S 2975
· 119th Congress
· Transportation and Public Works
PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025
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Apr 29, 2026
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Feb 11, 2026
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Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-102.
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Feb 11, 2026
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Oct 21, 2025
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Oct 06, 2025
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Oct 06, 2025
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[S. 2975 Reported in Senate (RS)]
+[S. 2975 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]
<DOC>
-Calendar No. 331
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2975
-[Report No. 119-102]
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+AN ACT
To amend title 49, United States Code, to enhance the safety of
pipeline transportation, and for other purposes.
-_______________________________________________________________________
-
-IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
-
-October 6, 2025
-
-Mr. Cruz (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Young, and Mr. Peters)
-introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
-Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
-
-February 11, 2026
-
-Reported by Mr. Cruz, with an amendment
-[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
-in italic]
-
-_______________________________________________________________________
-
-A BILL
-
-To amend title 49, United States Code, to enhance the safety of
-pipeline transportation, and for other purposes.
-
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
-
-<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Pipeline
-Integrity, Protection, and Enhancement for Leveraging Investments in
-the Nation's Energy to assure Safety Act of 2025'' or the ``PIPELINE
-Safety Act of 2025''.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act
-is as follows:</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
-<DELETED>Sec. 2. Definitions.
-<DELETED>TITLE I--REAUTHORIZATIONS
-
-<DELETED>Sec. 101. Gas and hazardous liquid.
-<DELETED>Sec. 102. Operational expenses of the Pipeline and Hazardous
-Materials Safety Administration.
-<DELETED>Sec. 103. Other programs.
-<DELETED>TITLE II--MODERNIZING PIPELINE SAFETY
-
-<DELETED>Sec. 201. Inspection of in-service breakout tanks.
-<DELETED>Sec. 202. Risk assessment obligations.
-<DELETED>Sec. 203. Timely incorporation by reference.
-<DELETED>Sec. 204. Report on updates to the National Pipeline Mapping
-System.
-<DELETED>Sec. 205. Pipeline safety enhancement programs.
-<DELETED>Sec. 206. Technical safety standards committees.
-<DELETED>Sec. 207. Enforcement procedures.
-<DELETED>Sec. 208. Civil penalties.
-<DELETED>Sec. 209. Improving whistleblower protections.
-<DELETED>Sec. 210. Assessment of composite materials.
-<DELETED>Sec. 211. Elements and evaluation of State damage prevention
-programs.
-<DELETED>Sec. 212. Pipeline safety voluntary information-sharing
-system.
-<DELETED>Sec. 213. Transporting gas.
-<DELETED>Sec. 214. Inspection and management of rights-of-way.
-<DELETED>Sec. 215. Geological hazards.
-<DELETED>Sec. 216. Alternative technologies.
-<DELETED>Sec. 217. Fire shutoff valves.
-<DELETED>Sec. 218. Exemption from post-accident testing.
-<DELETED>Sec. 219. Maximum allowable operating pressure records.
-<DELETED>Sec. 220. Pipeline operating status.
-<DELETED>Sec. 221. Potential impact radius.
-<DELETED>Sec. 222. Effects of weather on natural gas pipelines.
-<DELETED>Sec. 223. Aldyl-A pipelines.
-<DELETED>Sec. 224. Improvements to pipeline safety integrity management
-programs.
-<DELETED>TITLE III--STREAMLINING OVERSIGHT OF PIPELINES
-
-<DELETED>Sec. 301. Regulatory updates.
-<DELETED>Sec. 302. State use of integrated inspections.
-<DELETED>Sec. 303. Optimizing pipeline safety inspections.
-<DELETED>Sec. 304. Sense of Congress on PHMSA engagement prior to
-rulemaking activities.
-<DELETED>TITLE IV--IMPROVING SAFETY OF EMERGING GASES
-
-<DELETED>Sec. 401. Studies of hydrogen pipeline transportation.
-<DELETED>Sec. 402. Safety of carbon dioxide pipelines.
-<DELETED>Sec. 403. Reporting of blended products.
-<DELETED>TITLE V--IMPROVING EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND TRANSPARENCY
-
-<DELETED>Sec. 501. Bitumen oil response plan review.
-<DELETED>Sec. 502. National Center of Excellence for Hazardous Liquid
-Pipeline Leak Detection.
-<DELETED>Sec. 503. Operator financial disclosure.
-<DELETED>Sec. 504. Data and transparency.
-<DELETED>Sec. 505. Office of Public Engagement.
-<DELETED>Sec. 506. Clarification of confirmed discovery.
-<DELETED>Sec. 507. Public alert notification system for pipeline
-facilities.
-<DELETED>TITLE VI--OTHER MATTERS
-
-<DELETED>Sec. 601. Prohibition on PHMSA operation, procurement, or
-contracting action with respect to covered
-unmanned aircraft systems.
-<DELETED>Sec. 602. Natural gas distribution pipeline infrastructure
-safety and modernization grants.
-<DELETED>Sec. 603. Issues affecting federally recognized Indian Tribes.
-<DELETED>Sec. 604. Identification of and justification for redactions.
-<DELETED>Sec. 605. Fees for loan guarantees.
-<DELETED>Sec. 606. Improving pipeline cybersecurity.
-<DELETED>Sec. 607. Technical corrections.
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> In this Act:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) Administration.--The term ``Administration''
-means the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
-Administration.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator''
-means the Administrator of the Administration.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (3) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
-``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science,
-and Transportation of the Senate;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) the Committee on Transportation and
-Infrastructure of the House of Representatives;
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (C) the Committee on Energy and Commerce
-of the House of Representatives.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (4) Document produced to another person.--The term
-``document produced to another person'' means a document
-produced in response to a request under section 552 of title 5,
-United States Code (commonly known as the Freedom of
-Information Act), a submission to a Federal, State, or Tribal
-court, information made available on a website, and a document
-transmitted to Congress.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
-Secretary of Transportation.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>TITLE I--REAUTHORIZATIONS</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 101. GAS AND HAZARDOUS LIQUID.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> Section 60125(a) of title 49, United States Code, is
-amended--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) in paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) in subparagraph (A)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (i) in the matter preceding clause
-(i), by striking ``$156,400,000 for fiscal year
-2021'' and inserting ``$185,000,000 for fiscal
-year 2026''; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (ii) in clause (ii), by striking
-``$63,000,000'' and inserting
-``$83,250,000'';</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) in subparagraph (B)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (i) in the matter preceding clause
-(i), by striking ``$158,500,000 for fiscal year
-2022'' and inserting ``$190,365,000 for fiscal
-year 2027''; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (ii) in clause (ii)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (I) by striking
-``$66,000,000'' and inserting
-``$85,660,000''; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (II) by striking ``and''
-at the end;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (C) in subparagraph (C)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (i) in the matter preceding clause
-(i), by striking ``$162,700,000 for fiscal year
-2023'' and inserting ``$195,886,000 for fiscal
-year 2028''; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (ii) in clause (ii)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (I) by striking
-``$69,000,000'' and inserting
-``$88,150,000''; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (II) by striking the
-period at the end and inserting a
-semicolon; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (D) by adding at the end the
-following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(D) $201,556,000 for fiscal year 2029,
-of which--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(i) $9,000,000 shall be used to
-carry out section 12 of the Pipeline Safety
-Improvement Act of 2002 (49 U.S.C. 60101 note;
-Public Law 107-355); and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(ii) $90,700,000 shall be used
-for making grants; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(E) $207,412,000 for fiscal year 2030,
-of which--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(i) $9,000,000 shall be used to
-carry out section 12 of the Pipeline Safety
-Improvement Act of 2002 (49 U.S.C. 60101 note;
-Public Law 107-355); and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(ii) $93,340,000 shall be used
-for making grants.'';</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) in paragraph (2)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) in subparagraph (A)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (i) in the matter preceding clause
-(i), by striking ``$27,000,000 for fiscal year
-2021'' and inserting ``$30,000,000 for fiscal
-year 2026''; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (ii) in clause (ii), by striking
-``$11,000,000'' and inserting
-``$13,500,000'';</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) in subparagraph (B)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (i) in the matter preceding clause
-(i), by striking ``$27,650,000 for fiscal year
-2022'' and inserting ``$31,000,000 for fiscal
-year 2027''; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (ii) in clause (ii)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (I) by striking
-``$12,000,000'' and inserting
-``$13,950,000''; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (II) by striking ``and''
-at the end;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (C) in subparagraph (C)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (i) in the matter preceding clause
-(i), by striking ``$28,700,000 for fiscal year
-2023'' and inserting ``$32,000,000 for fiscal
-year 2028''; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (ii) in clause (ii)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (I) by striking
-``$13,000,000'' and inserting
-``$14,400,000''; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (II) by striking the
-period at the end and inserting a
-semicolon; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (D) by adding at the end the
-following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(D) $33,000,000 for fiscal year 2029, of
-which--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(i) $3,000,000 shall be used to
-carry out section 12 of the Pipeline Safety
-Improvement Act of 2002 (49 U.S.C. 60101 note;
-Public Law 107-355); and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(ii) $14,850,000 shall be used
-for making grants; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(E) 34,000,000 for fiscal year 2030, of
-which--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(i) $3,000,000 shall be used to
-carry out section 12 of the Pipeline Safety
-Improvement Act of 2002 (49 U.S.C. 60101 note;
-Public Law 107-355); and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(ii) $15,300,000 shall be used
-for making grants.''; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``$8,000,000 for
-each of fiscal years 2021 through 2023'' and inserting
-``$7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through
-2030''.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 102. OPERATIONAL EXPENSES OF THE PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS
-MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary
-for the necessary operational expenses of the Administration--
-</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) $33,000,000 for fiscal year 2026;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) $34,000,000 for fiscal year 2027;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (3) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2028;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (4) $36,000,000 for fiscal year 2029;
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (5) $37,000,000 for fiscal year 2030.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 103. OTHER PROGRAMS.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> (a) Emergency Response Grants.--Section 60125(b)(2) of
-title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``$10,000,000 for
-each of fiscal years 2021 through 2023 to carry out this subsection''
-and inserting ``to carry out this subsection $10,000,000 for each of
-fiscal years 2026 through 2030''.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (b) Pipeline Safety Information Grants to Communities.--
-Section 60130 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) in subsection (c)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) in paragraph (1), by striking
-``section 2(b) of the PIPES Act of 2016 (Public Law
-114-183; 130 Stat. 515), the Secretary shall use
-$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2023
-to carry out this section.'' and inserting the
-following: ``section 60125(a)(1), the Secretary shall
-use to carry out this section--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) $2,000,000 for fiscal year
-2026;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) $2,750,000 for fiscal year
-2027;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(C) $3,000,000 for fiscal year
-2028;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(D) $3,250,000 for fiscal year 2029;
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(E) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2030.'';
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) in paragraph (2)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (i) by striking ``$1,000,000'';
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (ii) by striking ``section.'' and
-inserting the following: ``section--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) $1,000,000 for fiscal year
-2026;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) $1,250,000 for fiscal year
-2027;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(C) $1,500,000 for fiscal year
-2028;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(D) $1,750,000 for fiscal year 2029;
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(E) $2,000,000 for fiscal year
-2030.'';</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection
-(e); and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the
-following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(d) Deadlines.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(1) Notice of funding opportunity.--Not later
-than 60 days after the date on which funds are made available
-to carry out this section, the Secretary shall publish a notice
-of funding opportunity for the funds.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(2) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a
-grant under this section, an eligible applicant shall submit to
-the Secretary an application--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) in such form and containing such
-information as the Secretary considers to be
-appropriate; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) by such date as the Secretary may
-establish, subject to the condition that the date shall
-be not later than 60 days after the date on which the
-Secretary publishes the notice of funding opportunity
-under paragraph (1).</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(3) Selection.--Not later than 120 days after
-the date on which the Secretary publishes the notice of funding
-opportunity under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall announce
-the selection by the Secretary of eligible applicants to
-receive grants in accordance with this section.''.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (c) Damage Prevention Programs.--Section 60134(i) of title
-49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``$1,500,000 for each of
-fiscal years 2021 through 2023. Such funds shall remain'' and inserting
-``$3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, to
-remain''.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (d) Pipeline Integrity Program.--Section 12(f) of the
-Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002 (49 U.S.C. 60101 note; Public
-Law 107-355) is amended--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) by striking ``$3,000,000'' and inserting
-``$2,500,000''; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) by striking ``the fiscal years 2021 through
-2023'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2026 through
-2030''.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>TITLE II--MODERNIZING PIPELINE SAFETY</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 201. INSPECTION OF IN-SERVICE BREAKOUT TANKS.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
-enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall revise part 195 of title 49,
-Code of Federal Regulations, to allow for risk-based inspections of in-
-service breakout tanks if the Secretary finds such revisions maintain
-or enhance safety.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (b) Considerations.--In revising the regulations under
-subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider the American Petroleum
-Institute standard entitled ``Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and
-Reconstruction'', dated November 2014, and numbered API Standard 653
-(Fifth Edition) (or a successor standard).</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (c) Requirements.--In revising the regulations under
-subsection (a), for any in-service breakout tanks that would be
-internally inspected less frequently under the revised regulations than
-required under part 195 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (as in
-effect on January 1, 2025), the Secretary shall require operators--
-</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) to visually monitor the external conditions of
-those tanks on a routine basis; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) to use a secondary containment system designed
-to contain hazardous liquids in the event of a leak.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (d) Notification.--If the regulations promulgated under
-subsection (a) differ from the American Petroleum Institute standard
-referred to in subsection (b), the Secretary shall submit to the
-appropriate committees of Congress a notification explaining the
-reasons for the differences not later than 60 days after the date on
-which the regulations are published in the Federal Register.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 202. RISK ASSESSMENT OBLIGATIONS.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> Section 60102(b)(4)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is
-amended--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the
-end;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the
-end and inserting ``; and''; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (3) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(iii) require that an officer or
-employee of the Department of Transportation
-with expertise in conducting risk assessments
-or cost-benefit analyses for pipeline
-facilities or other modes of transportation
-attend any meeting in which a committee
-described in clause (i) is serving as a peer
-review panel with respect to that risk
-assessment information.''.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 203. TIMELY INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> Section 60102 of title 49, United States Code, is amended
-by striking subsection (l) and inserting the following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(l) Updating Standards.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(1) In general.--Not less frequently than once
-every 5 years, the Secretary shall--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) review each industry consensus
-standard--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(i) that has been adopted or
-incorporated, partially or in full, as part of
-the Federal pipeline safety regulatory program
-under this chapter;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(ii) that has been modified by a
-standards development organization (as defined
-in section 2(a) of the National Cooperative
-Research and Production Act of 1993 (15 U.S.C.
-4301(a))) since being adopted or incorporated;
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(iii) the modification of which
-has been published by a standards development
-organization (as defined in that section);
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) update, as determined necessary by
-the Secretary, the adoption or incorporation of each
-industry consensus standard reviewed under subparagraph
-(A).</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(2) List of industry standards.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall
-maintain a publicly available list of all industry
-standards considered for adoption or incorporation
-under this chapter, including--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(i) the determination of the
-Secretary with respect to each standard
-considered; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(ii) with respect to each
-standard not adopted or incorporated in full,
-the reasoning for not adopting or incorporating
-that standard in full.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) Availability.--Not later than 30
-days after initial completion and each revision of the
-list under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall
-publish the list on the public website of the Pipeline
-and Hazardous Materials Safety
-Administration.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(3) Consideration of industry consensus
-standards.--In prescribing new safety standards under this
-chapter, the Secretary shall consider adopting or incorporating
-industry consensus standards.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(4) Public access.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) In general.--For all industry
-consensus standards incorporated or partially
-incorporated under this chapter on or after the date of
-enactment of the PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025, the
-Secretary shall publish on the public website of the
-Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
-the full text of the standard or a direct link to an
-external source where the full text is available to the
-public on a website to view at no cost for the duration
-of time that the Secretary has the incorporation by
-reference available for public comment.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) Exception.--If the full text of an
-industry consensus standard is not published on the
-public website of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
-Safety Administration or available from that website
-via a direct link to an external source where the full
-text is available to the public on a website to view at
-no cost for the duration of time that the Secretary has
-the incorporation by reference available for public
-comment, then the Secretary shall not incorporate or
-partially incorporate under this chapter that industry
-consensus standard by reference.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(C) Previously incorporated standards.--
-For industry consensus standards incorporated or
-partially incorporated under this chapter before the
-date of enactment of the PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025
-that are publicly available on a public-facing website
-at no charge to the public, the Secretary shall publish
-on the public website of the Pipeline and Hazardous
-Materials Safety Administration the full text of the
-standard or a direct link to an external source where
-the full text is available to the public on a
-website.''.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 204. REPORT ON UPDATES TO THE NATIONAL PIPELINE MAPPING
-SYSTEM.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
-enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
-shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the
-management of the National Pipeline Mapping System by the
-Administration.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (b) Contents.--The report submitted under subsection (a)
-shall describe--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) how and when the Administration updates the
-high consequence area data contained in the National Pipeline
-Mapping System;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) what sources of scientific data are used for
-those updates; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (3) how those data are validated for
-accuracy.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (c) Rulemaking.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
-enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking to
-require that the information submitted under section 60132(a) of title
-49, United States Code, has a spatial accuracy within a radius of 50
-feet from the location of the facility (+/- 50 feet).</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 205. PIPELINE SAFETY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMS.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> Section 60142 of title 49, United States Code, is
-amended--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``3 years
-after the date of enactment of this section'' and inserting ``5
-years after the date of enactment of the PIPELINE Safety Act of
-2025'';</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) in subsection (d)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or
-equal to'' after ``greater than''; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) by striking paragraph (2) and
-inserting the following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(2) Determination.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) In general.--To accomplish the
-purpose of a testing program, the Secretary may issue
-an order waiving compliance with any part of an
-applicable standard prescribed under this chapter if
-the condition described in paragraph (1) is met, as
-determined by the Secretary.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not
-require testing program applicants to use the
-nonemergency waiver process, or to otherwise meet the
-requirements of the nonemergency waiver process,
-established under section 60118(c)(1).'';</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (3) by striking subsection (h) and inserting the
-following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(h) Authority To Terminate Program.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall immediately
-terminate a testing program under subsection (a) if
-continuation of the testing program would not be consistent
-with the goals and objectives of this chapter.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(2) Notification.--Not later than 10 days after
-the termination of a testing program under paragraph (1), the
-Secretary shall notify the relevant pipeline operators of how
-they can cure any deficiencies identified by the
-Secretary.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(3) Reinstatement.--If the Secretary determines
-that the deficiencies identified under paragraph (2) are
-addressed, the Secretary shall reinstate the testing
-program.''; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (4) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(m) Approval Process.--Establishment of a testing
-program under subsection (a) shall not be considered a major Federal
-action (as defined in section 111 of the National Environmental Policy
-Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4336e)) for purposes of that Act (42 U.S.C. 4321
-et seq.).''.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 206. TECHNICAL SAFETY STANDARDS COMMITTEES.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> (a) Notification to Congress.--Section 60115(c)(2) of
-title 49, United States Code, is amended, in the fifth sentence, by
-inserting ``and notify the appropriate committees of Congress (as
-defined in section 2 of the PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025)'' after ``the
-Secretary shall publish the reasons''.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (b) Frequency of Meetings.--Section 60115(e) of title 49,
-United States Code, is amended by striking ``up to 4'' and inserting
-``2''.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 207. ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> (a) In General.--Section 60117(b)(1) of title 49, United
-States Code, is amended--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) in subparagraph (B)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) in clause (i), by striking ``or'' at
-the end;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) in clause (ii), by adding ``or'' after
-the semicolon at the end; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (C) by adding at the end the
-following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(iii) to allow a recipient of a
-warning under section 190.205 of title 49, Code
-of Federal Regulations (or a successor
-regulation), to discuss claims made in the
-warning with relevant staff;'';</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``and'' at
-the end;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (3) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period at
-the end and inserting a semicolon; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (4) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(K) for civil penalties over $1,000,000,
-adjusted each year for inflation, allow the respondent
-to request a formal hearing in accordance with section
-554 of title 5, conducted by an administrative law
-judge; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(L) provide a written response to a
-request for the withdrawal or modification of a written
-warning issued under this section.''.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (b) Hearings.--Section 60117(b) of title 49, United States
-Code, is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
-following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(2) Hearing requirements.--A hearing under this
-section shall--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) be noticed to the public on the
-website of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
-Administration on its own page titled `Upcoming
-Enforcement Hearings';</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) provide an orderly and timely
-process, as determined by the Secretary;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(C) in the case of a formal hearing, be
-open to the public.''.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (c) Rulemaking.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
-enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall update the regulations
-prescribing protocols for all hearings under section 60117 of title 49,
-United States Code.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 208. CIVIL PENALTIES.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> Section 60122(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is
-amended--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) in the first sentence, by striking
-``$200,000'' and inserting ``$400,000''; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) in the third sentence, by striking
-``$2,000,000'' and inserting ``$4,000,000''.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 209. IMPROVING WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> Section 60129 of title 49, United States Code, is
-amended--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) in subsection (a)(2)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking
-``or'' at the end;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking
-``such a person.'' and inserting ``a person described
-in subparagraph (A); or''; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (C) by adding at the end the
-following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(C) an officer, employee, or agent of a
-person described in subparagraph (A).''; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) in subsection (b)(3)(B)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) in clause (ii), by inserting ``with
-interest'' after ``back pay''; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) in clause (iii), by inserting ``,
-including compensation for any special damages
-sustained as a result of the discrimination'' after
-``compensatory damages to the complainant''.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 210. ASSESSMENT OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> (a) In General.--The Administrator shall gather and assess
-any studies, data, standards, and approved applications available as of
-the date of enactment of this Act that address the safety of composite
-materials to support the safe transportation of--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) natural gas;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) natural gas liquids;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (3) new fuels, such as hydrogen and hydrogen
-blended with natural gas; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (4) new fluids, such as carbon dioxide.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (b) Deadline.--The assessment under subsection (a) shall
-be completed not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
-Act.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (c) Report.--Not later than 30 days after completing the
-assessment under subsection (a), the Administrator shall submit to the
-appropriate committees of Congress a report describing the conclusions
-of the assessment.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (d) Rulemaking.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) In general.--If the Administrator concludes,
-based on the assessment under subsection (a), that composite
-materials provide, at a minimum, an equivalent level of safety
-as other pipelines under the jurisdiction of the
-Administration, the Administrator shall promulgate regulations,
-not later than 180 days after the date on which the report
-under subsection (c) is submitted, that allow for the use of
-composite materials for the transportation of new
-fuels.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) Incorporation of existing standards.--The
-regulations promulgated under paragraph (1) may include
-adoption or incorporation by reference of existing industry
-consensus standards.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 211. ELEMENTS AND EVALUATION OF STATE DAMAGE PREVENTION
-PROGRAMS.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> (a) In General.--Section 60134 of title 49, United States
-Code, is amended--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) in subsection (b)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) in the subsection heading, by
-inserting ``State'' before ``Damage'';</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1)
-through (9) as subparagraphs (A) through (I),
-respectively;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (C) in the matter preceding subparagraph
-(A) (as so redesignated), by striking ``An'' and
-inserting the following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(1) In general.--An'';</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (D) in paragraph (1) (as so designated)--
-</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (i) by indenting subparagraphs (A)
-through (I) appropriately; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (ii) by adding at the end the
-following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(J) A State one-call program that
-includes, or is making substantial progress toward
-including, the one-call leading practices described in
-paragraph (2).''; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (E) by adding at the end the
-following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(2) One-call leading practices.--The one-call
-leading practices referred to in paragraph (1)(J) are the
-following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) Restricting the size or scope of a
-one-call ticket for standard locate requests (which may
-include process exceptions for special large project
-tickets).</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) Restricting the longevity of a one-
-call ticket for standard locate requests (which may
-include process exceptions for special large project
-tickets).</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(C) Specifying tolerance (soft-dig only)
-zone horizontal dimensions.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(D) Specifying tolerance zone
-requirements.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(E) Specifying emergency excavation
-notification requirements.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(F) Specifying the responsibilities of
-excavators, including the reporting of damages or
-suspected damages.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(G) Defining who is an excavator and
-what is considered excavation.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(H) Requiring the use of white-
-lining.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(I) Requiring a positive response before
-excavation begins, such as a utility, municipality, or
-other entity that places the relevant marks positively
-responding to the notification center, and the
-excavator checking for that positive response before
-beginning excavation.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(J) Requiring that newly installed
-underground facilities be locatable with commercially
-available technology.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(K) Requiring the marking of sewer lines
-and laterals.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(L) Specifying the qualifications of,
-and requirements for, those excavators performing
-trenchless excavation activities that are not subject
-to pipeline construction requirements under part 192 or
-195 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or
-successor regulations).''; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) in subsection (c)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) by striking ``In'' and inserting the
-following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(1) In general.--In''; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) by adding at the end the
-following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(2) Evaluation criteria.--The evaluation
-criteria used by the Secretary for determining the
-effectiveness of a State damage prevention program shall
-include consideration of whether the State, at a minimum--
-</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) engages in effective, active, and
-meaningful enforcement of State one-call laws,
-including the efficacy of fines and
-penalties;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) requires reporting to the local one-
-call center of excavation damage events that affect
-pipelines and other underground facilities that are not
-privately owned, including (to the extent available at
-the time of the reporting)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(i) information about the nature
-of the incident, including its apparent
-cause;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(ii) the organizations
-involved;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(iii) the impact to public
-safety, utility operations, and customer
-service; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(iv) the impact to the
-environment; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(C) limits exemptions to State damage
-prevention laws.''.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 60114(f) of title 49,
-United States Code, is amended by striking ``section 60134(b)(7)'' and
-inserting ``section 60134(b)(1)(G)''.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 212. PIPELINE SAFETY VOLUNTARY INFORMATION-SHARING
-SYSTEM.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> (a) In General.--Chapter 601 of title 49, United States
-Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED>``Sec. 60144. Voluntary information-sharing system</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(1) Administrator.--The term `Administrator'
-means the Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
-Safety Administration.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(2) Governing board.--The term `Governing Board'
-means the governing board established under subsection
-(d)(1).</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(3) Issue analysis team.--The term `Issue
-Analysis Team' means an Issue Analysis Team established under
-subsection (g)(1).</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(4) Program manager.--The term `Program Manager'
-means the Program Manager described in subsection
-(e).</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(5) Third-party data manager.--The term `Third-
-Party Data Manager' means the Third-Party Data Manager
-appointed under subsection (f)(1).</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(6) VIS.--The term `VIS' means the voluntary
-information-sharing system established under subsection
-(b)(1).</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(b) Establishment.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the
-date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall
-establish a confidential and nonpunitive voluntary information-
-sharing system to encourage the sharing of pipeline safety data
-and information in order to improve the safety of gas
-transmission pipelines, gas distribution pipelines, liquefied
-natural gas facilities, underground natural gas storage
-facilities, and hazardous liquid pipelines.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(2) Requirement.--The VIS shall be implemented
-and managed in accordance with the report entitled `Pipeline
-Safety Voluntary Information-Sharing System Recommendation
-Report' prepared under section 10 of the PIPES Act of 2016 (49
-U.S.C. 60108 note; Public Law 114-183) by the Voluntary
-Information Sharing System Working Group convened under that
-section.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(3) Purpose.--The purpose of the VIS shall be to
-serve as a comprehensive and integrated system--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) to gather, evaluate, and quantify
-critical pipeline safety data and information;
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) to share recommended remediation
-measures and lessons learned across the pipeline
-industry in an efficient and confidential
-manner.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(c) Governance.--The VIS shall be governed, in
-accordance with this section, by the Governing Board, with support
-from--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(1) the Program Manager;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(2) the Third-Party Data Manager; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(3) 1 or more Issue Analysis Teams.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(d) Governing Board.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after
-the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator, after
-consulting with public and private pipeline safety
-stakeholders, shall establish a governing board for the
-VIS.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(2) Composition.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) In general.--The Governing Board
-shall be composed of 15 members who shall represent a
-balanced cross-section of pipeline safety stakeholders,
-in accordance with subparagraphs (B) and (C).</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) Representation.--The Governing Board
-shall be composed of the following members:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(i) 5 individuals selected from
-relevant pipeline safety departments, agencies,
-or instrumentalities of the Federal Government
-or State or territorial governments, 1 of whom
-shall be the Administrator (or a designee of
-the Administrator).</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(ii) 5 individuals selected from
-the gas or hazardous liquid industries, such as
-individuals representing or otherwise
-associated with--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(I) operators;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(II) trade
-associations;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(III) inspection
-technology, coating, or cathodic
-protection vendors;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(IV) standards
-development organizations;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(V) research and
-development consortia; or</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(VI) pipeline inspection
-organizations.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(iii) 5 individuals selected
-from general public safety advocacy
-organizations with relevant pipeline safety
-expertise, including--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(I) pipeline safety and
-environmental public interest
-groups;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(II) public institutions
-of higher education with pipeline
-safety expertise; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(III) nonprofit employee
-labor organizations.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(C) Requirements.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(i) Pipeline industry.--At least
-1 member of the Governing Board appointed under
-subparagraph (B)(ii) shall be a representative
-of the pipeline industry.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(ii) Pipeline safety public
-interest groups.--At least 1 member of the
-Governing Board appointed under subparagraph
-(B)(iii) shall be a representative of a
-pipeline safety public interest
-group.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(3) Terms.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
-subparagraph (B), each member of the Governing Board
-shall be appointed for a term of 3 years.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) Initial members.--In appointing the
-initial members of the Governing Board, the
-Administrator shall appoint members to terms of 1, 2,
-or 3 years to ensure that each year thereafter--
-</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(i) the terms of 5 members will
-expire; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(ii) the term of not less than 1
-and not more than 2 members described in each
-of clauses (i) through (iii) of paragraph
-(2)(B) will expire.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(C) Reappointment.--A member or former
-member of the Governing Board appointed under clause
-(i) or (ii) of paragraph (2)(B) may be reappointed, but
-may only serve for a total of 3 terms.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(4) Co-chairs.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) In general.--The Governing Board
-shall be co-chaired by--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(i) the Administrator (or a
-designee of the Administrator);</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(ii) a representative of the
-pipeline industry appointed under paragraph
-(2)(B)(ii), who shall be appointed co-chair by
-the Administrator, with the advice and consent
-of the Governing Board; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(iii) a representative of a
-pipeline safety public interest group, who
-shall be appointed co-chair by the
-Administrator, with the advice and consent of
-the Governing Board.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) Responsibilities of co-chairs.--The
-co-chairs shall be jointly responsible for organizing
-and conducting meetings of the Governing
-Board.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(5) Authority.--The Governing Board shall have
-authority--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) to govern and provide strategic
-oversight of the VIS;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) to develop governance documents,
-including a charter for the Governing Board that
-shall--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(i) be made available to the
-public; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(ii) describe--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(I) the scope of the
-authority of the Governing Board;
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(II) the objectives of
-the Governing Board;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(C) to select and appoint the Third-
-Party Data Manager in accordance with subsection
-(f);</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(D) to approve the criteria and
-procedures governing how the Third-Party Data Manager
-will receive and accept pipeline safety data and
-information;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(E) to establish, and appoint members
-of, Issue Analysis Teams in accordance with subsection
-(g);</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(F) to collaborate with Issue Analysis
-Teams to identify issues and topics to be analyzed by
-the Issue Analysis Teams;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(G) to collaborate with Issue Analysis
-Teams to specify the type of pipeline safety data and
-information necessary for the Issue Analysis Teams to
-analyze the issues and topics identified under
-subparagraph (F);</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(H) to determine the information to be
-disseminated by the VIS;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(I) to determine the reports to be
-disseminated by the VIS;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(J) to issue, not less frequently than
-annually, publicly available reports on--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(i) VIS processes;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(ii) the membership of the
-Governing Board;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(iii) issues and topics being
-investigated and analyzed by Issue Analysis
-Teams or the Governing Board;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(iv) pipeline safety data and
-information that the VIS has requested for
-submission to the VIS; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(v) safety trends identified by
-the Administrator, Issue Analysis Teams, or the
-Governing Board; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(K) to perform such other functions that
-the Governing Board determines are--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(i) necessary or appropriate;
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(ii) consistent with the purpose
-of the VIS described in subsection
-(b)(3).</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(6) Decisionmaking.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) In general.--Decisions and approvals
-of the Governing Board shall be made by a super-
-majority of the members, as described in subparagraph
-(B).</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) Supermajority described.--A
-supermajority referred to in subparagraph (A) shall
-consist of not fewer than--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(i) \2/3\ of the total members
-of the Governing Board; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(ii) 1 additional member of the
-Governing Board.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(e) Program Manager.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(1) In general.--The Administrator (or a
-designee of the Administrator) shall serve as the Program
-Manager for the VIS.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(2) Responsibilities.--The Program Manager shall
-provide the day-to-day program management and administrative
-support for the VIS, including oversight of the Third-Party
-Data Manager.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(f) Third-Party Data Manager.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(1) In general.--The Governing Board shall
-appoint a Third-Party Data Manager to provide data management
-and data oversight services for the VIS.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(2) Qualifications.--The Third-Party Data
-Manager shall have expertise in data protection, aggregation,
-and analytics.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(3) Responsibilities.--In carrying out the
-services described in paragraph (1), the Third-Party Data
-Manager shall--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) receive and secure pipeline safety
-data and information submitted to the VIS;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) accept pipeline safety data and
-information submitted to the VIS that meets the
-criteria and procedures approved by the Governing Board
-under subsection (d)(5)(D);</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(C) de-identify, store, and manage
-pipeline safety data and information that is accepted
-by the VIS;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(D) collaborate with Issue Analysis
-Teams to analyze and aggregate pipeline safety data and
-information that is accepted by the VIS;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(E) prepare reports as requested by the
-Governing Board regarding the type of pipeline safety
-data and information that is managed by the VIS;
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(F) make recommendations to the
-Governing Board regarding the management of pipeline
-safety data and information by the VIS, as
-appropriate.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(g) Issue Analysis Teams.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(1) In general.--The Governing Board shall
-establish, and appoint the members of, 1 or more Issue Analysis
-Teams as the Governing Board determines to be appropriate and
-relevant to the pipeline safety work of the VIS.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(2) Qualifications.--An Issue Analysis Team
-established under paragraph (1) shall--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) subject to subparagraph (B), consist
-of pipeline safety technical and subject matter
-experts; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) may include, as appropriate,
-representatives from public safety advocacy
-organizations described in subsection
-(d)(2)(B)(iii).</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(3) Responsibilities.--An Issue Analysis Team
-shall--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) work with the Third-Party Data
-Manager to aggregate and analyze pipeline safety data
-and information submitted to the VIS relating to the
-issues and topics analyzed by the Issue Analysis Team;
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) submit internal reports and
-recommendations to the Governing Board on those issues
-and topics.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(h) Application of FACA.--Chapter 10 of title 5
-(commonly referred to as the `Federal Advisory Committee Act') shall
-not apply to--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(1) the VIS;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(2) the Governing Board; or</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(3) any Issue Analysis Team.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(i) Participation in the VIS.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(1) In general.--The submission of data and
-information to the VIS by any person shall be voluntary, with
-no person compelled to participate in, or to submit data or
-information to any person for inclusion in, the VIS.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(2) Requirement.--The VIS shall not accept data
-or information relating to an operator if the operator has not
-authorized the submission of that data or information for
-inclusion in the VIS.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(3) Encouraging information sharing.--The
-Governing Board shall encourage the voluntary sharing of
-pipeline safety data and information among--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) operators of gas transmission, gas
-distribution, and hazardous liquid pipelines;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) employees of those
-operators;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(C) labor unions representing those
-employees;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(D) contractors of the operators
-described in subparagraph (A);</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(E) in-line inspection service
-providers;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(F) non-destructive evaluation
-experts;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(G) the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
-Safety Administration; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(H) representatives of--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(i) State pipeline safety
-agencies;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(ii) relevant Tribal
-agencies;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(iii) pipeline safety public
-interest groups;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(iv) manufacturers of gas
-transmission, gas distribution, and hazardous
-liquid pipeline infrastructure and equipment;
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(v) relevant research and
-academic institutions.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(4) Limitation on inclusion of data and
-information in the vis.--Pipeline safety data and information
-accepted by the Third-Party Data Manager for inclusion in the
-VIS under subsection (f)(3)(B) shall be related to the issues
-and topics identified by the Governing Board for analysis by an
-Issue Analysis Team under subsection (d)(5)(F).</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(5) Types of data and information included in
-the vis.--Pipeline safety data and information accepted by the
-Third-Party Data Manager for inclusion in the VIS under
-subsection (f)(3)(B) may include--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) pipeline integrity risk analysis
-information;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) lessons learned from accidents and
-near misses;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(C) process improvements;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(D) technology deployment
-practices;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(E) information obtained through VIS
-pipeline safety surveys of pipeline operator employees,
-subject to the condition that such surveys are
-voluntarily agreed to by the pipeline
-operator;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(F) pipeline safety data and information
-which may lead to the identification of pipeline safety
-risks, as specified by the Governing Board;
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(G) any other relevant data or
-information, as determined by the Governing
-Board.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(j) Confidentiality.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(1) In general.--To facilitate the sharing of
-otherwise nonpublic pipeline safety data and information with
-the VIS, the data and information accepted, stored, managed,
-analyzed, or produced by the VIS--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) shall be kept confidential by the
-VIS; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) except as otherwise provided in this
-section, is not subject to disclosure by the VIS under
-any other law.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(2) Prohibition.--Except as provided in
-paragraph (3), no person, including the Program Manager, the
-Third-Party Data Manager, any member of the Governing Board,
-and any member of an Issue Analysis Team, and no Federal,
-State, local, or Tribal agency having or obtaining access to
-nonpublic information accepted, analyzed, stored, managed, or
-produced by the VIS may release or communicate that nonpublic
-information from the VIS, either in an identified or de-
-identified form, to any person who does not have the authority
-to view VIS data.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(3) Exception.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding
-paragraphs (1) and (2) and subsections (k) and (l), on
-approval by the Governing Board under subparagraph (B),
-the Governing Board or the Administrator may disclose
-de-identified nonpublic information obtained by the
-VIS.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) Approval.--Approval to disclose de-
-identified nonpublic information under subparagraph
-(A)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(i) shall be based on an
-analysis of the de-identified nonpublic
-information; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(ii) may, in the sole discretion
-of the Governing Board, consist of any safety
-findings or recommendations that the Governing
-Board determines to publish or authorizes the
-Administrator to publish to improve pipeline
-safety.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(C) Public reports.--In issuing public
-reports under subsection (d)(5)(J), the Governing Board
-shall approve the disclosure of de-identified nonpublic
-information obtained by the VIS that the Governing
-Board determines is necessary to adequately describe
-and illustrate the issues and topics being investigated
-and analyzed by Issue Analysis Teams or the Governing
-Board.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(4) Savings provision.--This subsection does not
-apply to public information that may be submitted to the
-VIS.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(k) Applicability of FOIA.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(1) Exemption.--Any nonpublic information that
-is accepted, stored, managed, analyzed, or produced by the VIS
-and subsequently obtained by the Secretary or the Administrator
-from the VIS is exempt from the requirements of section 552 of
-title 5.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(2) Applicability.--For purposes of paragraph
-(1), this section shall be considered to be a statute described
-in section 552(b)(3)(B) of title 5.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(l) Exclusion of VIS Information in Litigation and Other
-Proceedings.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(1) Excluded evidence.--Except as provided in
-paragraph (3), any nonpublic information that is accepted,
-stored, managed, analyzed, or produced by the VIS may not be
-obtained from the VIS--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) for use as evidence for any purpose
-in any Federal, State, local, Tribal, or private
-litigation, including any action or proceeding;
-or</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) to initiate any enforcement action
-or civil litigation against a pipeline operator or the
-employees or contractors of a pipeline operator
-relating to a probable violation under this chapter
-(including any regulation promulgated or order issued
-under this chapter).</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(2) Exclusion from discovery.--Except as
-provided in paragraph (3), any nonpublic information that is
-accepted, stored, managed, analyzed, or produced by the VIS
-shall not be subject to discovery from the VIS in any Federal,
-State, local, Tribal, or private litigation or other
-proceeding.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(3) Limitations on exclusions.--The exclusions
-described in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to data or
-information that--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) is evidence of a criminal
-violation;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) is not related to the purpose of the
-VIS described in subsection (b)(3);</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(C) is otherwise required to be reported
-to the Secretary under part 190, 191 (including
-information about an incident or accident), 192, 194,
-195, or 199 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations
-(or successor regulations);</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(D) is required to be reported to a
-State authority under State pipeline safety laws;
-or</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(E) is developed or obtained from a
-source other than the VIS, including through discovery
-from a person or an entity other than the VIS in an
-enforcement action or private litigation.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(m) Effect on Discovery.--Except as provided in
-subsection (l)(2), nothing in this section or any rule or regulation
-promulgated under this section--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(1) creates a defense to a discovery request;
-or</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(2) otherwise limits or affects the discovery of
-pipeline safety data and information arising from a cause of
-action authorized under any other Federal, State, or local
-law.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(n) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section affects
-any Federal, State, or local pipeline safety law.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(o) Annual Reports.--Each fiscal year, the Secretary
-shall submit to Congress, by the end of that fiscal year, a report on
-the status of the VIS.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(p) Funding.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(1) Sustainable funding.--The Secretary shall--
-</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) explore sustainable funding sources
-for the VIS, including public-private partnerships;
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) to the maximum extent practicable,
-sustainably fund the VIS through the use of those
-sustainable funding sources.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(2) Limited additional funding.--In addition to
-the fees collected under section 60301, the Secretary may
-collect an additional $5,000,000 under that section for each of
-fiscal years 2024 through 2027 to establish, implement, and
-manage the VIS.''.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (b) Definitions.--Section 60101(a) of title 49, United
-States Code, is amended--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) by redesignating paragraphs (17) through (26)
-as paragraphs (18), (19), (20), (25), (26), (27), (22), (23),
-(24), and (28), respectively, and moving the paragraphs so as
-to appear in numerical order;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) by inserting after paragraph (16) the
-following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(17) Nonpublic information.--The term `nonpublic
-information' means any pipeline safety data or information,
-regardless of form or format, that--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) a company does not disclose,
-disseminate, or make available to the public;
-or</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) is not otherwise in the public
-domain.''; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (3) by inserting after paragraph (20) (as so
-redesignated) the following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(21) Public information.--The term `public
-information' means any data or information, regardless of form
-or format, that--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) a company discloses, disseminates,
-or makes available to the public; or</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) is otherwise in the public
-domain.''.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (c) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 601 of
-title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
-following:</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>``60144. Voluntary information-sharing system.''.
-<DELETED> (d) Conforming Amendments.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) Section 70012(c) of title 46, United States
-Code, is amended by striking ``section 60101(a)(18)'' and
-inserting ``section 60101(a)''.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) Section 60102(q)(1) of title 49, United States
-Code, is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
-striking ``subsection (a)(21)'' and inserting ``subsection
-(a)(26)''.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 213. TRANSPORTING GAS.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> Section 60101(a)(26) of title 49, United States Code (as
-redesignated by section 212(b)(1)), is amended--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) by striking the paragraph designation and all
-that follows through ``(A) means'' in subparagraph (A) and
-inserting the following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(26) Transporting gas.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) In general.--The term `transporting
-gas' means'';</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ``; but''
-and inserting a period; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (3) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the
-following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) Exclusions.--The term `transporting
-gas' does not include--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(i) gathering gas (except
-through regulated gathering lines) in a rural
-area outside a populated area designated by the
-Secretary as a nonrural area; or</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(ii) the movement of gas by the
-owner or operator of a plant for use as a fuel,
-a feedstock, or for any other purpose that
-directly supports plant operations through--
-</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(I) in-plant piping
-systems that are located entirely on
-the grounds of the plant; or</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(II) transfer piping
-systems that extend less than 1 mile in
-length outside the grounds of the
-plant.''.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 214. INSPECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF RIGHTS-OF-
-WAY.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> (a) Inspection of Rights-of-Way.--Section 60108 of title
-49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
-following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(f) Inspection of Rights-of-Way.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(1) In general.--When requiring an operator to
-inspect the surface conditions on or adjacent to a pipeline
-right-of-way, the Secretary shall allow the use of unmanned
-aircraft systems and satellites.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(2) Savings provision.--Nothing in this
-subsection affects any obligation to operate an unmanned
-aircraft system in accordance with all relevant Federal laws
-relating to the use of unmanned aircraft systems.''.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (b) Management of Rights-of-Way.--Section 60108(a) of
-title 49, United States Code, is amended--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(1) Each'' and
-inserting the following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(1) In general.--Each'';</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) in paragraph (2)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) by striking ``(2) If'' and inserting
-the following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(2) Revision.--If'';</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) by indenting subparagraphs (A) through
-(E) appropriately; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (C) in subparagraph (D), by indenting
-clauses (i) through (iii) appropriately;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (3) in paragraph (3), by indenting the paragraph,
-and each subparagraph within the paragraph, appropriately;
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (4) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(4) Alternative methods of maintaining rights-
-of-way.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) In general.--As part of the review
-conducted under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall
-allow for an alternative method of maintaining rights-
-of-way for pipelines and other pipeline facilities
-under a voluntary program carried out by the operator
-if the Secretary determines that the alternative
-method--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(i) achieves a level of safety
-at least equal to the level of safety required
-by the regulations promulgated under this
-chapter; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(ii) allows for timely emergency
-response.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) Purpose.--An operator considering
-implementing an alternative method described in
-subparagraph (A) may consider incorporating into the
-plan for implementing that method 1 or more
-conservation practices, including--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(i) integrated vegetation
-management practices, including reduced
-mowing;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(ii) the development of habitat
-and forage for pollinators and other wildlife
-through seeding or planting of diverse native
-forbs and grasses;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(iii) practices relating to
-maintenance strategies that promote early
-successional vegetation or limit disturbance
-during periods of highest use by target
-pollinator species and other wildlife on
-pipeline or facility rights-of-way, including--
-</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(I) increasing mowing
-height;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(II) reducing mowing
-frequency; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(III) refraining from
-mowing monarch and other pollinator
-habitat during periods in which
-monarchs or other pollinators are
-present;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(iv) an integrated vegetation
-management plan that may include approaches
-such as mechanical tree and brush removal and
-targeted and judicious use of herbicides and
-mowing to address incompatible or undesirable
-vegetation while promoting compatible and
-beneficial vegetation on pipeline and facility
-rights-of-way;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(v) planting or seeding of
-deeply rooted, regionally appropriate perennial
-grasses and wildflowers, including milkweed, to
-enhance habitat;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(vi) removing shallow-rooted
-grasses from planting and seeding mixes, except
-for use as nurse or cover crops; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(vii) obtaining expert training
-or assistance on wildlife- and pollinator-
-friendly practices, including--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(I) native plant
-identification;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(II) establishment and
-management of regionally appropriate
-native plants;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(III) land management
-practices; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(IV) integrated
-vegetation management.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(C) Consultation.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(i) Available guidance.--In
-developing alternative methods under this
-paragraph, an operator shall consult any
-available guidance issued by--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(I) the Secretary;
-or</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(II) an applicable State
-agency carrying out compliance
-activities on behalf of the Secretary
-in accordance with section
-60105.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(ii) Leading industry
-practices.--In the absence of guidance
-described in clause (i), an operator may
-consult leading industry practices and guidance
-to develop and implement alternative methods
-under this paragraph.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(D) Requirements.--An operator using an
-alternative method under this paragraph shall ensure
-that the alternative inspection plans of the operator
-continue to ensure that the operator can identify risks
-to pipeline facilities.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(E) Savings provision.--Nothing in this
-paragraph exempts an operator from compliance with any
-applicable requirements under this chapter (including
-any regulations promulgated under this
-chapter).''.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (c) Inspector General Review.--3 years after the date of
-enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of
-Transportation shall initiate a review of a representative sample of
-the inspection and maintenance plans of operators that have utilized
-alternative methods of maintaining rights-of-way under section
-60108(a)(4) of title 49, United States Code, to determine--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) whether reduced mowing has limited the ability
-of pipeline operators to assess risks to pipeline
-facilities;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) with respect to any incidents that have
-occurred on the relevant pipeline facilities, whether reduced
-mowing hindered--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) the ability of operators to identify a
-risk that was related to the incident; or</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) the ability for operators and
-emergency responders to respond to an incident;
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (3) whether the alternative methods of maintaining
-rights-of-way have impacted pipeline safety.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (d) Technical Correction.--Section 60108(e) of title 49,
-United States Code, is amended, in the subsection heading, by striking
-``In General'' and inserting ``Post-inspection Briefing and Preliminary
-Findings''.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 215. GEOLOGICAL HAZARDS.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> (a) Inspection and Maintenance Plans.--Section
-60108(a)(2)(D) of title 49, United States Code (as amended by section
-214(b)(2)), is amended--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the
-end; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(iv) mitigation of threats posed
-by geological hazards; and''.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (b) Geological Hazard Mitigation Report.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the
-date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall prepare
-a report that--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) identifies geological hazards that may
-cause a pipeline to move or be affected by abnormal
-external loads, including landslides, volcanic
-activity, earthquakes, and scouring;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) evaluates any industry consensus
-standards or best practices relating to hazards
-described in subparagraph (A);</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (C) evaluates existing Federal
-requirements for pipeline facility design,
-construction, operations, maintenance, and integrity
-that relate to mitigation of geological hazards;
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (D) makes recommendations to improve
-geological hazard mitigation based on the findings of
-the report.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) Submission.--On completion of the report under
-paragraph (1), the Administrator shall submit the report to the
-Secretary and the appropriate committees of Congress.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (c) Regulatory Review.--Not later than 1 year after
-completion of the report under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall
-review, and may update, as appropriate, existing regulations and policy
-guidance that addresses the safety of gas, hazardous liquid, and carbon
-dioxide pipeline facilities to include consideration of threats posed
-by geological hazards.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 216. ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> (a) Request for Proposals.--Not later than 2 years after
-the date of enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the
-Administrator shall--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) issue a request for proposals to identify
-potential alternative technologies that, if used by operators,
-will meet the intent of an existing pipeline safety regulation
-and provide an equal or greater level of pipeline safety;
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) allow the public the opportunity to comment on
-those proposals.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (b) Regulations.--If the Secretary determines that a
-technology that is commercially available would meet the intent of an
-existing pipeline safety regulation and provide an equal or greater
-level of pipeline safety, the Administrator may issue a notice of
-proposed rulemaking to update the relevant regulations to allow
-operators to adopt the use of such technology.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 217. FIRE SHUTOFF VALVES.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> Section 60110 of title 49, United States Code, is amended
-by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(f) Fire Shutoff Valves or Equivalent Technology.--
-</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) Equivalent technology.--The term
-`equivalent technology' means any technology that--
-</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(i) is not an excess flow valve;
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(ii) meets the performance
-standard of shutting off gas on a service line
-of a distribution system to a dwelling or other
-building in the event of a fire.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) Fire-first ignition.--The term
-`fire-first ignition' means an occurrence in which a
-fire originating from a foreign source causes a natural
-gas system to fail, release, or ignite.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(C) Fire safety valve.--The term `fire
-safety valve' means--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(i) a fire shutoff valve;
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(ii) any equivalent
-technology.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(D) Fire shutoff valve.--The term `fire
-shutoff valve' means a spring-loaded plug that is held
-in place by a fusible link that--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(i) is made of a low-melting-
-point alloy;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(ii) is attached to a gas
-source; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(iii) melts when exposed to
-fire, causing the spring-loaded plug to close,
-shutting off the gas to a dwelling or other
-building connected to a service line of a
-distribution system.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(2) Study.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) In general.--Not later than 2 years
-after the date of enactment of this subsection, the
-Secretary shall complete a study on the effectiveness
-of fire safety valves in order to determine the ability
-of fire safety valves to improve public safety through
-mitigation of secondary ignitions, such as fire-first
-ignitions.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) Requirements.--The study under
-subparagraph (A) shall evaluate--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(i) various scenarios and
-applications for deploying fire safety
-valves;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(ii) the current incidence of
-fire-first ignition of natural gas distribution
-pipelines;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(iii) anticipated reduction of
-fire-first ignition risk under various fire
-safety valve deployment scenarios, including--
-</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(I) lowering the
-likelihood of gas ignition;
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(II) lowering the impact
-and damage of fire-first ignition
-incidents;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(iv) the long-term durability,
-construction, and effectiveness of fire safety
-valves; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(v) the commercial availability
-of fire safety valves for the pipeline
-industry.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(3) Rulemaking.--After completing the study
-described in paragraph (2), the Secretary may prescribe risk-
-based standards on the circumstances under which an operator of
-a natural gas distribution system shall be required to install
-fire shutoff valves or equivalent technologies in the
-system.''.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 218. EXEMPTION FROM POST-ACCIDENT TESTING.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this
-Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and
-Human Services, shall update the regulations of the Administration to
-provide that a covered employee (as defined in section 199.3 of title
-49, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)) whose
-previous performance of a covered function (as defined in that section
-(or a successor regulation)) takes place outside of the time frame
-during which the use of prohibited drugs or alcohol can be detected by
-post-accident testing under section 199.105(b) or 199.225(a), as
-applicable, of that title (or successor regulations)) is exempt from
-such post-accident testing.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 219. MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE OPERATING PRESSURE
-RECORDS.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> (a) Previously Tested Transmission Lines.--Until the
-report required under subsection (b)(1) and the rulemaking required
-under subsection (c) (if determined necessary by the Secretary) are
-completed, the Secretary shall not require an owner or operator of a
-pipeline facility to reconfirm the maximum allowable operating pressure
-of a natural gas transmission pipeline pursuant to section 192.624 of
-title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), if
-the owner or operator confirms the material strength of the pipeline
-through prior testing conducted to a sufficient minimum pressure in
-accordance with prevailing safety standards and practices, including
-any applicable class location factors, and documented in
-contemporaneous records.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (b) Working Group Report.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) In general.--The Secretary shall direct the
-existing maximum allowable operating pressure working group of
-the Administration (referred to in this subsection as the
-``working group'') to continue producing a report containing
-recommendations on the contemporaneous records that are
-sufficient to confirm the material strength of a natural gas
-transmission pipeline through prior testing.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) Composition of working group.--For purposes of
-carrying out paragraph (1), the working group shall be composed
-of the members of the working group as of January 1,
-2025.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (3) Considerations.--In preparing the report
-required under paragraph (1), the working group--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) shall consider historical practices
-and all available research conducted regarding minimum
-pressure and contemporaneous records on transmission
-pipelines;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) may consider the need for any
-additional research or analyses necessary to
-demonstrate the adequacy of any strength testing
-performed; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (C) shall consider the investigation,
-report, and recommendations of the National
-Transportation Safety Board following the San Bruno
-pipeline explosion.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (4) Submission of report.--Not later than 180 days
-after the date of enactment of this Act, the working group
-shall submit to the Secretary and the appropriate committees of
-Congress the report produced under paragraph (1), including any
-minority views.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (c) Rulemaking.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after
-receiving the report described in subsection (b)(1), if the
-Secretary determines necessary, the Secretary, after providing
-notice and opportunity for comment, shall promulgate standards
-revising the requirements addressing the records necessary to
-confirm the maximum allowable operating pressure of a natural
-gas transmission pipeline segment.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) Limitations.--The rulemaking under paragraph
-(1) shall not delay the date by which pipeline operators must
-comply with maximum allowable operating pressure reconfirmation
-regulations with respect to their natural gas transmission
-pipeline segments under section 192.624 of title 49, Code of
-Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of
