An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1985 to carry out the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 and the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979, and for other purposes.
PL 98-464 (S.2688), enacted 10/11/1984

PUBLIC LAW 98-464—OCT. 11, 1984 
98 STAT. 1821 
Public Law 98-464 
98th Congress 
An Act 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1985 to carry out the Natural Gas Pipeline 
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Safety Act of 1968 and the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979, and for 
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other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) section 
, 
17(a) of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (49 U.S.C. App. 
1684(a)) is amended by— 
(1) striking "and" at the end of paragraph (1); 
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(2) striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and insert-
ing in Heu thereof "; and"; and 
(3) adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: 
"(3) $3,472,000, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1985 " 
(b) Section 17(b) of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (49 
U.S.C. App. 1684(b)) is amended by— 
(1) striking "and" at the end of paragraph (1); 
(2) striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "; and"; and 
(3) adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: 
"(3) $3,728,000, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1985.". 
SEC. 2. (a) Section 214(a) of the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety 
Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C. App. 2013(a)) is amended by— 
(1) striking "and" at the end of paragraph (1); 
(2) striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "; and"; and 
(3) adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: 
"(3) $900,000, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985.". 
O
t
)
) Section 214(b) of the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 
1979 (49 U.S.C. App. 2013(b)) is amended by— 
(1) striking "and" at the end of paragraph (1); 
(2) striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "; and"; and 
(3) adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: 
"(3) $500,000, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985.". 
SEC. 3. (a) Section 16(a) of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 
1968 (49 U.S.C. App. 1683(a)) is amended by— 
(1) striking "to the President for transmittal"; and 
(2) striking "June 15" and inserting in lieu thereof "April 15". 
O
o
) Section 213(a) of the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 
1979 (49 U.S.C. App. 2012(a)) is amended by— 
(1) striking "to the President for transmittal"; and 
(2) striking "June 15" and inserting in lieu thereof "April 15". 
SEC. 4. (a) The Secretary of Transportation shall study issues study. 
relating to the transportation of methanol through the interstate 
liquid pipeline system in the United States and shall make recom-
mendations for the safe and efficient transportation of methanol 
through such pipeline system. 
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(b) Such study shall include an examination o
f
— 
(1) the feasibility of such transportation; 
(2) the economics and engineering of such transportation; and 
(3) any environmental, health and safety problems associated 
with such transportation. 
(c) The Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report detailing 
the results of such study and setting forth the Secretary's recom-
mendations no later than one hundred and eighty days after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 5. Section 210 of the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 
1979 (49 U.S.C. App. 2009) is amended by adding at the end thereof 
the following new subsection: 
"(cXl) The Secretary shall study the feasibility of and costs con-
nected with requiring various methods of testing and inspecting 
hazardous liquid pipeline facilities subject to the provisions of this 
title. In carrying out such study, the Secretary shall evaluate any 
new technologies available for monitoring, from the outside or the 
inside, the condition of such facilities. 
"(2) The Secretary shall make recommendations, based on the 
study undertaken under this subsection and on consultations be-
tween the Secretary and the Technical Hazardous-Liquid Pipeline 
Safety Standards Committee established under section 204 of this 
title, as to the frequency and type of testing and inspection of 
pipeline facilities which should be required, taking into account— 
"(A) the location of the pipeline facilities; 
"(B) the type, age, manufacturer, method of construction, and 
condition of the pipeline facilities; 
"(C) the nature of the materials transported through the 
pipeline facilities, the sequence in which such materials are 
transported, and the pressure at which they are transported; 
"(D) the climatic, geologic, and seismic characteristics of, and 
conditions (including soil characteristics) associated with the 
areas in which the pipeline facilities are located, and the exist-
ing and projected population and demographic characteristics 
associated with such areas; 
"(E) the frequency of leaks, if any; 
"(F) the costs of the various available methods; and 
"(G) any other factors the Secretary determines to be relevant 
to the safety of the pipeline facilities. 
"(3) The Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report detailing 
the results of the study undertaken under this subsection and 
setting forth the recommendations made under paragraph (2) no 
later than one year after the date of enactment of this sul^ection.". 
SEC. 6. (a) Each person who owns or operates interstate transmis-
sion facilities shall, within one hundred and eighty days after the 
date of enactment of this section, submit a report to the Secretary of 
Transportation which— 
(1) identifies the location and condition of all such pipeline 
facilities owned or operated by such person, the construction of 
which was completed before January 1,1940; and 
(2) includes the most recent leak survey information compiled 
by such owner or operator with respect to the pipeline facilities 
so identified. 
(b) The Secretary shall, within ninety days after the expiration of 
the one hundred and eighty-day period referred to in subsection (a) 
of this section— 
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(1) identify, on the basis of information contained in reports 
submitted under subsection (a) of this section, any pipeline 
facihties which may be hazardous to life and property within 
the meaning of section 12(b) of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety 
Act of 1968 (49 U.S.C. App. 1679b(b)); and 
(2) inspect the pipeline facilities so identified. 
(c) The Secretary shall, within one hundred and twenty days after 
Report. 
the expiration of the one hundred and eighty-day period referred to 
in subsection (a) of this section, report to the Congress on— 
(1) any actions taken under subsection (b) of this section; and 
(2) the recommendations of the Secretary for any additional 
action the Secretary considers necessary with respect to the 
pipeline facilities referred to in subsection (aXl) of this section, 
together with an estimate of the time and resources necessary 
for undertaking such actions. 
(d) As used in this section, the term— 
(1) "interstate transmission facilities" shall have the meaning 
given to such term in section 2(8) of the Natural Gas Pipeline 
Safety Act of 1968 (49 U.S.C. App. 1671(8)); 
(2) "person" shall have the meaning given to such term in 
section 2(1) of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (49 
U.S.C. App. 1671(1)); and 
(3) "pipeline facilities" shall have the meaning given to such 
term in section 2(4) of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 
1968 (49 U.S.C. App. 1671(4)). 
SEC. 7. (a) Section 14(a) of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 
1968 (49 U.S.C. App. 1681(a)) is amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following: "In conducting training activities for State or 
local government personnel in the enforcement of regulations issued 
under this Act, the Secretary may not assess any charge or fee in 
the nature of tuition.". 
(b) Section 211(a) of the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 
1979 (49 U.S.C. App. 2010(a)) is amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following: "In conducting training activities for State or 
local government personnel in the enforcement of regulations issued 
under this Act, the Secretary may not assess any charge or fee in 
the nature of tuition.". 
Approved October 11, 1984. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2688 (H.R. 5313): 
HOUSE REPORTS No. 98-780, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Public Works and Transportation) 
and Pt. 2 (Comm. on Energy and Commerce) both accompanying 
H.R. 5313. 
SENATE REPORT No. 98-456 (Comm. on Commerce, Science, and Transportation). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 130 (1984): 
June 21, considered and passed Senate. 
June 25, H.R. 5313 considered and passed House; S. 2688, amended, passed in 
lieu. 
Sept. 21, Senate concurred in House amendment with an amendment. 
Sept. 26, House concurred in Senate amendment.