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[S. 2409 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2409

To provide for enhanced safety and environmental protection in pipeline 
                transportation, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 12, 2000

Mr. Hollings (for himself and Mr. Sarbanes) (by request) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                 Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for enhanced safety and environmental protection in 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,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE; 
              TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Pipeline Safety 
and Community Protection Act of 2000''.
    (b) Amendment of Title 49, United States Code.--Except as otherwise 
expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is 
expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or 
other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
section or other provision of title 49, United States Code.
    (c) Table of Contents.--

Sec. 1. Short title; amendment of title 49, United States Code; table 
                            of contents.
Sec. 2. Additional pipeline protections.
Sec. 3. Community right to know and emergency preparedness.
Sec. 4. Enforcement.
Sec. 5. Underground damage prevention.
Sec. 6. Enhanced ability of states to oversee operator activities.
Sec. 7. Improved data and data availability.
Sec. 8. Enhanced investigation authorities.
Sec. 9. International authority.
Sec. 10. Risk management demonstration program.
Sec. 11. Support for innovative technology development.
Sec. 12. Authorization of appropriations.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL PIPELINE PROTECTIONS.

    (a) Section 60109 is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Operator's Risk Analysis and Program for Integrity 
Management.--
            (1) General requirement.--Within 1 year after the 
        Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the 
        Environmental Protection Agency, establishes criteria under 
        subsection (a)(1) of this section, an operator of a natural gas 
        transmission pipeline facility or hazardous liquid pipeline 
        facility shall evaluate the risks to the operator's pipeline 
        facility in the areas identified by these criteria and shall 
        adopt and implement a program for integrity management that 
        reduces the risks in those areas.
            ``(2) Standards for program.--An operator shall include at 
        least the following in the program for integrity management:
                    ``(A) internal inspection or another equally 
                protective method, such as pressure testing, that 
                represents use of the best achievable technology and 
                that directly assesses the integrity of the pipeline on 
                a periodic basis that is commensurate to the risk to 
                people and the environment of the pipeline being 
                inspected;
                    ``(B) clearly defined criteria for evaluating and 
                acting on the results of the inspection or testing done 
                under subparagraph (A);
                    ``(C) an analysis on a continuing basis that 
                integrates all available information about the 
                integrity of the pipeline or the consequences of a 
                release;
                    ``(D) prompt actions to address integrity issues 
                raised by the analysis required by subparagraph (C);
                    ``(E) measures that prevent and mitigate the 
                consequences of a release and, in the case of a release 
                of a hazardous substance or discharge of oil, are 
                consistent with the National Contingency Plan, 
                including leak detection, integrity evaluation, 
                emergency flow restricting devices, and other 
                prevention, detection, and mitigation measures that are 
                appropriate for the protection of human health and the 
                environment; and
                    ``(F) consideration of the consequences of 
                hazardous liquid releases.
            ``(3) Criteria for program standards.--
                    ``(A) In deciding how frequently the inspection or 
                testing under paragraph (2)(A) must be conducted, an 
                operator shall take into account the potential for the 
                development of new defects, the operational 
                characteristics of the pipeline, including age, 
                operating pressure, block valve location, and spill 
                history, the location of areas identified under 
                subsection (a)(1), any known deficiencies of the method 
                of pipeline construction or installation, and the 
                possible flaw growth of new and existing defects. In 
                considering the potential for development of new 
                defects from outside force damage, an operator shall 
                consider information available about current or planned 
                excavation activities and the effectiveness of damage 
                prevention programs in the area.
                    ``(B) An operator shall adopt standards under this 
                section that provide an equivalent minimum level of 
                protection as that provided by the applicable level 
                established by national consensus standards 
                organizations.
                    ``(C) An operator shall implement pressure testing 
                and other integrity management techniques in a manner 