-this Act).</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 220. PIPELINE OPERATING STATUS.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> Section 60143(b) of title 49, United States Code, is
-amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the
-following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after
-the date of enactment of the PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025, the
-Secretary shall promulgate regulations prescribing the
-applicability of the pipeline safety requirements to--
-</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) idled natural gas transmission
-pipelines;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) idled other gas transmission
-pipelines; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(C) idled hazardous liquid
-pipelines.''.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 221. POTENTIAL IMPACT RADIUS.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> (a) Definition of Potential Impact Radius.--In this
-section, the term ``potential impact radius'' means the area within
-which the potential failure of a pipeline could have significant impact
-on persons or property, including injury or death.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (b) Review and Update of Methodology.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) Review.--Not later than 3 years after the date
-of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall review--
-</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) the methodology, including any
-formulas, used by the Administration to determine a
-potential impact radius for onshore gas transmission
-pipelines; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) any applicable recommendations,
-including any pipeline safety recommendations submitted
-to the Secretary or Congress by the National
-Transportation Safety Board or the Government
-Accountability Office.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) Report.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days
-after completion of the review under paragraph (1), the
-Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of
-Congress a report detailing the findings of the
-review.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) Requirement.--The report under
-subparagraph (A) shall evaluate whether the methodology
-reviewed under paragraph (1)(A) accounts for--
-</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (i) available human response
-data;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (ii) accident data relating to
-recent pipeline incidents since January 1,
-2000;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (iii) the risk of serious injury
-or death, or property damage, from a pipeline
-incident; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (iv) the unique characteristics of
-the types of gas being transported.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (c) Investigation Reports.--Beginning not later than 1
-year after the date of enactment of this Act, any Pipeline Failure
-Investigation reports prepared by the Accident Investigation Division
-of the Administration for accidents involving onshore gas transmission
-pipelines shall identify the location and distance from the pipeline of
-damage, including injuries and property damage, outside of the
-potential impact radius determined for the pipeline.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 222. EFFECTS OF WEATHER ON NATURAL GAS
-PIPELINES.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> (a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) Applicable weather event.--The term
-``applicable weather event'' means a relevant weather-related
-event described in the definition of the term ``major
-disaster'' in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
-Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122) that has
-the potential to impact the safety of a natural gas pipeline
-facility.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) Natural gas pipeline facility.--The term
-``natural gas pipeline facility'' means--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) a natural gas pipeline; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) any related pipeline facility,
-equipment, or infrastructure.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (b) Review and Report.--Not later than 1 year after the
-date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) complete a review of the effects of applicable
-weather events on natural gas pipeline facilities to determine
-whether applicable weather events pose a risk to safety during
-and after the applicable weather event; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) submit to the appropriate committees of
-Congress a report on the results of that review.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 223. ALDYL-A PIPELINES.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> (a) Assessment of Aldyl-A Polyethylene Piping.--Not later
-than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, each owner or
-operator of a gas distribution pipeline facility shall assess its
-system for the presence of Aldyl-A polyethylene.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (b) Limitation.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) In general.--The Secretary shall not require
-owners and operators of gas distribution pipeline facilities to
-conduct excavation activities for the purpose of the assessment
-required under subsection (a).</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) Savings provision.--Nothing in this subsection
-affects the authority of the Secretary under--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) section 60112 of title 49, United
-States Code; or</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) subsection (m) or (p) of section 60117
-of that title.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (c) Reporting.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
-enactment of this Act, each owner or operator of a pipeline facility
-described in subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary the estimated
-total pipeline mileage identified by the owner or operator as Aldyl-A
-polyethylene piping.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (d) State Pipeline Safety Program Certifications.--Section
-60105(b)(9)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking
-``of cast iron and bare steel pipelines'' and inserting the following:
-``of--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(i) cast iron and bare steel
-pipelines; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(ii) pipelines constructed of
-historic plastics with known safety
-issues''.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (e) Evaluation of Risk in Distribution Integrity
-Management Programs.--Section 60109(e)(7)(A)(i) of title 49, United
-States Code, is amended by striking ``presence of cast iron pipes and
-mains in the distribution system; and'' and inserting the following:
-``presence, in the distribution system, of pipes and mains made of--
-</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(I) cast iron;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(II) unprotected
-steel;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(III) wrought iron;
-or</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(IV) historic plastics
-with known safety issues;
-and''.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 224. IMPROVEMENTS TO PIPELINE SAFETY INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT
-PROGRAMS.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> The Secretary shall conduct research into the use of
-quantitative data and modeling to assess whether the use of such data
-or modeling in the integrity management programs of operators would
-improve the estimation of costs and benefits of risk reduction
-measures.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>TITLE III--STREAMLINING OVERSIGHT OF PIPELINES</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 301. REGULATORY UPDATES.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> (a) In General.--Section 106 of the PIPES Act of 2020
-(Public Law 116-260; 134 Stat. 2220) is amended--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) in subsection (a)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) in paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (i) by striking ``a final'' and
-inserting ``A final''; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (ii) by striking ``that has not
-been published in the Federal Register;'' and
-inserting a period;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) in paragraph (2)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (i) by striking ``a final'' and
-inserting ``A final''; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (ii) by striking ``that has not
-been published in the Federal Register; and''
-and inserting a period;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (C) in paragraph (3)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (i) by striking ``any other'' and
-inserting ``Any other''; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (ii) by striking ``that has not
-been published in the Federal
-Register'';</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (D) by redesignating paragraphs (1)
-through (3) as subparagraphs (A) through (C),
-respectively, and indenting appropriately;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (E) by adding at the end the
-following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(D) A final rule required to be issued
-under the PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025.''; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (F) in the matter preceding subparagraph
-(A) (as so redesignated), by striking ``In this
-section, the term `outstanding mandate' means--'' and
-inserting the following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(1) In general.--In this section, the term
-`outstanding mandate' means a final rule described in paragraph
-(2) that--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) is required to be issued by the
-Secretary (including any subordinate of the Secretary);
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) has not been published in the
-Federal Register.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(2) Final rule described.--A final rule referred
-to in paragraph (1) is any of the following:'';</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``referred
-to in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a) is published
-in the Federal Register'' and inserting ``described in
-subsection (a)(2) is published in the Federal Register with
-respect to the applicable outstanding mandate''; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (3) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(d) Required Briefing.--If the Secretary fails to update
-the website as required under subsection (b)(1), an appropriate
-employee of the Administration shall provide an in-person briefing to
-the relevant committees of Congress every 30 days until the
-requirements of that subsection are met.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(e) Optional Briefing.--Annually, the Administrator
-shall offer to provide a briefing, by the Administrator or a designee,
-to the relevant committees of Congress on the status of outstanding
-mandates.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(f) Restriction of Funds.--If a requirement of
-subsection (b) is not met for over 90 days, no funds authorized or
-appropriated may be used to support travel for the Administrator or the
-Deputy Administrator of the Administration, unless necessary for the
-response to or investigation of a pipeline or hazardous materials
-incident.''.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (b) Deadline Noncompliance.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) Briefings.--If the Secretary does not complete
-a requirement described in paragraph (2) by the deadline
-established by statute for the completion of that requirement,
-the Administrator shall brief the appropriate committees of
-Congress in person on the status of the requirement--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) not later than 7 days after the
-applicable deadline; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) every 90 days thereafter until the
-Secretary completes the requirement.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) Requirements.--A requirement referred to in
-paragraph (1) is any of the following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) The rulemaking required under section
-60143(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code, relating
-to idled pipelines.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) The issuance of a final rule under
-section 601 with respect to the final regulations
-required under section 60102(q)(1) of title 49, United
-States Code, relating to gas pipeline leak detection
-and repair programs.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 302. STATE USE OF INTEGRATED INSPECTIONS.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> Section 60105 of title 49, United States Code, is amended
-by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(g) State Use of Integrated Inspections.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) Appropriate committees of
-congress.--The term `appropriate committees of
-Congress' has the meaning given the term in section 2
-of the PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) Inspector general.--The term
-`Inspector General' means the Inspector General of the
-Department of Transportation.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(C) Risk-based integrated inspection
-program.--The term `risk-based integrated inspection
-program' means an inspection program that uses risk
-information and data to focus inspection resources on
-pipeline facilities and regulatory requirements that
-have the highest priority during an
-inspection.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(2) Authorization.--Subject to all other
-applicable provisions of this section, with the written
-agreement of the Secretary and a State authority certified
-under this section, which may be in the form of a memorandum of
-understanding, the Secretary may authorize, and the State
-authority may carry out, a risk-based integrated inspection
-program.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(3) Procedural and substantive requirements.--A
-State authority that is authorized to carry out a risk-based
-integrated inspection program--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) shall be subject to the same
-procedural and substantive requirements that would
-apply if the Secretary were carrying out the program;
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) shall ensure--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(i) that no pipeline system goes
-without inspection for more than 5 years;
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(ii) that unsatisfactory
-conditions found in inspections are addressed
-in a timely manner.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(4) Application and criteria.--Not later than 1
-year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the
-Secretary shall establish procedures and criteria for State
-authorities to apply to carry out a risk-based integrated
-inspection program pursuant to this subsection.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(5) Evaluation timeline.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year
-after receiving an application from a State authority
-to carry out a risk-based integrated inspection program
-under this subsection, the Secretary shall--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(i) review the application;
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(ii) approve or deny the
-application.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) Explanation of denial.--If the
-Secretary denies an application submitted by a State
-authority under this subsection, the Secretary shall
-provide an explanation to the State authority of--
-</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(i) why the Secretary denied the
-application; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(ii) changes that the State
-authority could make to the application that
-would result in the Secretary approving the
-application.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(6) Review of programs.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall
-establish a process to review the implementation of a
-risk-based integrated inspection program by a State
-authority.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) Review by inspector general.--
-</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(i) In general.--The Inspector
-General shall--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(I) review each risk-
-based integrated inspection program
-authorized by the Secretary under this
-subsection not later than 3 years after
-the date on which the relevant
-application is approved to determine
-whether the program meets the needs of
-pipeline safety; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(II) submit to the
-Secretary and the appropriate
-committees of Congress a report on that
-review.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(ii) Requirement.--If the
-Inspector General determines that a risk-based
-integrated inspection program is not adequate
-and should be terminated, the Inspector General
-shall notify the Secretary and the appropriate
-committees of Congress.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(7) Termination.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) Termination by the secretary.--The
-Secretary may terminate an authorization for a State
-authority to carry out a risk-based integrated
-inspection program if--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(i) the Secretary determines
-that the State authority is not adequately
-carrying out the program;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(ii) the Secretary provides to
-the State authority--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(I) a notification of
-the intent of the Secretary to
-terminate the authorization for the
-State authority to carry out a risk-
-based integrated inspection
-program;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(II) a period of not
-less than 120 days to take such
-corrective action as the Secretary
-determines to be necessary to comply
-with the requirements of this section;
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(III) on request of the
-State authority, a detailed description
-of the aspects of the program that are
-inadequate; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(iii) the State authority, after
-the notification described in clause (ii)(I),
-fails to take satisfactory corrective action in
-accordance with clause (ii)(II) before the
-expiration of the period provided under that
-clause.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) Termination by a state authority.--A
-State authority may terminate its authority to carry
-out a risk-based integrated inspection program at any
-time by providing to the Secretary a notice not later
-than 90 days before the date of
-termination.''.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 303. OPTIMIZING PIPELINE SAFETY INSPECTIONS.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> (a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) Office.--The term ``office'' means a regional
-office, district office, and any other office of the
-Administration serving a particular region.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) Region.--The term ``region'' means a region
-for which a regional office of the Administration has been
-established.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (3) State partners.--The term ``State partners''
-means the State authorities described in subparagraphs (B) and
-(C) of subsection (b)(1).</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (b) Study.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the
-United States shall conduct a study to evaluate enforcement
-actions and the inspection scheduling and coordination
-practices and procedures used by--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) the Administration;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) State authorities certified under
-section 60105 of title 49, United States Code;
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (C) State authorities with which the
-Secretary has made an agreement under section 60106(a)
-of that title.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) Requirements.--The study under paragraph (1)
-shall--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) identify ways in which the
-Administration and States may coordinate with each
-other for more effective inspections and
-enforcement;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) evaluate the extent of any--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (i) substantive overlap of
-inspections carried out by the Administration
-and the State partners, such that the
-Administration and the State partners are
-inspecting the same operator programs and
-procedures multiple times in the same annual or
