[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4277 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4277

To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish the Pipeline Safety 
          Administration in the Department of Transportation.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 5, 2004

 Mr. Young of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition 
      to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish the Pipeline Safety 
          Administration in the Department of Transportation.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Pipeline Safety Administration 
Establishment Act''.

SEC. 2. PIPELINE SAFETY ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 116. Pipeline Safety Administration
    ``(a) In General.--The Pipeline Safety Administration shall be an 
administration in the Department of Transportation.
    ``(b) Administrator.--The head of the Administration shall be the 
Administrator who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate. The Administrator shall report 
directly to the Secretary of Transportation.
    ``(c) Deputy Administrator.--The Administration shall have a Deputy 
Administrator who shall be appointed by the Secretary of 
Transportation. The Deputy Administrator shall carry out duties and 
powers prescribed by the Administrator.
    ``(d) Responsibilities of Administrator.--The Administrator shall 
carry out the duties and powers vested in the Secretary under chapter 
601 and additional duties and powers related to pipeline safety 
prescribed by the Secretary.
    ``(e) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this 
section shall affect any delegation of authority, regulation, order, 
approval, exemption, waiver, contract, or other administrative act of 
the Secretary with respect to laws administered through the Research 
and Special Programs Administration as of the day before the date of 
enactment of this section.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``116. Pipeline Safety Administration.''.
    (c) Duties of Research and Special Programs Administration.--
Section 112(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 
paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
(2) and (3), respectively.
    (d) Executive Schedule.--Section 5313 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``Administrator, Pipeline Safety Administration.''.
    (e) Transition.--The Secretary of Transportation shall provide for 
the transfer of duties and powers under the amendments made by this 
Act.
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