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[H.R. 5050 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5050

 To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide enhanced safety in 
            pipeline transportation, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 26, 2016

   Mr. Upton (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. Rush) 
 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 provide enhanced safety 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; REFERENCES; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Pipeline Safety 
Act of 2016''.
    (b) References to Title 49, United States Code.--Except as 
otherwise expressly provided, wherever in this Act an amendment or 
repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or 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.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; references; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Regulatory updates.
Sec. 3. Statutory preference.
Sec. 4. Integrity management review.
Sec. 5. Technical safety standards committees.
Sec. 6. Inspection report information.
Sec. 7. Improving damage prevention technology.
Sec. 8. Direct hire authority for Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 
                            Safety Administration.
Sec. 9. Information-sharing system.
Sec. 10. Nationwide integrated pipeline safety regulatory database.
Sec. 11. Underground gas storage facilities.
Sec. 12. Requirements for certain hazardous liquid pipeline facilities.
Sec. 13. Response plans.
Sec. 14. Unusually sensitive areas.
Sec. 15. Emergency order authority.
Sec. 16. Pipeline safety information grants to communities.
Sec. 17. Transparency in interagency review.
Sec. 18. Corrosion control review.
Sec. 19. Authorization of appropriations.

SEC. 2. REGULATORY UPDATES.

    (a) Reports.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
        submit reports to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation of the Senate and the Committees on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure and Energy and Commerce of 
        the House of Representatives regarding the status of a final 
        rule for each outstanding regulation.
            (2) Deadlines.--The Secretary shall submit a report under 
        this subsection not later than 120 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until a 
        final rule has been issued for each outstanding regulation 
        described in subsection (c)(2)(A).
    (b) Contents.--The Secretary shall include in each report submitted 
under subsection (a)--
            (1) a description of the work plan for each outstanding 
        regulation;
            (2) an updated rulemaking timeline for each outstanding 
        regulation;
            (3) current staff allocations with respect to each 
        outstanding regulation;
            (4) any resource constraints affecting the rulemaking 
        process for each outstanding regulation; and
            (5) any other details associated with the development of 
        each outstanding regulation that affect the progress of the 
        rulemaking process.
    (c) Outstanding Regulation Defined.--In this section, the term 
``outstanding regulation'' means a regulation relating to pipeline 
safety--
            (1) for which no final rule, including an interim final 
        rule or direct final rule, has been issued; and
            (2) that--
                    (A) is required under--
                            (i) the Pipeline Safety Regulatory 
                        Certainty and Job Creation Act of 2011 (Public 
                        Law 112-90; 125 Stat. 1904); or
                            (ii) any other law, for which more than 2 
                        years have passed since the statutory deadline 
                        for the regulation; or
                    (B) is being developed under an authority not 
                described in subparagraph (A), and is considered to be 
                a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 
                12866.

SEC. 3. STATUTORY PREFERENCE.

    The Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
Administration shall complete the rulemaking process for each 
outstanding regulation described in section 2(c)(2)(A) before beginning 
any new rulemaking process after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
except that the Administrator may begin such a new rulemaking process 
before completing the rulemaking process for each such outstanding 
regulation if the Secretary of Transportation determines, in the 
Secretary's discretion, that there is a significant need to do so, and 
notifies Congress of such determination.

SEC. 4. INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT REVIEW.

    (a) Reports.--
            (1) Natural gas integrity management report.--Not later 
        than 18 months after the date of publication of a final rule 
        regarding the safety of gas transmission pipelines, relating to 
        the advance notice of proposed rulemaking published by the 
        Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
        Administration on August 25, 2011 (76 Fed. Reg. 53086), the 
        Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 
        Congress a report regarding integrity management programs for 
        natural gas pipeline facilities.
            (2) Hazardous liquid integrity management report.--Not 
        later than 18 months after the date of publication of a final 
        rule regarding the safety of hazardous liquid pipelines, 
        relating to the proposed rule published by the Administrator of 
        the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration on 
        October 13, 2015 (80 Fed. Reg. 61610), the Comptroller General 
        of the United States shall submit to Congress a report 
        regarding integrity management programs for hazardous liquid 
        pipeline facilities.
    (b) Contents.--The Comptroller General shall include--
            (1) in the report submitted under subsection (a)(1), an 
        analysis of the extent to which integrity management programs 
        for natural gas pipeline facilities required under section 
        60109(c) of title 49, United States Code, have improved the 
        safety of natural gas pipeline facilities;
            (2) in the report submitted under subsection (a)(2), an 
        analysis of the extent to which hazardous liquid pipeline 
        integrity management programs in areas identified pursuant to 
        section 60109(a) of title 49, United States Code, for operators 
        of hazardous liquid pipeline facilities, as regulated under 
        sections 195.450 and 195.452 of title 49, Code of Federal 
        Regulations, have improved the safety of hazardous liquid 
        pipeline facilities;
            (3) in each report submitted under subsection (a), with 
        respect to the applicable pipeline facilities--
                    (A) an analysis of, and recommendations regarding, 
                ways to enhance pipeline facility safety, taking into 
                consideration issues relating to technical, 
                operational, and economic feasibility;
                    (B) a description of any challenges affecting 
                Federal or State regulators in their oversight of 
                integrity management programs and how those challenges 
                are being addressed; and
                    (C) a description of any challenges affecting 
                operators in complying with the requirements of 
                integrity management programs, and how those challenges 
                are being addressed.

SEC. 5. TECHNICAL SAFETY STANDARDS COMMITTEES.

    Section 60115(b)(4)(A) is amended by striking ``State 
commissioners. The Secretary shall consult with the national 
organization of State commissions before selecting those 2 
individuals.'' and inserting ``State officials. The Secretary shall 
consult with national organizations representing State commissioners or 
utility regulators when making a selection under this subparagraph.''

SEC. 6. INSPECTION REPORT INFORMATION.

    Section 60108 is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the completion of a 
pipeline safety inspection, the Secretary or the State authority for 
which a certification is in effect under section 60105, as applicable, 
shall--
            ``(1) conduct a post-inspection briefing with the operator 
        of the pipeline facility, outlining any concerns; and
            ``(2) to the extent practicable, provide written findings 
        of the inspection, which may include a final report, notice of 
        amendment of plans or procedures, safety order, or corrective 
        action order, or any other applicable report, notice, or 
        order.''.

SEC. 7. IMPROVING DAMAGE PREVENTION TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) Study and Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a 
study on improving the requirements for damage prevention programs for 
pipeline facilities, and shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committees on 
Transportation and Infrastructure and Energy and Commerce of the House 
of Representatives a report on the results of such study.
    (b) Contents.--The Secretary shall include in the report submitted 
under subsection (a)--
            (1) an identification of any methods that could improve 
        existing damage prevention programs through location and 
        mapping practices or technologies to reduce unintended releases 
        caused by excavation;
            (2) an analysis of how increased use of global positioning 
        system digital mapping technologies, predictive analytic tools, 
        public awareness initiatives (including one-call initiatives), 
        mobile devices, and other advanced technologies could 
        supplement existing one-call notification and damage prevention 
        programs to reduce the frequency and severity of incidents 
        caused by excavation damage;
            (3) an analysis of the feasibility of establishing a 
        national data repository for pipeline excavation accident data 
        to improve the storage and sharing of pipeline accident 
        information;
            (4) an identification of opportunities for stakeholder 
        engagement in preventing excavation damage; and
            (5) recommendations, which take into consideration 
        technical, operational, and economic feasibility, regarding how 
        to incorporate into existing damage prevention programs 
        improvements identified or analyzed under paragraphs (1) 
        through (4).

SEC. 8. DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 
              SAFETY ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Direct Hire Authority.--
            (1) Authority.--The Administrator of the Pipeline and 
        Hazardous Materials Safety Administration may appoint qualified 
        candidates to positions described in paragraph (2) without 
        regard to sections 3309 through 3319 of title 5, United States 
        Code.
            (2) Applicability.--The authority under paragraph (1) 
        applies with respect to candidates for any position that would 
        likely allow increased activities relating to pipeline safety, 
        as determined by the Administrator.
            (3) Termination.--The authority to make appointments under 
        this subsection shall not be available after December 31, 2019.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, and annually thereafter through calendar year 2019, the 
Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
Administration shall submit to Congress a report on--
            (1) the use of the authority granted under this section; 
        and
            (2) efforts of the Administration to hire women, 
        minorities, and veterans as inspectors.

SEC. 9. INFORMATION-SHARING SYSTEM.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall convene a 
working group to consider the development of a voluntary information-
sharing system to encourage collaborative efforts to improve inspection 
information feedback and information sharing with the purpose of 
improving natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline facility risk 
assessment and integrity management.
    (b) Membership.--The working group convened under subsection (a) 
shall include representatives from--
            (1) the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
        Administration;
            (2) industry stakeholders, including operators of pipeline 
        facilities, inspection technology vendors, and pipeline 
        inspection organizations;
            (3) safety advocacy groups;
            (4) research institutions;
            (5) State public utility commissions or State officials 
        responsible for pipeline safety oversight;
            (6) State pipeline safety inspectors; and
            (7) labor representatives.
    (c) Considerations.--The working group convened under subsection 
(a) shall consider and provide recommendations, if applicable, to the 
Secretary regarding--
            (1) the management of proprietary or security-sensitive 
        information, specific incident response resources, and 
        information relating to a worst case discharge;
            (2) the need for, and the identification of, a system to 
        ensure that data gathered from field verification of pipeline 
        integrity is shared with in-line inspection operators;
            (3) actions to encourage or facilitate the exchange of 
        pipeline inspection information and promote the development of 
        advanced pipeline inspection technologies and risk assessment 
        methodologies; and
            (4) regulatory, funding, and legal barriers to information 
        sharing.
    (d) Publication.--The Secretary shall publish the recommendations 
provided under subsection (c) on a publicly available website.

SEC. 10. NATIONWIDE INTEGRATED PIPELINE SAFETY REGULATORY DATABASE.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit a 
report to Congress on the feasibility of establishing a national 
integrated pipeline safety regulatory inspection database to improve 
communication and collaboration between the Pipeline and Hazardous 
Materials Safety Administration and State pipeline regulators.
    (b) Contents.--The report submitted under subsection (a) shall 
include--
            (1) a description of any efforts underway to test a secure 
        information-sharing system for the purpose described in 
        subsection (a);
            (2) a description of any progress in establishing common 
        standards for maintaining, collecting, and presenting pipeline 
        safety regulatory inspection data, and a methodology for the 
        sharing of such data;
            (3) a description of any inadequacies or gaps in data 
        relating to Federal inspections, enforcement actions, 
        geospatial information, or any other relevant pipeline safety 
        regulatory information;
            (4) a description of the potential safety benefits of a 
        national integrated pipeline safety regulatory inspection 
        database; and
            (5) recommendations for how to implement a secure 
        information-sharing system that protects proprietary and 
        security-sensitive information and data for the purpose 
        described in subsection (a).
    (c) Consultation.--In preparing the report under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall consult with stakeholders, including each State 
authority operating under a certification to regulate intrastate 
pipelines under section 60105 of title 49, United States Code.

SEC. 11. UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE FACILITIES.

    (a) Defined Term.--Section 60101(a) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (21), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting a semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (22), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting a semicolon;
            (3) in paragraph (24), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (4) in paragraph (25), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and'' ; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(26) `underground gas storage facility' means a gas 
        pipeline facility that stores gas in an underground facility, 
        including--
                    ``(A) a depleted hydrocarbon reservoir;
                    ``(B) an aquifer reservoir; or
                    ``(C) a solution-mined salt cavern reservoir.''.
    (b) Standards for Underground Gas Storage Facilities.--Chapter 601 
is amended by inserting after section 60103 the following:
``Sec. 60103a. Standards for underground gas storage facilities
    ``(a) Minimum Safety Standards.--Not later than 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Transportation, 
in consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, 
shall issue minimum safety standards, incorporating, to the extent 
practicable, consensus standards for the operation and integrity 
management of, and environmental protection with respect to, 
underground gas storage facilities.
    ``(b) Considerations.--In developing safety standards under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
            ``(1) consider the economic impacts of the standards on 
        consumers, including individual gas customers, and minimize 
        such impacts to the extent practicable; and
            ``(2) consider existing consensus standards.
    ``(c) Federal-State Cooperation.--The Secretary may authorize a 
State authority (including a municipality) to participate in the 
oversight of underground gas storage facilities in the same manner as 
provided in sections 60105 and 60106.
    ``(d) Rules of Construction.--
            ``(1) In general.--Nothing in this section may be construed 
        to affect any Federal regulation relating to gas pipeline 
        facilities that is in effect on the day before the date of 
        enactment of this section.
            ``(2) Limitations.--Nothing in this section may be 
        construed to authorize the Secretary--
                    ``(A) to prescribe the location of an underground 
                gas storage facility; or
                    ``(B) to require the Secretary's permission to 
                construct an underground gas storage facility.''.
    (c) User Fees.--Section 60301 is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by inserting ``an underground gas 
        storage facility,'' before ``or a hazardous liquid pipeline 
        facility'';
            (2) in subsection (d)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; and'' and 
                inserting a semicolon; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(C) related to an underground gas storage facility may be 
        used only for an activity related to underground gas storage 
        safety under section 60103a; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Underground Gas Storage Facility Account.--
            ``(1) Account.--There is established, in the fund 
        established in the Treasury of the United States pursuant to 
        this section, an underground gas storage facility safety 
        account.
            ``(2) Deposit of fees.--A fee collected under subsection 
        (a) from a person operating an underground gas storage facility 
        shall be deposited in the account established under paragraph 
        (1).''.
    (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 601 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 60103 the 
following:

``60103a. Standards for underground gas storage facilities.''.

