,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bdfi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ab1         
#bjai,mr4 ,udall 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,c>p]1
 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mrs4 ,fe9/e91 ,ms4       
,h>ris1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4 ,m>key1  
,mr4 ,:iteh\se1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mr4     
,m]kley1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 & ,mrs4        
,gillibr&7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #di1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 to require ! use ( advanc$
 leak detection te*nology = pipel9es1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,me?ane ,emissions 
f ,transmission ,h>m ,am]ican           
,neighborhoods & ! ,environm5t ,act or !
 ,,me?ane ,act4  #b4 ,leak detection    
requirem5ts & me?ane emissions f        
pipel9es  7a7 ,leak detection           
requirem5ts ,section #fjaji ( title #di1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7h7 ,leak detection 
requirem5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an  

#b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is    
subsection1 & z "p ( ! m9imum /&>ds =   
integrity managem5t programs =          
di/ribution pipel9es "u subsection 7e71 
to ! maximum ext5t practicable1 op]ators
 ( di/ribution pipel9es %all use advanc$
 leak detection te*nology describ$ 9    
p>agraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,advanc$ leak      
detection te*nology  7,a7 ,9 g5]al      
,advanc$ leak detection te*nology ref]r$
 to 9 p>agraph 7#a7 includes-- 7i7 a    
high s5sitivity me?ane detector m\nt$ on
 a vehicle or aircraft1 includ+ a drone1
 equipp$ ) ,global ,position+ ,sy/em    
te*nology1 if t high s5sitivity me?ane  
detector & ,global ,position+ ,sy/em    
te*nology meet ! m9imum p]=mance /&>ds  
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b72 &  7ii7 any
 o!r te*nology or comb9ation (          
te*nologies t meet ! m9imum p]=mance    
/&>ds describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b74  7,b7
 ,m9imum p]=mance /&>ds ,! high         
s5sitivity me?ane detector & ,global    
,position+ ,sy/em te*nology ref]r$ to 9 
subp>agraph 7,a77i7 %all1 at a m9imum-- 

7i7 collect latitude & longitude        
coord9ates & me?ane conc5tration data   
simultane\sly2  7ii7 measure me?ane     
conc5trations 9 p>ts p] billion2 &      
7iii7 collect data po9ts at a rate ( at 
lea/ twice p] second4  7#c7 ,regulations
 ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y  
%all promulgate regulations to c>ry out 
?is subsection4  4  7b7 ,me?ane         
emissions f pipel9es  7#a7 ,9 g5]al     
,*apt] #fja ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #fjadb4 ,me?ane emissions f    
pipel9es  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,to ! maximum    
ext5t practicable1 ! own] or op]ator ( a
 pipel9e facility %all-- 7#a7 use ! be/ 
available te*nology to capture natural  
gas :5 mak+ repairs to ! pipel9e        
facility2  7#b7 use ! be/ available     
te*nology1 includ+1 z applicable1       
advanc$ leak detection te*nology        
describ$ 9 section #fjaji7;h77#b71 to   
se>* = & id5tify leaks 9 ! pipel9e      
facility2  7#c7 develop or p>ticipate 9 

a replacem5t or repair program = pipel9e
 facilities t-- 7,a7 are ( a design1    
age1 or mat]ial kn[n to be leaky2 or    
7,b7 are kn[n to be leaky bas$ on op]at+
 hi/ory2 &  7#d7 report to ! ,secret>y  
any ev5t t involves a release ( gas f a 
pipel9e facility t results 9 an         
un9t5tional e/imat$ gas loss ( #ej1jjj  
cubic feet or m4  7b7 ,regulations ,n   
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t (
 ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all          
promulgate regulations to c>ry out ?is  
section4  4  7#b7 ,report+ ?re%old ,n   
lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (              
,transportation %all am5d section #aia4c
 ( title #di1 ,code ( ,f$]al            
,regulations1 to ensure t ! quantity (  
un9t5tional e/imat$ gas loss necess>y to
 be consid]$ an incid5t "u t section is 
#ej1jjj cubic feet or m4  7#c7 ,cl]ical 
am5dm5t ,! table ( sections = *apt] #fja
 ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is   
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to   
section #fjada ! foll[+3  #fjadb4       

,me?ane emissions f pipel9es4  4