,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gieb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #g1 #bjbb,ms4   
,dean 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,h\lahan1 & ,mr4  
,fitzpatrick7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural
 ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !   
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to issue a       
"r-(-way p]mit ) respect to a natural   
gas di/ribution pipel9e )9 ,valley ,=ge 
,national ,hi/orical ,p>k1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,valley ,=ge ,p>k          
,realignm5t ,p]mit & ,promise ,act4  #b4
 ,"r-(-way p]mit = pipel9e segm5t at    
,valley ,=ge ,,nhp  7a7 ,9 g5]al        
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 !     
,secret>y may issue a "r-(-way p]mit    
pursuant to "p #ad ( title #cf1 ,code ( 
,f$]al ,regulations 7z 9 effect on !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act71 = ! cov]$
 pipel9e segm5t if ! cov]$ pipel9e      
segm5t is relocat$ to a propos$         
realignm5t ( ,valley ,=ge ,p>k ,road &  
,nor? ,gulph ,road )9 ! ,p>k4  7b7      

,limitations  7#a7 ,no expansion1       
upgrade1 or improvem5t ,a "r-(-way p]mit
 issu$ "u subsection 7a7 %all n all[    
expansion1 upgrade1 or improvem5t ( !   
cov]$ pipel9e segm5t except z may be    
requir$ by law = safe op]ation &        
ma9t5ance ( ! pipel9e4  7#b7 ,scope (   
au?ority ,! au?ority to grant a "r-(-way
 p]mit "u subsection 7a7 %all apply only
 to ! cov]$ pipel9e segm5t & %all n     
apply to any o!r "p ( ! natural gas     
di/ribution pipel9e sy/em or any o!r    
pipel9e sy/em )9 ! ,p>k4  7c7           
,additional t]ms & condition ,!         
,secret>y may include any additional    
t]ms & conditions 9 ! "r-(-way p]mit    
issu$ "u subsection 7a7 z ! ,secret>y   
det]m9es necess>y4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9  
?is section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ pipel9e segm5t 
,! t]m cov]$ pipel9e segm5t means !     
portions ( ! natural gas di/ribution    
pipel9e 7includ+ all appurt5ances us$ 9 
! op]ation ( su* pipel9e7 )9 ! ,p>k--   
7,a7 exi/+ on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act2 &  7,b7 t are locat$ "u1 along1 or

 adjac5t to ! segm5ts ( ,nor? ,gulph    
,road & ,valley ,=ge ,p>k ,road         
7,,sr#cjci & ,,sr#jjbc respectively1 z  
^? roads 7 align$ on ,janu>y #ba1 #bjbb7
 t are betwe5-- 7i7 ! int]section (     
,nor? ,gulph ,road ) ,ri*>ds ,road2 &   
7ii7 a po9t on ,valley ,=ge ,p>k ,road  
locat$ #ejj feet nor?we/ ( its          
int]section ) ,c\nty ,l9e ,road4  7#b7  
,p>k ,! t]m ,p>k means ,valley ,=ge     
,national ,hi/orical ,p>k4  7#c7        
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior4