,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hjej  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bd1 #bjbf,ms4
 ,houlahan 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,meuser1  
,ms4 ,dean of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,kelly
 of ,pennsylvania1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,mr4  
,mackenzie1 ,mr4 ,deluzio1 ,mr4         
,thompson of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,boyle 
of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 and
 ,mr4 ,evans of ,pennsylvania7          
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 direct owners and        
operators of gas distribution pipeline  
facilities to assess systems for the    
presence of ,aldyl-,a polyethylene1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          

,preventing ,future ,vintage ,plastic   
,pipeline ,tragedies ,act4  #b4         
,aldyl-,a pipelines  7a7 ,assessment of 
aldyl-a polyethylene piping ,not later  
than #c years after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 each owner or   
operator of a gas distribution pipeline 
facility shall assess its system for the
 presence of ,aldyl-,a polyethylene4    
7b7 ,limitation  7#a7 ,in general ,the  
,secretary shall not require owners and 
operators of gas distribution pipeline  
facilities to conduct excavation        
activities for the purpose of the       
assessment required under subsection    
7a74  7#b7 ,savings provision ,nothing  
in this subsection affects the authority
 of the ,secretary under--  7,a7 section
 #fjaab of title #di1 ,united ,states   
,code2 or  7,b7 subsection 7m7 or 7p7 of
 section #fjaag of that title4  7c7     
,reporting ,not later than #c years     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 each owner or operator of a       
pipeline facility described in          

subsection 7a7 shall submit to the      
,secretary the estimated total pipeline 
mileage identified by the owner or      
operator as ,aldyl-,a polyethylene      
piping4  7d7 ,state pipeline safety     
program certifications ,section         
#fjaje7;b77#i77;,a7 of title #di1       
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking of cast iron and bare steel    
pipelines and inserting the following3  
of-- 7i7 cast iron and bare steel       
pipelines2 and  7ii7 pipelines          
constructed of historic plastics with   
known safety issues  4  7e7 ,evaluation 
of risk in distribution integrity       
management programs ,section            
#fjaji7;e77#g77;,a77i7 of title #di1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking presence of cast iron pipes and
 mains in the distribution system2 and  
and inserting the following3  presence1 
in the distribution system1 of pipes and
 mains made of-- 7,i7 cast iron2  7,,ii7
 unprotected steel2  7,,iii7 wrought    
iron2 or  7,,iv7 historic plastics with 

known safety issues2 and  4