SEC. 12. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINE FACILITIES.

    Section 60109 is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Facilities.--
            ``(1) Integrity assessments.--Notwithstanding any pipeline 
        integrity management program or integrity assessment schedule 
        otherwise required by the Secretary, each operator of a 
        pipeline facility to which this subsection applies shall ensure 
        that pipeline integrity assessments--
                    ``(A) using internal inspection technology are 
                completed not less often than once every 12 months; and
                    ``(B) using pipeline route surveys, depth of cover 
                surveys, pressure tests, external corrosion direct 
                assessment, or other technology that the operator 
                demonstrates can further the understanding of the 
                condition of the pipeline facility are completed on a 
                schedule based on the risk that the pipeline facility 
                poses to the high consequence area in which the 
                pipeline facility is located.
            ``(2) Application.--This subsection shall apply to any 
        underwater hazardous liquid pipeline facility located in a high 
        consequence area--
                    ``(A) that is not an offshore pipeline facility; 
                and
                    ``(B) any portion of which is located at depths 
                greater than 150 feet under the surface of the water.
            ``(3) High consequence area defined.--For purposes of this 
        subsection, the term `high consequence area' has the meaning 
        given that term in section 195.450 of title 49, Code of Federal 
        Regulations.
            ``(4) Inspection and enforcement.--The Secretary shall 
        conduct inspections under section 60117(c) to determine whether 
        each operator of a pipeline facility to which this subsection 
        applies is complying with this section.''.

SEC. 13. RESPONSE PLANS.

    The Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
Administration shall require, and each operator of a pipeline facility 
shall ensure, that any response plan under part 194 of title 49, Code 
of Federal Regulations, includes procedures and a list of resources for 
responding, to the extent practicable, to a worst case discharge of oil 
and to a substantial threat of such a discharge, including when such 
discharge may impact navigable waters or adjoining shorelines that may 
be covered in whole or in part by ice.

SEC. 14. UNUSUALLY SENSITIVE AREAS.

    Section 60109(b)(2) is amended by striking ``have been identified 
as'' and inserting ``that are part of the Great Lakes or have been 
identified as coastal beaches,''.

SEC. 15. EMERGENCY ORDER AUTHORITY.

