Amends federal transportation law to modify the criteria for natural gas pipeline integrity reassessments to require the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations basing the intervals for reassessments on certain technical data, risk factors, and engineering analysis.