                that does not increase environmental or safety risks, 
                such as by use of petroleum for pressure testing.
            ``(4) Authority for additional standards.--The Secretary 
        shall prescribe additional standards to direct an operator's 
        conduct of a risk analysis or adoption or implementation of a 
        program for integrity management. These standards shall address 
        the type or frequency of inspection or testing required, the 
        manner in which it is conducted, the criteria used in analyzing 
        results, the types of information sources that must be 
        integrated as well as the manner of integration, the nature and 
        timing of actions selected to address integrity issues, and 
        such other factors as appropriate to assure that the integrity 
        of the pipeline facility is addressed and that appropriate 
        mitigative measures are adopted to protect areas identified 
        under subsection (a)(1). The Secretary may also prescribe 
        standards that require an owner or operator of a natural gas 
        transmission or hazardous liquid pipeline facility to include 
        in the program of integrity management changes to valves or the 
        establishment or modification of systems that monitor pressure 
        and detect leaks based on the risk analysis the operator 
        conducts, and the use of emergency flow restricting devices.
            ``(5) Monitoring implementation.--A risk analysis and 
        program for integrity management required under this section 
        shall be reviewed by the Secretary of Transportation as an 
        element of Departmental inspections, and the analysis and 
        program, as well as the records demonstrating implementation, 
        shall be made available to the Secretary on request under 
        section 60117.''.
    (b) Section 60102 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``facilities.'' in subsection (e)(2) and 
        inserting ``facilities, not including tanks incidental to 
        pipeline transportation.'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (2) of subsection (f);
            (3) by striking ``(1)'' in subsection (f);
            (4) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
        subsection (f)(1) (as such subsection was in effect before its 
        amendment by paragraph (3) of this subsection) as paragraphs 
        (1) and (2), respectively;
            (5) by striking paragraph (2) of subsection (j) and 
        redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and
            (6) by adding at the end thereof the following:
    ``(m) Integrity Management Regulations.--
            ``(1) Not later than December 31, 2000, the Secretary shall 
        issue final regulations authorized by this section and sections 
        60104, 60108, and 60109 for the implementation of an integrity 
        management program by operators of more than 500 miles of 
        hazardous liquid pipelines.
            ``(2) Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
        the Pipeline Safety and Community Protection Act of 2000, the 
        Secretary shall issue final regulations that extend the 
        requirements imposed by the regulations described in paragraph 
        (1) to every operator of a hazardous liquid pipeline or natural 
        gas transmission pipeline subject to the jurisdiction of this 
        chapter. In the event that the Secretary fails to fulfill this 
        requirement within two years, all the requirements imposed by 
        the regulations described in paragraph (1) shall, on the date 
        that is two years after the enactment of this subsection, apply 
        to every operator of a hazardous liquid pipeline or natural gas 
        transmission pipeline subject to the jurisdiction of this 
        chapter.
            ``(3) Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of 
        the Pipeline Safety and Community Protection Act of 2000--
                    ``(A) the Secretary shall complete an assessment 
                and evaluation of the effects on safety and the 
                environment of extending all of the requirements 
                mandated by the regulations described in paragraph (1) 
                to additional areas;
                    ``(B) the Secretary shall promptly make a 
                Secretarial determination as to the effect on safety 
                and the environment of extending the requirements 
                imposed by the regulations described in paragraph (1) 
                to additional areas using the best achievable 
                technology; and
                    ``(C) based on the determination described in 
                subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall promptly 
                promulgate regulations that would provide measurable 
                improvements to safety or the environment in these 
                areas by extending regulatory requirements at least as 
                protective to these areas.''.
    (f) Section 60118(a) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
            (2) striking ``title.'' in paragraph (3) and inserting 
        ``title; and''; and
            (3) adding at the end the following:
    ``(4) conduct a risk analysis and prepare and carry out a program 
for integrity management for pipeline facilities in certain areas as 
required under section 60109(c).''.
    (g) Section 60104(b) is amended by striking ``adopted.'' and 
inserting ``adopted, unless the Secretary determines that application 
of the standard is necessary for safety or environmental protection.''.

SEC. 3. COMMUNITY RIGHT TO KNOW AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.

