,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bihj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bh          
7legislative day1 ,septemb] #bb71       
#bjbc,mr4 ,m>key 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      
elim9ate ! requirem5t = co/-b5efit      
analyses 9 ! e/abli%m5t ( m9imum safety 
/&>ds = pipel9e transportation & pipel9e
 facilities1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,p5aliz+ & ,improv+ ,prev5tion (        
,em]g5cies ,act ( #bjbc or ! ,,pipe ,act
 ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,co/-b5efit analyses  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,section #fjajb7;b7 ( title   
#di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--    
7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 by /rik+    
subp>agraphs 7,d7 & 7,e72 &  7,b7 by    
r$esignat+ subp>agraphs 7,f7 & 7,g7 z   
subp>agraphs 7,d7 & 7,e71 respectively2 
&  7#b7 by /rik+ p>agraphs 7#c7 ?r\gh   
7#g74  7b7 ,te*nical & safety /&>ds     

committees ,section #fjaae ( title #di1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
subsection 7a71 by /rik+ ! ?ird s5t5ce2 
7#b7 9 subsection 7b77#d77;,c71 by /rik+
 ! second s5t5ce2 &  7#c7 9 subsection  
7c7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a7-- 7i7 9      
subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ ,committee   
ea* /&>d propos$ "u ?is *apt] =         
transport+ gas & = gas pipel9e          
facilities includ+ ! risk assessm5t     
in=mation & o!r analyses support+ ea*   
propos$ /&>d2 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3        
8,committee--  7i7 ea* /&>d propos$ "u  
?is *apt] =-- 7,i7 transport+ gas2 or   
7,,ii7 gas pipel9e facilities2 &  7ii7  
analyses support+ ea* propos$ /&>d      
describ$ 9 clause 7i72  2 &  7ii7 9     
subp>agraph 7,b71 by /rik+ ,committee   
ea* /&>d propos$ "u ?is *apt] =         
transport+ haz>d\s liquid & = haz>d\s   
liquid pipel9e facilities includ+ ! risk
 assessm5t in=mation & o!r analyses     
support+ ea* propos$ /&>d4 & ins]t+ !   
foll[+3 8,committee--  7i7 ea* /&>d     
propos$ "u ?is *apt] =-- 7,i7 transport+

 haz>d\s liquid2 or  7,,ii7 haz>d\s     
liquid pipel9e facilities2 &  7ii7      
analyses support+ ea* propos$ /&>d      
describ$ 9 clause 7i74  2 &  7,b7 9     
p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+                 
co/-effectiv5ess14  #c4 ,elim9ation (   
nonapplication clause = exi/+ pipel9es  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #fjajd ( title    
#di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--    
7#a7 by /rik+ subsection 7b72 &  7#b7 by
 r$esignat+ subsections 7c7 ?r\gh 7e7 z 
subsections 7b7 ?r\gh 7d71 respectively4
  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts  7#a7 ,section   
#fjajf7;b77#a7 ( title #di1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$1 9 ! ?ird s5t5ce1
 by /rik+ section #fjajd7;c7 & ins]t+   
section #fjajd7;b74  7#b7 ,section      
#fjaji7;c7 ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 is am5d$-- 7,a7 by /rik+ p>agraph
 7#aa72 &  7,b7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph  
7#ab7 z p>agraph 7#aa74  #d4            
,prohibition aga9/ releases ,section    
#fjaah7;a7 ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#d71 
by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 

7#b7 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 
7#d7 z subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,d71    
respectively1 & ind5t+ appropriately2   
7#c7 9 ! matt] prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a7  
7z s r$esignat$71 by /rik+ facility     
%all-- & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 8facility--   
7#a7 %all--  2 &  7#d7 by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  7#b7 %all n release gas or   
haz>d\s liquid f a pipel9e facility 9 a 
quantity t w\ld require ! report+ ( an  
incid5t or accid5t "u a regulation      
prescrib$ "u ?is *apt]4  4  #e4         
,p5alties  7a7 ,maximum civil p5alty = a
 relat$ s]ies ( violations  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,section #fjabb7;a77#a7 ( title   
#di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
/rik+ ! ?ird s5t5ce4  7#b7 ,rulemak+ ,n 
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,transportation1 act+ ?r\gh !           
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,pipel9e & ,haz>d\s    
,mat]ials ,safety ,adm9i/ration1 %all   
revise subp>t ,b ( "p #aij ( title #di1 
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 9          
accordance ) ! am5dm5t made by p>agraph 

7#a74  7b7 ,sci5t] requirem5t = crim9al 
p5alties ,section #fjabc7;a7 ( title    
#di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--    
7#a7 by /rik+ kn[+ly & willfully &      
ins]t+ kn[+ly1 willfully1 or recklessly2
  7#b7 by /rik+ ,a p]son & ins]t+ !     
foll[+3  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a p]son  2 &    
7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#b7   
,mean+ ( t]ms  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,= purposes
 ( p>agraph 7#a7-- 7i7 a p]son acts     
kn[+ly :5-- 7,i7 ! p]son has actual k ( 
! facts giv+ rise to ! violation2 or    
7,,ii7 a reasonable p]son act+ 9 !      
circum/ances & ex]cis+ reasonable c>e   
w\ld h t k2  7ii7 a p]son acts willfully
 :5-- 7,i7 ! p]son has k ( ! facts giv+ 
rise to ! violation2 &  7,,ii7 ! p]son  
has k t ! conduct 0 unlawful2 &  7iii7 a
 p]son acts recklessly :5 ! p]son       
displays a delib]ate indiff]5ce or      
consci\s disreg>d to ! consequ5ces ( t  
p]son's conduct4  7,b7 ,k ,= purposes ( 
p>agraph 7#a71 k ( ! exi/5ce ( a        
/atutory provision1 or a regulation or  
requirem5t ( ! ,secret>y1 is n an elem5t

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