,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfhg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bj1 #bjad ,ms4 
,hahn introduced the following bill2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on       
,energy and ,commerce1 for a period to  
be subsequently determined by the       
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #di1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to provide for the       
inspection of pipeline facilities that  
are transferred by sale and pipeline    
facilities that are abandoned1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,pipeline      
,inspection ,enforcement ,act of #bjad4 
#b4 ,pipeline inspections  7a7 ,in      
general ,section #fjajh of title #di1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  7e7   
,inspection of transferred pipeline     

facilities ,with respect to a pipeline  
facility that is transferred by sale1   
the ,secretary shall require by         
regulation that--  7#a7 not later than  
#ahj days after the date of the sale1   
the person purchasing the facility      
conduct an inspection of the facility to
 confirm the status of any pipeline     
listed as active or abandoned2 and  7#b7
 the regulatory authority responsible   
for inspections of the facility ensure  
that the inspection described in        
paragraph 7#a7 is conducted4  7f7       
,inspection of abandoned pipeline       
facilities ,with respect to a pipeline  
facility that newly lists a pipeline as 
abandoned1 the ,secretary shall require 
by regulation that the regulatory       
authority responsible for inspections of
 the facility1 together with the person 
owning or operating the facility1       
conduct an inspection of the facility to
 confirm the status of the pipeline as  
abandoned4  4  7b7 ,applicability ,the  
amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall  

apply to a pipeline facility that is    
transferred or listed as abandoned after
 the date of enactment of this ,act4