-biennial period;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (ii) substantive overlap of
-inspections carried out by offices in different
-regions, such that offices in multiple regions
-are inspecting the same operator programs and
-procedures multiple times in the same annual or
-biennial period;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (iii) coordination among offices
-in different regions on inspection findings
-relating to an operator before the
-Administration decides to take any enforcement
-or other action against that
-operator;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (iv) coordination among offices in
-different regions and between the
-Administration and State partners on the
-scheduling and scoping of inspections of
-operators to avoid substantive
-overlaps;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (v) resolution processes for
-operators in cases in which offices in
-different regions, or the Administration and
-State partners, take different interpretive
-positions on the same compliance issue or
-operator program; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (vi) opportunities--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (I) to reduce substantive
-unnecessary overlaps (in the process of
-which the Comptroller General of the
-United States shall identify and
-describe any overlaps that the
-Comptroller the believes are
-necessary);</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (II) to avoid inconsistent
-interpretations--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (aa) by offices in
-different regions;
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (bb) between the
-Administration and State
-partners;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (III) to optimize
-inspection scheduling and coordination;
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (IV) to improve compliance
-with Federal pipeline safety laws;
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (C) review the Federal enforcement process
-for its ability to fairly ensure compliance with
-Federal pipeline safety laws.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
-enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
-shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that
-describes the results of the study conducted under subsection (b),
-which shall include recommendations that the Administrator could adopt
-to better coordinate inspection practices and procedures with State
-partners, and between State partners, to address deficiencies
-identified under subsection (b)(2)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) without compromising pipeline safety;
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) while improving the enforcement
-process.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (d) Summary of Pipeline Inspections.--Not later than June
-1 of each year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, the
-Administrator shall make available to the public in an electronically
-accessible format a summary of Federal and State pipeline inspections
-conducted under direct or delegated authority under title 49, United
-States Code, during the previous calendar year, including--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) the date of the inspection;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) the name of the pipeline owner or
-operator;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (3) the pipeline system or segment
-inspected;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (4) the 1 or more regions of the Administration in
-which the inspected system or segment operates;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (5) the 1 or more States in which the inspected
-system or segment operates;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (6) any violations or proposed violations alleged
-as a result of the inspection; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (7) any enforcement actions taken.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 304. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PHMSA ENGAGEMENT PRIOR TO
-RULEMAKING ACTIVITIES.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> It is the sense of Congress that, if the Secretary
-determines it to be appropriate, the Secretary should engage with
-pipeline stakeholder groups, including State pipeline safety programs
-with an approved certification under section 60105 of title 49, United
-States Code, and the public during predrafting stages of rulemaking
-activities--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) to inform the work of the Secretary in
-carrying out the goals of chapter 601 of title 49, United
-States Code; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) to reduce the timeline for issuance of
-proposed and final rules.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>TITLE IV--IMPROVING SAFETY OF EMERGING GASES</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 401. STUDIES OF HYDROGEN PIPELINE
-TRANSPORTATION.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> (a) Study.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) In general.--The Secretary shall enter into an
-agreement with a National Laboratory (as defined in section 2
-of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801))--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) to conduct a study of the safety,
-technical, and practical considerations relating to the
-blending of hydrogen into existing natural gas
-systems;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) to issue a report on the results of
-that study, in accordance with paragraph (2);
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (C) to make recommendations to the
-Secretary for how to avoid or minimize any risks
-identified under paragraph (2)(C).</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) Considerations.--In conducting the study under
-paragraph (1), the following factors shall be taken into
-consideration:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) Systems that utilize a hydrogen
-content above 5 percent to determine if there are
-additional restrictions or requirements for the
-processes, materials, and standards that the operators
-of those systems have implemented to operate those
-systems safely.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) Remaining knowledge gaps, if any,
-relating to safely moving hydrogen-methane blends
-through existing natural gas distribution
-systems.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (C) Safety risks, if any, of hydrogen-
-methane blends composed of over 5 percent hydrogen in
-existing natural gas distribution systems, including--
-</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (i) leak rates of hydrogen-methane
-blends;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (ii) the performance of hydrogen-
-methane blends in existing residential,
-commercial, and industrial infrastructure;
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (iii) underground migration of
-leaked hydrogen-methane blends.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (D) Any relevant findings or
-recommendations of--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (i) the HyBlend research and
-development initiative commenced by the
-Department of Energy in 2021 for the purpose of
-addressing opportunities for hydrogen blending
-in natural gas pipelines; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (ii) the study on hydrogen
-blending commissioned by the California Public
-Utilities Commission and carried out by the
-University of California, Riverside, entitled
-``Hydrogen Blending Impacts Study''.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (3) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the
-appropriate committees of Congress the report prepared under
-paragraph (1)(B).</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (b) GAO Report.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the
-date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
-United States shall conduct a study on existing natural gas
-distribution systems that utilize hydrogen-natural gas blending
-applications, or utilize gas with a higher hydrogen content, to
-identify processes, materials, and standards that operators
-have implemented to operate those systems safely.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) Requirement.--The study conducted under
-paragraph (1) shall include an examination of natural gas
-distribution systems currently operating in--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) the United States;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) Canada;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (C) Europe;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (D) Australia;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (E) Hong Kong; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (F) any other appropriate location, as
-determined by the Comptroller General of the United
-States.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (3) Considerations.--In conducting the study under
-paragraph (1), the Comptroller General of the United States
-shall consider systems that utilize a hydrogen content above 5
-percent to determine if there are additional restrictions or
-requirements for the processes, materials, and standards that
-the operators of those systems have implemented to operate
-those systems safely.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (c) Regulatory Considerations.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after
-completion of the studies under subsections (a) and (b), the
-Secretary shall determine whether any updates to regulations
-are necessary to ensure the safety of natural gas distribution
-systems intentionally blending hydrogen at levels exceeding 5
-percent.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) Requirement.--If the Secretary determines that
-updates to regulations are not necessary, the Secretary shall
-submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that
-describes the reasons for that determination.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (d) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section--
-</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) authorizes the removal of the exemption for
-certain hydrogen pipelines described in section 192.625(b)(4)
-of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on
-October 1, 2023); or</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) affects--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) the authority of the Secretary under--
-</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (i) section 60112 of title 49,
-United States Code; or</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (ii) subsection (m) or (p) of
-section 60117 of that title; or</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) the authority of the Secretary to
-prescribe standards otherwise affecting the
-transportation of hydrogen by pipelines.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 402. SAFETY OF CARBON DIOXIDE PIPELINES.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> (a) Minimum Safety Standards.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the
-date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish in
-the Federal Register a final rule pursuant to the rulemaking
-proceeding with Regulation Identifier Number 2137-AF60 after
-providing an opportunity for comment to ensure the safety of
-all phases of carbon dioxide transported in pipelines,
-including carbon dioxide in gaseous, liquid, and supercritical
-states.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) Requirements.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) In general.--Any standard adopted by
-the final rule required under paragraph (1) shall--
-</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (i) include appropriate
-requirements addressing updates to emergency
-response plans to address any risks unique to
-carbon dioxide pipeline accidents or
-incidents;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (ii) include minimum safety
-standards applicable to each operator of a
-pipeline facility by which carbon dioxide is
-transported, including performing vapor
-dispersion modeling to identify high
-consequence areas that could be affected by a
-release from such a pipeline
-facility;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (iii) clarify that carbon dioxide
-shall not be used as a testing medium for spike
-hydrostatic pressure testing; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (iv) require carbon dioxide
-pipeline operators to provide information to
-State, local, and Tribal emergency response
-organizations (in each jurisdiction in which a
-carbon dioxide pipeline facility of the
-operator is located) on any risks unique to
-carbon dioxide pipeline accidents or incidents,
-including by making relevant portions of
-emergency response plans available to first
-responders on request.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) Vapor dispersion modeling.--Vapor
-dispersion modeling under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall
-consider--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (i) the topography surrounding the
-pipeline facility;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (ii) atmospheric conditions that
-could affect vapor dispersion; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (iii) pipeline facility operating
-characteristics.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (C) Considerations.--Any standard adopted
-by the final rule required under paragraph (1) shall
-consider--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (i) conversion of service
-standards; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (ii) safety-related condition
-reporting and leak reporting appropriate to any
-unique safety risks associated with carbon
-dioxide.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (b) Effect.--Completion of the rulemaking required under
-subsection (a) shall satisfy the rulemaking requirement under section
-60102(i)(2) of title 49, United States Code.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (c) Odorant.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) Study.--The Secretary shall enter into an
-agreement with a National Laboratory (as defined in section 2
-of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801)) to study
-the feasibility of adding odorant to carbon dioxide
-pipelines.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date
-of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
-appropriate committees of Congress a report describing the
-feasibility of adding odorant to carbon dioxide
-pipelines.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (d) Additional Resources.--The Secretary shall make
-available, on request, to relevant emergency responders information
-that is tailored specifically to carbon dioxide pipeline releases,
-including information on the potential impact area and any relevant
-odorants.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 403. REPORTING OF BLENDED PRODUCTS.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> (a) In General.--All operators of natural gas pipelines
-shall report to the Secretary non-predominant products intentionally
-blended and intended to exceed, at any point in time, 2 percent by
-volume of the product transported by the pipeline.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (b) Frequency.--Reports under subsection (a) shall be
-required not more frequently than annually.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>TITLE V--IMPROVING EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND
-TRANSPARENCY</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 501. BITUMEN OIL RESPONSE PLAN REVIEW.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> (a) Inspector General Review.--Not later than 1 year after
-the date of enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the
-Department of Transportation shall review--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) the findings of the study required under
-section 16 of the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and
-Job Creation Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-90; 125 Stat. 1915);
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) the emergency response plans required under
-section 60102(d)(5) of title 49, United States Code, for
-operators transporting diluted bitumen oil.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (b) Purpose.--The review under subsection (a) shall
-determine the extent to which the response plans required under section
-60102(d)(5) of title 49, United States Code--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) identify, using industry-standard names, all
-of the crude oils transported by the operator, including
-diluted bitumen;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) include safety data sheets for each of the
-crude oils identified in the response plan;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (3) describe the geographic areas most sensitive
-to the effects of a diluted bitumen spill, including the water
-bodies potentially at risk;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (4) describe the response activities planned and
-resources available to mitigate the impacts of spills of
-diluted bitumen, if applicable, including the capabilities of
-the operator for detection, containment, and recovery of
-submerged and sunken oil;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (5) specify the procedures by which the operator
-shall provide to the applicable On-Scene Coordinator (as
-defined in section 194.5 of title 49, Code of Federal
-Regulations (or a successor regulation)) or an equivalent State
-official relevant response information; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (6) include all spill-relevant properties and
-considerations with respect to each crude oil transported by
-the operator and identified in the response plan in accordance
-with paragraph (1).</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after completing the
-review under subsection (a), the Inspector General of the Department of
-Transportation shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a
-report that summarizes the findings of that review and contains any
-recommendations of the Inspector General.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 502. NATIONAL CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR HAZARDOUS LIQUID
-PIPELINE LEAK DETECTION.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> (a) Establishment.--After submitting the report under
-subsection (c) to the committees of Congress described in that
-subsection, and subject to the availability of funds appropriated by
-Congress for the applicable purpose, the Secretary, in consultation
-with hazardous liquid pipeline sector stakeholders, may establish a
-center, to be known as the ``National Center of Excellence for
-Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Leak Detection'' (referred to in this section
-as the ``Center of Excellence'').</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (b) Location.--The Center of Excellence shall be located--
-</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) within the Great Lakes Basin;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) in a State that hosts an international mixed-
-use pipeline that transports crude oil and natural gas liquids
-where the pipeline crosses through the Great Lakes;
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (3) in close proximity to an institution of higher
-education with adequate capabilities, experience, and expertise
-in researching and evaluating pipeline safety, including
-pipeline risk analyses.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (c) Report on Establishment.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after
-the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit
-to the Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and
-Appropriations of the Senate and the Committees on
-Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and
-Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report that
-describes--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) the resources necessary to establish
-the Center of Excellence; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) the manner in which the Center of
-Excellence will carry out the functions described in
-subsection (d).</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) Requirement.--The report under paragraph (1)
-shall include an estimate of all potential costs and
-appropriations necessary to carry out the functions described
-in subsection (d).</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (d) Functions.--The Center of Excellence shall--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) review the availability of leak detection
-technology for hazardous liquid pipelines that can detect leaks
-at very low volumes;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) conduct research into the operational,
-economic, and technical feasibility of incorporating
-technologies reviewed under paragraph (1) into pipeline
-systems;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (3) be a repository of information on best
