,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #abbf ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #bd1 #bjag,mr4 ,peters 7for himself and ,ms4 ,stabenow7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,environment and ,public ,works ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,oil ,pollution ,act of #aiij to equalize liability and financial assurance requirements for onshore pipeline facilities that could discharge oil into the ,great ,lakes system with such requirements for offshore pipelines1 to authorize the ,secretary of ,transportation to issue an emergency order directing pipeline owners to comply with existing pipeline operating agreements or acquire sufficient resources to appropriately respond to possible oil spill incidents1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,liability ,insurance in ,event of ,spill ,act or the ,,lines ,act4 #b4 ,definitions ,section #ajja of the ,oil ,pollution ,act of #aiij 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #bgja7 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#i71 7#aj71 7#aa71 7#ab7 through 7#ae71 7#af7 through 7#bd71 7#be71 7#bf71 7#bg71 7#bh71 7#bi71 7#cj71 7#ca71 7#cb71 7#cc71 7#cd7 through 7#cg71 7#ch71 7#ci71 7#dj71 7#da71 7#db71 7#dc71 and 7#dd7 as paragraphs 7#aj71 7#ac71 7#ad71 7#ag7 through 7#bj71 7#bb7 through 7#cj71 7#cb71 7#cc71 7#cf71 7#ce71 7#cg71 7#ci71 7#ch71 7#dj71 7#da71 7#dc7 through 7#df71 7#cd71 7#i71 7#aa71 7#ab71 7#ba71 7#ca71 and 7#db71 respectively2 and 7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#ad7 7as redesignated7 the following3 7#ae7 ,great ,lakes pipeline ,the term ,great ,lakes pipeline means any pipeline that crosses the navigable waters of the ,great ,lakes system4 7#af7 ,great ,lakes system ,the term ,great ,lakes system means-- 7,a7 ,lake ,ontario1 ,lake ,erie1 ,lake ,huron 7including ,lake ,st4 ,clair71 ,lake ,michigan1 and ,lake ,superior1 and the connecting channels 7,saint ,mary's ,river1 ,saint ,clair ,river1 ,detroit ,river1 ,niagara ,river1 and ,saint ,lawrence ,river to the ,canadian border72 and 7,b7 any tributary of a lake or connecting channel described in subparagraph 7,a74 4 #c4 ,liability for ,great ,lakes pipelines ,section #ajjd7;a7 of the ,oil ,pollution ,act of #aiij 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #bgjd7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking and at the end2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#e7 for a ,great ,lakes pipeline1 the total of all removal costs plus #ge1jjj1jjj4 4 #d4 ,financial responsibility requirement for ,great ,lakes pipelines ,section #ajaf7;c7 of the ,oil ,pollution ,act of #aiij 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #bgaf7;c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the subsection heading1 by inserting and ,great ,lakes pipelines after facilities2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 ,great ,lakes pipelines ,a responsible party with respect to a ,great ,lakes pipeline shall establish and maintain evidence of financial responsibility in the same manner as described in paragraph 7#a74 4 #e4 ,emergency order authority ,section #fjaag7o7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by amending paragraph 7#a7 to read as follows3 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary may issue an emergency order described in paragraph 7#c7 to impose emergency restrictions1 prohibitions1 and safety measures on owners and operators of hazardous liquid pipeline facilities1 without prior notice or an opportunity for a hearing1 to the extent necessary to abate an imminent hazard described in subparagraph 7,a71 comply with the conditions referred to in subparagraph 7,b71 or acquire the necessary insurance or other resources needed to respond to an oil spill referred to in subparagraph 7,c7 if the ,secretary-- 7,a7 determines that an unsafe condition or practice1 or a combination of unsafe conditions and practices1 constitutes or is causing an imminent hazard2 7,b7 discovers reliable evidence that the pipeline is violating conditions required for its operation that were previously agreed upon between the responsible party and a ,state1 tribal1 or local government2 or 7,c7 after consultation with the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency and the ,commandant of the ,coast ,guard1 determines that-- 7i7 inadequate resources are available to respond to and clean up an oil spill during seasonal conditions or conditions expected or caused by an extreme weather event2 or 7ii7 the responsible party cannot demonstrate1 through any of the methods described in section #ajaf7;e7 of the ,oil ,pollution ,act of #aiij 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #bgaf7;e77 that it has sufficient financial resources to satisfy the liability limits described in section #ajjd of such ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #bgjd7 in the event of an oil spill incident4 2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 by inserting 7i7 before the violation2 and 7ii7 by adding at the end the following3 7ii7 evidence that the pipeline is violating required operating conditions2 or 7iii7 the reasons that responsible party's existing resources are inadequate to remedy either of the situations described in paragraph 7#a77;,c72 2 and 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,e7-- 7i7 by inserting 7i7 before how the order2 and 7ii7 by striking and at the end and inserting the following3 7ii7 what the responsible party shall be required to do to ensure that the pipeline complies with applicable operating conditions2 or 7iii7 the resources that the responsible party shall be required to acquire to remedy either of the situations described in paragraph 7#a77;,c72 and 4