    (a) Section 60116 is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 60116. Community right to know
    ``(a) Public Education Programs.--
            ``(1) Each owner or operator of a gas or hazardous liquid 
        pipeline facility shall carry out a continuing program to 
        educate the public on the use of a one-call notification system 
        prior to excavation and other damage prevention activities, the 
        possible hazards associated with unintended releases from the 
        pipeline facility, the physical indications that such a release 
        may have occurred, what steps should be taken for public safety 
        in the event of a pipeline release, and how to report such an 
        event.
            ``(2) Within 1 year after the date of enactment of the 
        Pipeline Safety and Community Protection Act of 2000, each 
        owner or operator of a gas or hazardous liquid pipeline 
        facility shall review its existing public education program for 
        effectiveness and modify the program as necessary. The 
        completed plan shall be reviewed by the Secretary of 
        Transportation as an element of Departmental inspections.
            ``(3) The Secretary may issue standards prescribing the 
        details of a public education program and providing for 
        periodic review of the effectiveness and modification as 
        needed. The Secretary may also develop material for use in the 
        program.
    ``(b) Liaison With State and Local Emergency Response Entities.--
Within 1 year after the date of enactment of the Pipeline Safety and 
Community Protection Act of 2000, an operator of a gas transmission or 
hazardous liquid pipeline facility shall initiate and maintain liaison 
with the State emergency response commissions, and local emergency 
planning committees in the areas of pipeline right-of-way, established 
under section 301 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know 
Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11001) in each State in which it operates. An 
operator shall, when requested, make available to the State emergency 
response commissions and local emergency planning committees the 
information described in section 60102(d), any program for integrity 
management developed under section 60109(c), and information about 
implementation of that program and about the risks the program is 
designed to address. In a community without a local emergency planning 
committee, the operator shall maintain liaison with the local fire, 
police, and other emergency response agencies.
    ``(c) Public Availability of Reports.--The Secretary shall make 
available to the public a safety-related condition report filed by an 
operator under section 60102(h) and a report of a pipeline incident 
filed by an operator under this chapter.
    ``(d) Access to Integrity Management Program Information.--The 
Secretary shall prescribe requirements for public access to integrity 
management program information prepared under this chapter.
    ``(e) Availability of Maps.--
            ``(1) The owner or operator of each interstate gas pipeline 
        facility shall provide, at least annually, to the governing 
        body of each municipality in which the interstate gas pipeline 
        facility is located, a map identifying the location of the 
        facility.
            ``(2) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
        the Pipeline Safety and Community Protection Act of 2000, and 
        annually thereafter, the owner or operator of each hazardous 
        liquid pipeline facility shall provide to the governing body of 
        each municipality in which the pipeline facility is located, a 
        map identifying the location of such facility.
    ``(f) Effectiveness of Public Safety and Public Education 
Programs.--
            ``(1) The Secretary shall survey and assess the public 
        education programs under this section and the public safety 
        programs under section 60102(c) and determine their 
        effectiveness and applicability as components of a model 
        program. The survey shall include the methods by which 
        operators notify residents of the location of the facility and 
        its right of way, public information regarding existing One-
        Call programs, and appropriate procedures to be followed by 
        residents of affected municipalities in the event of accidents 
        involving interstate gas pipeline facilities.
            ``(2) In issuing standards for public safety programs under 
        section 60102(a) or for public education programs under this 
        section, the Secretary shall consider the results of the survey 
        and assessment done under paragraph (1).
            ``(3) The Secretary may provide technical assistance to the 
        pipeline industry on developing public safety and public 
        education program content and best practices for program 
        delivery, and on evaluating the effectiveness of the programs. 
        The Secretary may also provide technical assistance to State 
        and local officials in applying practices developed in these 
        programs to their activities.''.
    (d) Section 60102(c) is amended by striking paragraph (4).
    (e) Section 60102(h)(2) is amended by striking ``authorities.'' and 
inserting ``officials, including the local emergency responders, and 
appropriate on-scene coordinators for the area contingency plan or sub-
area contingency plan.''.
    (f) Section 60120(c) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
``Nothing in section 60116 shall be deemed to impose a new duty on 
State or local emergency responders or local emergency planning 
committees.''.
    (g) The analysis for chapter 601 is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 60116 and inserting the following:

``60116. Community right to know''.

SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) General Authority.--Section 60112 is amended--
            (1) by striking all after ``if the Secretary'' in 
        subsection (a) and inserting ``decides that--
            ``(1) operation of the facility is or would be hazardous to 
        life, property, or the environment; or
            ``(2) the facility is or would be constructed or operated, 
        or a component of the facility is or would be constructed or 
        operated, with equipment, material, or a technique that the 
        Secretary decides is hazardous to life, property, or the 
        environment.'';
            (2) by striking ``is hazardous'' in subsection (d) and 
        inserting ``is or would be hazardous''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Optional Waiver of Notice and Hearing Requirements.--If the 
Secretary decides that a facility may present a hazard under subsection 
(a)(1) or (2), the Secretary may waive the notice and hearing 
requirements in subsection (a) and request the Attorney General to 
bring suit on behalf of the United States in an appropriate district 
court to obtain an order to restrain the operator of the facility from 
such operation, or to take such other action as may be necessary, or 
both.''.
    (b) Civil Penalties.--Section 60122 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$25,000'' in subsection (a)(1) and 
        ``$500,000'' and substituting ``$100,000'' and ``$1,000,000'', 
        respectively; and
            (2) by adding at the end of subsection (a)(1) ``The maximum 
        civil penalty for a related series of violations does not apply 
        to a judicial enforcement action under section 60120 or 
        60121.''; and
            (3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Penalty Considerations.--In determining the amount of a civil 
penalty under this section--
            ``(1) the Secretary shall consider--
                    ``(A) the nature, circumstances, and gravity of the 
                violation, including adverse impact on the environment;
                    ``(B) with respect to the violator, the degree of 
                culpability, any history of prior violations, the 
                ability to pay, any effect on ability to continue doing 
                business; and
                    ``(C) good faith in attempting to comply; and
            ``(2) the Secretary may consider--
                    ``(A) the economic benefit gained from the 
                violation without any discount because of subsequent 
                damages; and
                    ``(B) other matters that justice requires.''.
    (c) Excavator Damage.--Section 60123(d) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``knowingly and willfully'';
            (2) by inserting ``knowingly and willfully'' before 
        ``engages'' in paragraph (1); and
            (3) striking paragraph (2)(B) and inserting the following:
                    ``(B) a pipeline facility, is aware of damage, and 
                does not report the damage promptly to the operator of 
                the pipeline facility and to other appropriate 
                authorities; or''.
    (d) Civil Actions.--Section 60120(a)(1) is amended to read as 
follows:
            ``(1) On the request of the Secretary of Transportation, 
        the Attorney General may bring a civil action in an appropriate 
        district court of the United States to enforce this chapter, 
        including section 60112 of this chapter, or a regulation 
        prescribed or order issued under this chapter. The court may 
        award appropriate relief, including a temporary or permanent 
        injunction, punitive damages, and assessment of civil penalties 
        considering the same factors as prescribed for the Secretary in 
        an administrative case under section 60122.''.
    (e) Citizen Suits.--Section 60121(a)(1) is amended by striking the 
first sentence and ``However, the'' and inserting: ``A person may bring 
a civil action in an appropriate district court of the United States 
against a person owning or operating a pipeline facility to enforce 
compliance with this chapter or a standard prescribed or an order 
issued under this chapter. The district court may enjoin noncompliance 
and assess civil penalties considering the same factors as prescribed 
for the Secretary in an administrative case under section 60122. The''.

SEC. 5. UNDERGROUND DAMAGE PREVENTION.

    (a) Section 60114 is amended by inserting after subsection (b) the 
following:
    ``(c) Conformity With Chapter 61.--Regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary under subsection (a) do not apply to a State that has a One-
Call notification program accepted by the Secretary as meeting the 
minimum standards of section 6103 of this title or approved by the 
Secretary as an alternative program under section 6104(c) of this 
title.''.
    (b) Section 60102(c) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``or hazardous liquid pipeline facility'' 
        before ``participate'' in paragraph (1); and
            (2) striking paragraph (3).
    (c) Section 60104 is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) State One-Call Notification Laws.--Notwithstanding subsection 
(c) of this section, a State may enforce a requirement of a One-Call 
notification law that satisfies sections 6103 or 6104(c) of this title, 
or section 60114(a) of this chapter, against an operator of an 
interstate natural gas pipeline facility or an interstate hazardous 
liquid pipeline facility provided that the requirement sought to be 
enforced is compatible with the minimum standards prescribed under this 
chapter.''.
    (d) Section 60123 is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
following:
    ``(e) Misdemeanor for Not Using One-Call.--A person shall be fined 
under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both, if the 
person knowingly engages in an excavation activity without first using 
an available one-call notification system to establish the location of 
underground facilities in the excavation area.''.