-practices relating to, and expertise on, hazardous liquid leak
-detection; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (4) perform other duties, as determined by the
-Secretary, to improve leak detection for hazardous liquid
-pipelines.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (e) Joint Operation With Educational Institution.--The
-Secretary shall enter into an agreement with an institution of higher
-education described in subsection (b)(3)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) to provide for joint operation of the Center
-of Excellence; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) to provide necessary administrative services
-for the Center of Excellence.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (f) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date on
-which the Center of Excellence is established under subsection (a), the
-Center of Excellence shall submit to the appropriate committees of
-Congress a report on the findings of the Center of Excellence with
-respect to leak detection technologies that can detect leaks at very
-low volumes.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 503. OPERATOR FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> Not later than 7 calendar days after the date on which an
-operator of a pipeline facility (as defined in section 60101(a) of
-title 49, United States Code) files a petition for relief under chapter
-7 or 11 of title 11, United States Code, the operator shall notify the
-Secretary of that filing.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 504. DATA AND TRANSPARENCY.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
-Act, and not less frequently than annually thereafter, the Secretary
-shall publish, on a publicly accessible website, summary data
-pertaining to pipeline leaks required to be reported by operators in
-the annual reports submitted to the Administration by the
-operators.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 505. OFFICE OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> Section 108 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
-</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``(referred to
-in this section as the `Administration')'' after ``Safety
-Administration'';</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) in subsection (c), in the first sentence, by
-inserting ``(referred to in this section as the
-`Administrator'),'' after ``shall be the Administrator'';
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (3) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(h) Office of Public Engagement.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) Appropriate committees of
-congress.--The term `appropriate committees of
-Congress' has the meaning given the term in section 2
-of the PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) Director.--The term `Director' means
-the Director of the Office.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(C) Office.--The term `Office' means the
-Office of Public Engagement of the Administration
-established under paragraph (2).</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(2) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after
-the date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator
-shall establish within the Administration an office, to be
-known as the `Office of Public Engagement'.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(3) Director.--The Office shall be headed by a
-Director, who shall--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) report to the Associate
-Administrator for Pipeline Safety; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) be responsible for the discharge of
-the functions and duties of the Office.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(4) Employees.--The Director shall--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) appoint and assign the duties of
-employees of the Office; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) prioritize the hiring of individuals
-who have experience in community engagement, including
-working with the public, State, local and Tribal
-governments, and pipeline safety public interest
-groups.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(5) Community liaisons.--The Director shall
-appoint agency community liaison personnel employed as of the
-date on which the Office is established as employees of the
-Office.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(6) Duties and functions of the office.--
-</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) Coordination of assistance.--The
-Director shall coordinate the provision of technical
-assistance and educational assistance to the public
-with respect to the authorities exercised by the
-Administration.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) Public engagement.--The Director
-shall coordinate active and ongoing engagement with the
-public with respect to the authority and activities of
-the Administration, including by--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(i) conducting--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(I) outreach, which may
-include public postings, signage at
-relevant physical locations, newspaper
-publications, utility bill inserts,
-mailings, phone calls, canvassing, and
-door hangers, to communities using
-varied media; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(II) when appropriate,
-meetings;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(ii) assisting individuals in
-resolving pipeline safety inquiries;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(iii) making publicly available,
-and disseminating, information on the manner in
-which members of the public may file inquiries
-relating to pipeline safety;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(iv) assisting individuals in
-contacting, as necessary, the Federal Energy
-Regulatory Commission, State agencies, and
-other agencies, in order to appropriately
-direct public inquiries that are not within the
-jurisdiction of the Administration to the
-relevant agency; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(v) preparing, and making
-publicly available in accessible formats,
-educational materials about the Administration,
-the responsibilities of the Administration, and
-how those responsibilities interact with
-entities under the jurisdiction of the
-Administration and other Federal, State, local,
-or Tribal government agencies.''.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 506. CLARIFICATION OF CONFIRMED DISCOVERY.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> (a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
-enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) review--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) the definition of confirmed discovery
-used by the Administration for purposes of the
-reporting of accidents and incidents to the National
-Response Center and the Secretary (including any
-regulations promulgated under section 9 of the Pipeline
-Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of
-2011 (49 U.S.C. 60117 note; Public Law 112-90)),
-establishing communication with first responders and
-other relevant public officials as described in section
-60102(r)(1) of title 49, United States Code, providing
-immediate notice to the National Response Center as
-described in section 191.5 and 195.52 of title 49, Code
-of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations),
-and any other relevant purposes; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) for each initial notice of an accident
-or incident submitted to the National Response Center
-telephonically or electronically under section 191.5 or
-195.52 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, during
-the 5-year period ending on the date of enactment of
-this Act--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (i) the time between the first
-signs of an accident or incident and the time
-at which operators determined that the accident
-or incident met the definition of confirmed
-discovery;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (ii) the methods that operators
-used to confirm that an accident or incident
-met that definition; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (iii) the time that it took for
-operators to report an accident or incident
-after confirming that the accident or incident
-met that definition; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) submit to the appropriate committees of
-Congress a report that provides the findings of the review
-under paragraph (1), including the details described in
-subparagraph (B) of that paragraph for each accident or
-incident.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (b) Civil Penalty Considerations.--Section 60122(b)(1) of
-title 49, United States Code, is amended--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at
-the end;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at
-the end; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (3) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(E) the timeliness of emergency response
-notification, including by reducing penalties for cases
-in which incidents are reported within 10 minutes of a
-suspected release; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(F) advanced coordination with State,
-local, Tribal, and territorial governmental entities
-resulting in the relevant and timely use of existing
-public alert notification systems; and''.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 507. PUBLIC ALERT NOTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR PIPELINE
-FACILITIES.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> (a) Public Alert Notification System.--The Secretary, in
-consultation with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management
-Agency, shall develop voluntary guidance to assist owners and operators
-of pipeline facilities with coordinating with State, local, Tribal, and
-territorial governmental entities to make use of existing public alert
-notification systems, such as the Integrated Public Alert and Warning
-System of the Federal Emergency Management Agency described in section
-526 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 321o) to issue
-emergency alerts and appropriate guidance via mobile phones, radio, or
-television in a locally targeted area in the event of a pipeline
-emergency..</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (b) Emergency Response Plans.--Any procedures established
-by an operator under subsection (a) shall be incorporated into the
-emergency response plan maintained by the operator under section
-60102(d)(5) of title 49, United States Code.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>TITLE VI--OTHER MATTERS</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 601. PROHIBITION ON PHMSA OPERATION, PROCUREMENT, OR
-CONTRACTING ACTION WITH RESPECT TO COVERED UNMANNED
-AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> (a) In General.--Chapter 448 of title 49, United States
-Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED>``Sec. 44815. Prohibition on PHMSA operation, procurement, or
-contracting action with respect to covered unmanned
-aircraft systems</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(1) Administration.--The term `Administration'
-means the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
-Administration.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(2) Administrator.--The term `Administrator'
-means the Administrator of the Administration.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(3) Covered foreign country.--The term `covered
-foreign country' means any of the following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) The People's Republic of
-China.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) The Russian Federation.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(C) The Islamic Republic of
-Iran.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(D) The Democratic People's Republic of
-Korea.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(E) The Bolivarian Republic of
-Venezuela.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(F) The Republic of Cuba.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(4) Covered unmanned aircraft system.--The term
-`covered unmanned aircraft system' means an unmanned aircraft
-system that is, or is owned by an entity that is--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) included on the Consolidated
-Screening List or Entity List as designated by the
-Secretary of Commerce;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) domiciled in a covered foreign
-country; or</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(C) subject to influence or control by
-the government of a covered foreign country.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(b) Restrictions.--Subject to subsection (c), the
-Administrator shall not--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(1) operate a covered unmanned aircraft system;
-or</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(2) enter into, extend, or renew a contract--
-</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) for the procurement of a covered
-unmanned aircraft system; or</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) with an entity that operates (as
-determined by the Secretary of Transportation) a
-covered unmanned aircraft system in the performance of
-any Administration contract.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(c) Exemption.--The restrictions under subsection (b)
-shall not apply if the operation, procurement, or contracting action is
-for the purpose of intelligence, electronic warfare, and information
-warfare operations, testing, analysis, and training.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(d) Waiver.--The Administrator may waive the
-restrictions under subsection (b) on a case by case basis by
-certifying, in writing, to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the
-appropriate committees of Congress that the operation, procurement, or
-contracting action is required in the public interest of the United
-States.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(e) Replacement of Covered Unmanned Aircraft Systems.--
-Subject to available appropriations, not later than 1 year after the
-date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall replace any
-covered unmanned aircraft system that is owned or operated by the
-Administration as of that date of enactment with an unmanned aircraft
-system manufactured in the United States or an allied country (as
-defined in section 2350f(d) of title 10).</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(f) Report to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after
-the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall submit
-to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that includes--
-</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(1) a description of the changes the
-Administration has made to its operation, procurement, and
-contracting processes to ensure that the Administration does
-not acquire any covered unmanned aircraft system;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(2) the number of covered unmanned aircraft
-systems that needed to be replaced in accordance with
-subsection (e), including--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) an explanation of the purposes for
-which such covered unmanned aircraft systems were
-used;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) a description of the unmanned
-aircraft systems that the Administrator will purchase
-to replace such covered unmanned aircraft systems;
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(C) the cost to purchase the unmanned
-aircraft systems described in subparagraph (B);
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(3) any other information determined appropriate
-by the Administrator.''.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 448 of
-title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item
-relating to section 44814 the following:</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>``44815. Prohibition on PHMSA operation, procurement, or
-contracting action with respect to covered
-unmanned aircraft systems.''.
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 602. NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION PIPELINE INFRASTRUCTURE
-SAFETY AND MODERNIZATION GRANTS.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> (a) In General.--The Secretary may provide grants to
-assist publicly owned natural gas distribution pipeline systems in
-repairing, rehabilitating, or replacing pipeline systems to improve
-pipeline safety.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (b) Eligible Entities.--An entity eligible to receive a
-grant under this section is a utility that--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) is owned by a community or municipality;
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) is not a for-profit entity.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (c) Applications.--An eligible entity desiring a grant
-under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application at such
-time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary
-may require, including a description of the projects or activities
-proposed to be funded by the grant.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (d) Uses.--A grant provided under this section may be
-used--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) to repair, rehabilitate, or replace a natural
-gas distribution pipeline system or portions of a natural gas
-distribution pipeline system; or</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) to acquire equipment for use in a repair,
-rehabilitation, or replacement project under paragraph
-(1).</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (e) Considerations.--The Secretary shall establish
-procedures for awarding grants under this section that take into
-consideration--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) the risk profile of the existing pipeline
-system, including pipe material, operated by the applicant;
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) supporting communities that have limited
-ability to invest in the infrastructure of the community
-through increased utility rates due to economic conditions,
-including high poverty rates, high unemployment, or low median
-wages.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (f) Limitations.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) Awards to a single utility.--The Secretary may
-not award more than 12.5 percent of the total amount made
-available to carry out this section to a single eligible entity
-described in subsection (b).</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) Administrative expenses.--Not more than 2
-percent of the amounts appropriated under subsection (h)(1) for
-a fiscal year may be used by the Secretary for the
-administrative costs of carrying out this section.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (3) Cost sharing.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) In general.--Except as provided in
-subparagraph (B), any grant provided by the Secretary
-under this section shall not represent more than 50
-percent of the actual total cost of the repair,
-rehabilitation, or replacement project for which the
-grant is provided.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) Exception.--In the case of a grant
-under this section for a project in an area with a
-population of less than 50,000 residents, based on the
-most recent decennial census, the Secretary may
-increase the grant share of the cost of the project
-under subparagraph (A) to not more than 80
-percent.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (g) Congressional Notification.--Not later than 3 days
-before the date on which the Secretary publishes the selection of
-projects and activities for which a grant will be provided under this
-section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce,
-Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on
-Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a
-written notice that includes--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) a list of all applications reviewed by the
-Secretary as part of the selection process; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) a report that describes each project or
-activity for which a grant will be provided under this section
-for that round of selection.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (h) Funding.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is
-authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out
-this section $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through
-2030, to remain available until expended.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) Requirement.--Any amounts used to carry out
-this section--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) shall be derived from general
-revenues; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) shall not be derived from user fees
-collected under section 60301.</DELETED>
-
-SEC. 603. ISSUES AFFECTING FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBES.