    Section 60117 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(o) Emergency Order Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--If the Secretary determines that a 
        violation of a provision of this chapter, or a regulation 
        issued pursuant to this chapter, or an unsafe condition or 
        practice, or a combination of unsafe conditions and practices, 
        constitutes or is causing an imminent hazard, the Secretary may 
        impose emergency restrictions, prohibitions, and safety 
        measures by issuing an emergency order described in paragraph 
        (3) without prior notice or an opportunity for a hearing, but 
        only to the extent necessary to abate the imminent hazard.
            ``(2) Considerations.--Before issuing an emergency order 
        under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider, after 
        consultation with appropriate Federal agencies, State agencies, 
        or other entities, the following, as appropriate:
                    ``(A) The impact of the emergency order on public 
                health and safety.
                    ``(B) The impact, if any, of the emergency order on 
                the national or regional economy or national security.
                    ``(C) The impact of the emergency order on owners 
                and operators of pipeline facilities.
            ``(3) Written order.--An emergency order issued by the 
        Secretary pursuant to paragraph (1) with respect to an imminent 
        hazard shall contain a written description of--
                    ``(A) the violation, condition, or practice that 
                constitutes or is causing the imminent hazard;
                    ``(B) the entities subject to the order;
                    ``(C) the restrictions, prohibitions, or safety 
                measures imposed;
                    ``(D) the standards and procedures for obtaining 
                relief from the order;
                    ``(E) how the order is tailored to abate the 
                imminent hazard and the reasons the authorities under 
                section 60112 and 60117(l) are insufficient to do so; 
                and
                    ``(F) how the considerations were taken into 
                account pursuant to subsection (2).
            ``(4) Opportunity for review.--Upon receipt of a petition 
        for review from an entity subject to, and adversely affected 
        by, an emergency order issued under this subsection, the 
        Secretary shall provide an opportunity for a review of the 
        order under section 554 of title 5 to determine whether the 
        order should remain in effect, be modified, or be terminated.
            ``(5) Expiration of effectiveness order.--If a petition for 
        review of an emergency order is filed under paragraph (4) and 
        an agency decision with respect to the petition is not issued 
        on or before the last day of the 30-day period beginning on the 
        date on which the petition is filed, the order shall cease to 
        be effective on such day, unless the Secretary determines in 
        writing on or before the last day of such period that the 
        imminent hazard still exists.
            ``(6) Judicial review of orders.--After completion of the 
        review process described in paragraph (4) or the issuance of a 
        written determination by the Secretary pursuant to paragraph 
        (5), an entity subject to, and adversely affected by, an 
        emergency order issued under this subsection may seek judicial 
        review of the order in a district court of the United States 
        and shall be given expedited consideration.
            ``(7) Regulations.--
                    ``(A) Temporary regulations.--Not later than 60 
                days after the date of enactment of the Pipeline Safety 
                Act of 2016, the Secretary shall issue such temporary 
                regulations as are necessary to carry out this 
                subsection. The temporary regulations shall expire on 
                the date of issuance of the final regulations required 
                under subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Final regulations.--Not later than 270 days 
                after such date of enactment, the Secretary shall issue 
                such regulations as are necessary to carry out this 
                subsection. Such regulations shall ensure that the 
                review process described in paragraph (4) is consistent 
                with the review process developed under section 109.19 
                of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to the 
                greatest extent practicable and not inconsistent with 
                this section.
            ``(8) Imminent hazard defined.--In this subsection, the 
        term `imminent hazard' means the existence of a condition 
        relating to a gas or hazardous liquid pipeline facility that 
        presents--
                    ``(A) a substantial likelihood that death, serious 
                illness, or severe personal injury may occur; or
                    ``(B) a substantial endangerment to health, 
                property, or the environment.
            ``(9) Limitation and savings clause.--An emergency order 
        issued under this subsection may not be construed to--
                    ``(A) alter, amend, or limit the Secretary's 
                obligations under, or the applicability of, section 553 
                of title 5; or
                    ``(B) provide the authority to amend the Code of 
                Federal Regulations.''.

SEC. 16. PIPELINE SAFETY INFORMATION GRANTS TO COMMUNITIES.

    (a) Audit.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation 
shall submit to Congress a report containing--
            (1) an audit of recipients of a grant under section 60130 
        of title 49, United States Code, with respect to such grants; 
        and
            (2) a review of compliance with such section by such grant 
        recipients and the Secretary of Transportation.
    (b) Public Participation Limitation.--Section 60130(a)(4) is 
amended by inserting ``on technical pipeline safety issues'' after 
``public participation''.

SEC. 17. TRANSPARENCY IN INTERAGENCY REVIEW.

    Section 60102(b) is amended by redesignating paragraph (7) as 
paragraph (8) and inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
            ``(7) Transparency in interagency review.--For any standard 
        that is proposed or issued by rule under this chapter, and 
        which is reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget and 
        subsequently noticed in the Federal Register, the Secretary 
        shall--
                    ``(A) make available to the public the factors 
                considered under paragraph (2) and the results of the 
                risk assessment conducted in accordance with paragraph 
                (3), as applicable;
                    ``(B) identify for the public, in a complete, 
                clear, and simple manner, the substantive changes 
                between the draft submitted to the Office of Management 
                and Budget for review and the proposed or final rule 
                subsequently noticed; and
                    ``(C) identify for the public the changes described 
                in subparagraph (B) that were made at the suggestion or 
                the recommendation of the Office of Management and 
                Budget.''.

SEC. 18. CORROSION CONTROL REVIEW.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to Congress a report on corrosion control for gas and 
hazardous liquid pipeline facilities.
    (b) Requirements.--The Comptroller General shall include in the 
report under subsection (a)--
            (1) an analysis of corrosion control requirements for gas 
        and hazardous liquid pipeline facilities;
            (2) a review of--
                    (A) common causes of corrosion, including interior 
                and exterior moisture buildup and the impacts of 
                moisture buildup under insulation;
                    (B) corrosion control techniques;
                    (C) best practices relating to pipeline facility 
                design, installation, operation, and maintenance, 
                including training to recognize or prevent corrosion; 
                and
                    (D) the cost and benefits, including safety 
                benefits, associated with the use of such techniques 
                and best practices;
            (3) an evaluation of the effectiveness of corrosion control 
        techniques, including pipeline coatings and cathodic 
        protection; and
            (4) recommendations on ways to improve corrosion control 
        and reduce the incidence of corrosion-related pipeline 
        failures.