SEC. 6. ENHANCED ABILITY OF STATES TO OVERSEE OPERATOR ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Section 60106(a) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``If'';
            (2) redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs 
        (A) and (B); and
            (3) adding at the end thereof the following:
    ``(2) If the Secretary accepts a certification under section 60105 
of this title, the Secretary may make an agreement with a State 
authority authorizing it to participate in the oversight of interstate 
pipeline transportation. An agreement shall include a plan for the 
State authority to participate in special investigations involving new 
construction or incidents.
    ``(3) An agreement under paragraph (2) may also include a program 
allowing for participation by the State authority in other activities 
overseeing interstate pipeline transportation that supplement the 
Secretary's program and address issues of local concern, provided that 
the Secretary determines that--
            ``(A) there are no significant gaps in the regulatory 
        jurisdiction of the State authority over intrastate pipeline 
        transportation;
            ``(B) implementation of the agreement will not adversely 
        affect the oversight of intrastate pipeline transportation by 
        the State authority;
            ``(C) the program allowing participation of the State 
        authority is consistent with the Secretary's program for 
        inspection; and
            ``(D) the State promotes preparedness and prevention 
        activities that enable communities to live safely with 
        pipelines.''.
    (b) Section 60106(d) is amended by inserting after the first 
sentence the following: ``In addition, the Secretary may end an 
agreement for the oversight of interstate pipeline transportation when 
the Secretary finds that there are significant gaps in the regulatory 
authority of the State authority over intrastate pipeline 
transportation, or that continued participation by the State authority 
in the oversight of interstate pipeline transportation is not 
consistent with the Secretary's program or would adversely affect 
oversight of intrastate pipeline transportation, or that the State is 
not promoting activities that enable communities to live safely with 
pipelines.''.
    (c) State Grants.--Section 60107 is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(e) Special Investigation of Interstate Pipeline Facilities.--
            ``(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the 
        Secretary may pay up to 100 percent of the cost of the 
        personnel, equipment, and activities of a State authority 
        acting as an agent of the Secretary in conducting a special 
        investigation involved in monitoring new construction or 
        investigating an incident, on an interstate gas pipeline 
        facility or an interstate hazardous liquid pipeline facility.
            ``(2) This subsection shall become effective on October 1, 
        2001.''.

SEC. 7. IMPROVED DATA AND DATA AVAILABILITY.

    (a) Report of Releases Exceeding 5 Gallons.--Section 60117(b) is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``To'';
            (2) redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs 
        (A) and (B);
            (3) inserting before the last sentence the following:
    ``(2) A person owning or operating a hazardous liquid pipeline 
facility shall report to the Secretary each release to the environment 
greater than five gallons of the hazardous liquid or carbon dioxide 
transported. This section applies to releases from pipeline facilities 
regulated under this chapter and from rural gathering lines not 
regulated under this chapter. A report must include the location of the 
release, fatalities and personal injuries, type of product, amount of 
product release, causes of the release, extent of damage to property 
and the environment, and the response undertaken to clean up the 
release.
    ``(3) During the course of an incident investigation, a person 
owning or operating a pipeline facility shall make records, reports, 
and information required under subsection (a) of this section or other 
reasonably described records, reports, and information relevant to the 
incident investigation available to the Secretary within the time 
limits prescribed in a written request.''; and
            (4) inserting ``(4)'' before ``The Secretary''.
    (b) Penalty Authorities.--
            (1) Section 60122(a) is amended by striking ``60114(c)'' 
        and substituting ``60117(b)(3)''.
            (2) Section 60123(a) is amended by striking ``60114(c)'' 
        and substituting ``60117(b)(3)''.
    (c) Section 60117 is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(l) National Depository.--The Secretary shall establish a 
national depository of data on events and conditions, including spill 
histories and corrective actions for specific incidents, that can be 
used to evaluate the risk of, and to prevent, pipeline failures and 
releases. The Secretary may establish the depository through 
cooperative arrangements, and the Secretary shall make such information 
available for use by State and local planning and emergency response 
authorities and the public.''.