-
-<DELETED> (a) Indian and Tribal Definitions.--Section 60101 of title
-49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
-following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(c) Indian and Tribal Definitions.--In this
-chapter:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(1) Indian land.--The term `Indian land' has the
-meaning given the term `Indian lands' in section 4 of the
-Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703).</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(2) Indian Tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has
-the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
-5304).''.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (b) Safety Standards and Reports.--Section 60102 of title
-49, United States Code, is amended--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) in subsection (c)(4)(A), by striking
-``located,'' and inserting ``located and any affected Indian
-Tribe'';</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) in subsection (d)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
-in the first sentence, by striking ``and an appropriate
-State official as determined by the Secretary'' and
-inserting ``, an appropriate State official (as
-determined by the Secretary), and an appropriate Tribal
-official (as determined by the Secretary) from any
-affected Indian Tribe'';</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) in paragraph (2), in the matter
-preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or, with
-respect to an affected Indian Tribe, on affected Indian
-land,'' after ``location in the State'';</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (C) in paragraph (5)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (i) in subparagraph (B), by
-inserting ``and Tribal officials from any
-affected Indian Tribe'' after ``State and local
-authorities''; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (ii) in subparagraph (C), by
-inserting ``and Tribal officials from any
-affected Indian Tribe'' after ``State and local
-officials''; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (D) in paragraph (6)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (i) by inserting ``or an affected
-Indian Tribe'' after ``inform a State'';
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (ii) by inserting ``or on affected
-Indian land'' before the period at the
-end;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (3) in subsection (h)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ``the
-appropriate Tribe'' and inserting ``any affected Indian
-Tribe with respect to the location''; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting ``or
-Tribal official if no such commission or committee
-exists'' before the semicolon at the end; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (4) in subsection (r)(1), in the matter preceding
-subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, including Tribal officials''
-after ``public officials''.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (c) Inspection and Maintenance.--Section 60108(c)(6)(C) of
-title 49, United States Code, is amended, in the first sentence, by
-inserting ``and Tribal officials from any affected Indian Tribe'' after
-``to the Secretary''.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (d) High-density Population Areas and Environmentally
-Sensitive Areas.--Section 60109(e)(7) of title 49, United States Code,
-is amended by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the
-following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(C) Deadlines.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(i) Emergency response plan.--
-Not later than 2 years after the date of
-enactment of the PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025,
-each operator of a distribution system shall
-make available to the Secretary or the relevant
-State authority with a certification in effect
-under section 60105, as applicable, and to any
-affected Indian Tribe, a copy of the emergency
-response plan under section
-60102(d)(5).</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(ii) Other documents.--Not later
-than 2 years after the date of enactment of the
-PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025, each operator of a
-distribution system shall make available to the
-Secretary or the relevant State authority with
-a certification in effect under section 60105,
-as applicable, a copy of--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(I) the distribution
-integrity management plan of the
-operator; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(II) the procedural
-manual for operations, maintenance, and
-emergencies under section
-60102(d)(4).</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(iii) Updates.--Not later than
-60 days after the date of a significant update,
-as determined by the Secretary, to a plan or
-manual described in clause (i) or (ii), the
-operator of the applicable distribution system
-shall--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(I) in the case of an
-emergency response plan described in
-clause (i), make available to the
-Secretary or make available for
-inspection to the relevant State
-authority described in that clause (if
-applicable), and make available for
-inspection to any affected Indian
-Tribe, an updated copy of the emergency
-response plan; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(II) in the case of a
-plan or manual described in clause
-(ii), make available to the Secretary
-or make available for inspection to the
-relevant State authority described in
-that clause (if applicable) an updated
-copy of the applicable plan or
-manual.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(iv) Applicability of foia.--
-Nothing in this subsection shall be construed
-to authorize the disclosure of any information
-that is exempt from disclosure under section
-552(b) of title 5.''.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (e) Pipeline Facilities Hazardous to Life and Property.--
-Section 60112(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended, in the
-second sentence, by inserting ``and a Tribal official from any affected
-Indian Tribe'' after ``affected local officials''.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (f) Technical Safety Standards Committees.--Section
-60115(b)(3)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking
-``and of'' and inserting ``, Indian Tribes, and''.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (g) Public Education Programs.--Section 60116(b) of title
-49, United States Code, is amended--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``Not later
-than 12 months after the date of enactment of the Pipeline
-Safety Improvement Act of 2002'' and inserting ``Not later than
-1 year after the date of enactment of the PIPELINE Safety Act
-of 2025''; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) in the second sentence, by inserting
-``affected Indian Tribes,'' after ``advise''.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (h) Administrative.--Section 60117 of title 49, United
-States Code, is amended--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) in subsection (g)(1), by inserting ``and an
-appropriate Tribal official from any affected Indian Tribe''
-after ``is located'';</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) in subsection (i)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting
-``Indian Tribes,'' after ``States,''; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting
-``Indian Tribes,'' after ``local
-governments,'';</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (3) in subsection (l), in the first sentence, by
-inserting ``Indian Tribes,'' after ``local
-government,'';</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (4) in subsection (n)(1), by inserting ``Indian
-Tribes,'' after ``the States,''; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (5) in subsection (p)(2)(B), by inserting ``Indian
-Tribes,'' after ``State agencies,''.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (i) Judicial Review.--Section 60119(a)(1) of title 49,
-United States Code, is amended, in the first sentence, by inserting ``,
-including an Indian Tribe,'' before ``adversely affected''.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (j) Emergency Response Grants.--Section 60125(b)(1) of
-title 49, United States Code, is amended, in the first sentence, by
-inserting ``, and affected Indian Tribes,'' after ``local
-governments''.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (k) National Pipeline Mapping System.--Section 60132 of
-title 49, United States Code, is amended--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) in subsection (c), by striking ``State and
-local'' and inserting ``State, local, and Tribal'';
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) in subsection (e), in the first sentence, by
-striking ``State and local'' and inserting ``State, local, and
-Tribal''.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (l) Coordination of Environmental Reviews.--Section 60133
-of title 49, United States Code, is amended--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) in subsection (a)(5), by striking ``and
-local'' and inserting ``, local, and Tribal''; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting ``Tribal,''
-after ``State,''.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 604. IDENTIFICATION OF AND JUSTIFICATION FOR
-REDACTIONS.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> If the Administration redacts any portion of a document
-produced to another person, the Administration shall cite a specific
-statute authorizing the withholding of the information
-redacted.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 605. FEES FOR LOAN GUARANTEES.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> Section 116(d) of the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act (15
-U.S.C. 720n(d)) is amended--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) in paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) by striking ``(1) The Secretary'' and
-inserting the following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(1) Loan terms.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) In general.--The Secretary'';
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) in subparagraph (A) (as so
-designated), in the second sentence, by striking ``The
-term'' and inserting the following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) Duration.--The term''; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(2) An
-eligible'' and inserting the following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(2) Fees.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) Administrative expenses.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding
-any other provision of law, the Secretary shall
-charge, and collect on or after the date of the
-financial close of an obligation, a fee for a
-guarantee in an amount that the Secretary
-determines is sufficient to cover applicable
-administrative expenses (including any costs
-associated with third-party consultants engaged
-by the Secretary).</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(ii) Availability.--Fees
-collected under this paragraph shall--
-</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(I) be deposited by the
-Secretary into the Treasury;
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(II) remain available to
-the Secretary, without further
-appropriation, until expended to cover
-applicable administrative expenses
-described in clause (i).</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(iii) Reduction in fee amount.--
-Notwithstanding clause (i), and subject to the
-availability of appropriations, the Secretary
-may reduce the amount of a fee for a guarantee
-under this subparagraph.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) Debt obligations.--An
-eligible''.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 606. IMPROVING PIPELINE CYBERSECURITY.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
-this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall publish in the
-Federal Register a final rule pursuant to the rulemaking proceeding
-entitled ``Enhancing Surface Cyber Risk Management'' (Docket Number
-TSA-2022-0001; Regulation Identifier Number 1652-AA74) relating to the
-cybersecurity of pipelines.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED>SEC. 607. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.</DELETED>
-
-<DELETED> (a) Definitions.--Section 60101(a) of title 49, United
-States Code (as amended by section 212(b)), is amended--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
-striking ``chapter--'' and inserting ``chapter:'';</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (2) in each of paragraphs (1) through (16), (18),
-(19), (20), (22) (23), (25), and (27), by striking the
-semicolon at the end of the paragraph and inserting a
-period;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (3) in paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) by striking the paragraph designation
-and all that follows through ``(A) means'' in
-subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(1) Existing liquefied natural gas facility.--
-</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) In general.--The term `existing
-liquefied natural gas facility' means'';</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking
-``; but'' and inserting a period; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (C) in subparagraph (B)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (i) by striking ``(B) does not''
-and inserting the following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) Exclusions.--The term `existing
-liquefied natural gas facility' does not'';
-and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (ii) by inserting ``described in
-subparagraph (A)'' after
-``approval'';</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (4) in paragraph (14)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) by striking the paragraph designation
-and all that follows through ``(A) means'' in
-subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(14) Liquefied natural gas pipeline facility.--
-</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) In general.--The term `liquefied
-natural gas pipeline facility' means'';</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``;
-but'' and inserting a period; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``(B)
-does not'' and inserting the following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) Exclusions.--The term `liquefied
-natural gas pipeline facility' does not'';</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (5) in paragraph (24) (relating to the term
-``Secretary''), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
-period;</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (6) in paragraph (27)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) by striking the paragraph designation
-and all that follows through ``(A) means'' in
-subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(27) Transporting hazardous liquid.--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(A) In general.--The term `transporting
-hazardous liquid' means'';</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking
-``; but'' and inserting a period; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``(B)
-does not'' and inserting the following:</DELETED>
-<DELETED> ``(B) Exclusions.--The term `transporting
-hazardous liquid' does not''; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (7) in each of paragraphs (2) through (13), (15),
-(16), (18), (19), (20), (22) through (25), and (28)--</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (A) by inserting ``The term'' after the
-paragraph designation; and</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (B) by inserting a paragraph heading, the
-text of which comprises the term defined in the
-paragraph.</DELETED>
-<DELETED> (b) Report.--Section 60102(b) of title 49, United States
-Code, is amended by striking paragraph (7).</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
@@ -3201,14 +28,12 @@
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
-
TITLE I--REAUTHORIZATIONS
Sec. 101. Gas and hazardous liquid.
Sec. 102. Operational expenses of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration.
Sec. 103. Other programs.
-
TITLE II--MODERNIZING PIPELINE SAFETY
Sec. 201. Inspection of in-service breakout tanks.
@@ -3237,7 +62,6 @@
Sec. 224. Improvements to pipeline safety integrity management
programs.
Sec. 225. Nonemergency waivers by the Secretary.
-
TITLE III--STREAMLINING OVERSIGHT OF PIPELINES
Sec. 301. Regulatory updates.
@@ -3245,13 +69,11 @@
Sec. 303. Optimizing pipeline safety inspections.
Sec. 304. Sense of Congress on PHMSA engagement prior to rulemaking
activities.
-
TITLE IV--IMPROVING SAFETY OF EMERGING GASES
Sec. 401. Studies of hydrogen pipeline transportation.
Sec. 402. Safety of carbon dioxide pipelines.
Sec. 403. Reporting of blended products.
-
TITLE V--IMPROVING EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND TRANSPARENCY
Sec. 501. Bitumen oil response plan review.
@@ -3262,7 +84,6 @@
Sec. 505. Office of Public Engagement.
Sec. 506. Clarification of confirmed discovery.
Sec. 507. Public alert notification system for pipeline facilities.
-
TITLE VI--OTHER MATTERS
Sec. 601. Prohibition on PHMSA operation, procurement, or contracting
@@ -5615,7 +2436,7 @@
526 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 321o) to issue
emergency alerts and appropriate guidance via mobile phones, radio, or
television in a locally targeted area in the event of a pipeline
-emergency..
+emergency.
(b) Emergency Response Plans.--Any procedures established by an
operator under subsection (a) shall be incorporated into the response
plans maintained by the operator under sections 60102(d)(5) and 60138
@@ -6056,25 +2877,21 @@
which comprises the term defined in the paragraph.
(b) Report.--Section 60102(b) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by striking paragraph (7).
-Calendar No. 331
-
+
+Passed the Senate April 29, 2026.
+
+Attest:
+
+Secretary.
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2975
-[Report No. 119-102]
-
_______________________________________________________________________
-A BILL
+AN ACT
To amend title 49, United States Code, to enhance the safety of
pipeline transportation, and for other purposes.
-
-_______________________________________________________________________
-
-February 11, 2026
-
-Reported with an amendment
Lobbying activity
Organizations whose LDA filings reference this bill, ranked by filing count. Position not disclosed — LDA does not require lobbyists to report support / oppose / monitor. Bill-number references can be stale (lobbyists sometimes copy text year-over-year), so verify against the filing description.
3
filings · 2026 Q4
AMEREN SERVICES
TRA
2
filings · 2026 Q4
2
filings · 2026 Q4
DTE ENERGY
TRA
2
filings · 2026 Q4
2
filings · 2026 Q4
2
filings · 2026 Q4
2
filings · 2026 Q4
2
filings · 2026 Q4
PHILLIPS 66
TRA
1
filings · 2026 Q1
1
filings · 2026 Q1
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Cosponsors (3)
Members who signed on to support this bill.