SEC. 19. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Gas and Hazardous Liquid.--Section 60125(a) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``there is authorized to 
        be appropriated to the Department of Transportation for each of 
        fiscal years 2012 through 2015, from fees collected under 
        section 60301, $90,679,000, of which $4,746,000 is for carrying 
        out such section 12 and $36,194,000 is for making grants.'' and 
        inserting the following: ``there are authorized to be 
        appropriated to the Department of Transportation from fees 
        collected under section 60301--
                    ``(A) $128,000,000 for fiscal year 2017, of which 
                $9,000,000 shall be expended for carrying out such 
                section 12 and $41,885,000 shall be expended for making 
                grants;
                    ``(B) $131,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, of which 
                $9,000,000 shall be expended for carrying out such 
                section 12 and $44,885,000 shall be expended for making 
                grants;
                    ``(C) $134,000,000 for fiscal year 2019, of which 
                $9,000,000 shall be expended for carrying out such 
                section 12 and $47,885,000 shall be expended for making 
                grants;
                    ``(D) $137,325,000 for fiscal year 2020, of which 
                $9,000,000 shall be expended for carrying out such 
                section 12 and $51,100,000 shall be expended for making 
                grants; and
                    ``(E) $140,733,000 for fiscal year 2021, of which 
                $9,000,000 shall be expended for carrying out such 
                section 12 and $54,550,000 shall be expended for making 
                grants.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``there is authorized to 
        be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2015 from 
        the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the provisions 
        of this chapter related to hazardous liquid and section 12 of 
        the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002 (49 U.S.C. 60101 
        note; Public Law 107-355), $18,573,000, of which $2,174,000 is 
        for carrying out such section 12 and $4,558,000 is for making 
        grants.'' and inserting the following: ``there are authorized 
        to be appropriated from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to 
        carry out the provisions of this chapter related to hazardous 
        liquid and section 12 of the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 
        2002 (49 U.S.C. 60101 note; Public Law 107-355)--
                    ``(A) $22,123,000 for fiscal year 2017, of which 
                $3,000,000 shall be expended for carrying out such 
                section 12 and $8,067,000 shall be expended for making 
                grants;
                    ``(B) $23,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, of which 
                $3,000,000 shall be expended for carrying out such 
                section 12 and $8,067,000 shall be expended for making 
                grants;
                    ``(C) $23,000,000 for fiscal year 2019, of which 
                $3,000,000 shall be expended for carrying out such 
                section 12 and $8,067,000 shall be expended for making 
                grants;
                    ``(D) $23,300,000 for fiscal year 2020, of which 
                $3,000,000 shall be expended for carrying out such 
                section 12 and $8,067,000 shall be expended for making 
                grants; and
                    ``(E) $23,600,000 for fiscal year 2021, of which 
                $3,000,000 shall be expended for carrying out such 
                section 12 and $8,067,000 shall be expended for making 
                grants.''.
    (b) Operational Expenses.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary for the necessary operational expenses of the Pipeline 
and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration the following amounts:
    (1) $22,000,000 for fiscal year 2017.
    (2) $22,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.
    (3) $23,000,000 for fiscal year 2019.
    (4) $23,000,000 for fiscal year 2020.
    (5) $24,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.
    (c) One-Call Notification Programs.--
            (1) In general.--Section 6107(a) is amended to read as 
        follows:
``Sec. 6107. Funding
    ``Of the amounts provided under section 60125(a)(1), $1,058,000 
shall be expended in each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021 to provide 
grants to States under section 6106.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The analysis for chapter 61 is 
        amended by striking the item relating to section 6107 and 
        inserting the following:

``6107. Funding.''.
    (d) Pipeline Safety Information Grants to Communities.--Section 
60130(c) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Funding.--Of the amounts made available under section 19(b) 
of the Pipeline Safety Act of 2016, $1,500,000 shall be expended in 
each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021 to carry out this section. Such 
amounts shall not be derived from user fees collected under section 
60301.''.
    (e) Pipeline Integrity Program.--Section 12(f) of the Pipeline 
Safety Improvement Act of 2002 (49 U.S.C. 60101 note) is amended by 
striking ``2012 through 2015'' and inserting ``2017 through 2021''.
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