SEC. 8. ENHANCED INVESTIGATION AUTHORITIES.

    (a) Clarification of Authority.--Section 60117(c) is amended by 
striking ``decide whether a person is complying with this chapter and 
standards prescribed or orders issued under this chapter'' and 
inserting ``carry out the duties and responsibilities of this chapter. 
The Secretary may question an individual about matters relevant to an 
investigation, including such matters as the design, construction, 
operation, or maintenance of the system, the individual's 
qualifications, or the operator's response to an emergency''.
    (b) Expenses of Investigation.--Section 60117, as amended by 
section 7, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(m) Extraordinary Expenses of Incident Investigation.--The 
Secretary may, by regulation, establish procedures to recover the 
Secretary's costs incurred because of investigation of incidents from 
the operators of the pipeline facilities involved in the incidents. 
These costs may include travel costs and contract support for the 
investigation and monitoring of the corrective measures. All sums 
collected shall be deposited into the Pipeline Safety Fund and shall be 
available, to the extent and in the amount provided in advance in 
appropriations acts, to reimburse the Secretary for the costs of 
investigation and monitoring of the incidents. Such amounts are 
authorized to be appropriated to be available until expended.''.

SEC. 9. INTERNATIONAL AUTHORITY.

    Section 60117, as amended by section 8, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following subsection:
    ``(n) Global Sharing of Environmental and Safety Information.--
Subject to guidance and direction of the Secretary of State, the 
Secretary of Transportation is directed to support international 
efforts to share information about the risks to the public and the 
environment from pipelines and the means of protecting against those 
risks. The extent of support should include a consideration of the 
benefits to the public from an increased understanding by the Secretary 
of technical issues about pipeline safety and environmental protection 
and from possible improvement in environmental protection outside the 
United States.''.

SEC. 10. RISK MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

    Section 60126(a) is amended by adding at the end the following 
paragraph:
            ``(3) Continuation of individual project.--Without regard 
        to any recommendations made with respect to the risk management 
        demonstration program under subsection (e) of this section, the 
        Secretary may, by order, allow the continuation of an 
        individual project begun under this program beyond the 
        termination of the program, provided the Secretary finds that--
                    ``(A) the pipeline operator has a clear and 
                established record of compliance with respect to safety 
                and environmental protection;
                    ``(B) the project is achieving superior levels of 
                public safety and environmental protection; and
                    ``(C) the continuation would not extend the project 
                more than four years from the date of the initial 
                approval of the project.''.

SEC. 11. SUPPORT FOR INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.

    Section 60117, as amended by section 9, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following subsection:
    ``(o) Support for Innovative Technology Development.--
            ``(1) To the extent and in the amount provided in advance 
        in appropriations acts, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
        participate in the development of alternative technologies--
                    ``(A) in fiscal year 2001 and thereafter, to--
                            ``(i) identify outside force damage using 
                        internal inspection devices; and
                            ``(ii) monitor outside-force damage to 
                        pipelines; and
                    ``(B) In fiscal year 2002 and thereafter, to 
                inspect pipelines that cannot accommodate internal 
                inspection devices available on the date of the 
                enactment of the Pipeline Safety and Community 
                Protection Act of 2000.
            ``(2) The Secretary may support such technological 
        development through cooperative agreements with trade 
        associations, academic institutions, or other qualified 
        organizations.''.

SEC. 12. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Section 60125 is amended--
            (1) by striking subsections (a), (b), (c)(1), and (d) and 
        inserting the following:
    ``(a) Gas and Hazardous Liquid.--To carry out this chapter and 
other pipeline-related damage prevention activities of this title 
(except for section 60107), there are authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department of Transportation--
            ``(1) $30,118,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
            ``(2) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2002, 
        2003, and 2004.
    ``(b) State Grants.--
            ``(1) Not more than the following amounts may be 
        appropriated to the Secretary to carry out section 60107:
                    ``(A) $17,019,000 for fiscal year 2001.
                    ``(B) Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
                years 2002, 2003, and 2004.''; and
            (2) redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
        (c) and (d), respectively.

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