3.0.0 3961 2023-01-12T17:52:03Z 2023-01-12T17:52:03Z Senate S S 2006-09-27 109 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2006-11-16T20:28:16Z Referred to 2006-09-27T22:21:13Z Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and Safety Act of 2006 109 5782 HR 2006-12-29 Became Public Law No: 109-468. Related bill CRS 2006-11-16 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Hearings held. Committee 2006-09-27 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2006-09-27 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10306) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-09-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000888 Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] THEODORE STEVENS R AK F. N I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 2006-09-27 True L000447 Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] CHESTER LOTT R MS TRENT 2006-09-27 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2006-09-27 True M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2006-09-29 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2006-09-29 False Transportation and Public Works Accident prevention Administrative procedure Authorization Collection of accounts Congress Congressional reporting requirements Corrosion Department of Transportation Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Energy Energy prices Energy supplies Environmental Protection Excavation Federal aid to transportation Fines (Penalties) Gas pipelines Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Government trust funds Governmental investigations Hours of labor Human engineering Labor and Employment Law Liquefied natural gas Navigation satellites Oil pollution Petroleum Petroleum pipelines Pipelines Research and development Risk Science, Technology, Communications Space activities Standards Technological innovations Telephone Transportation of hazardous substances Transportation planning Transportation research Transportation safety Transportation and Public Works 00 2006-09-27 Introduced in Senate 2007-03-05T21:32:32Z Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and Safety Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to issue regulations that subject low-stress hazardous liquid pipelines to the same standards as other hazardous liquid pipelines, with specified exceptions. Authorizes the Secretary to retain or remove such exceptions after such regulations become effective.

Revises certain one-call notification system minimum requirements to prohibit a person from: (1) excavating without first using the one-call notification system to establish the location of underground pipelines; (2) disregarding pipeline location information or markings; and (3) failing to take reasonable steps to prevent pipeline damage during excavation and to report damage caused by such excavation.

Authorizes the Secretary to make: (1) a grant to a state to improve its damage prevention program provided it has an annual pipeline safety program certification or a pipeline safety agreement, and a qualified damage prevention program; and (2) technology development grants to an organization to prevent pipeline damage caused by excavation activities.

Authorizes the Secretary: (1) after notice and opportunity for a hearing, to order corrective action for pipelines that pose a risk to public safety or the environment; and (2) to waive such notice and hearing requirements in emergency situations.

Sets forth requirements regarding: (1) risk analysis and integrity management program enforcement; (2) transparency of gas and hazardous liquid pipeline enforcement actions; (3) minimum standards for integrity management programs for gas distribution pipelines; (4) implementation of certain National Transportation Safety Board pipeline safety recommendations; (5) coordination of pipeline repairs and hazardous liquid pipeline construction projects; (6) reduction of gas and hazardous liquid pipeline accidents due to human risks factors; (7) waiver of pipeline safety standards; (8) the 811 national excavation damage prevention phone number; (9) certification of pipeline integrity management program performance reports; (10) a Pipeline Security and Incident Recovery Protocols Plan; and (11) pipeline safety and security assistance.

]]> Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and Safety Act of 2006 Display Title Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and Safety Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for enhanced safety in pipeline transportation, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and Safety Act of 2006 Introduced in Senate 2006-09-27T04:00:00Z 2006-11-16 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Hearings held. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.