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[CITE: 49USC60124]

 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                        SUBTITLE VIII--PIPELINES
 
                           CHAPTER 601--SAFETY
 
Sec. 60124. Biennial reports

    (a) Submission and Contents.--Not later than August 15, 1997, and 
every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit 
to Congress a report on carrying out this chapter for the 2 immediately 
preceding calendar years for gas and a report on carrying out this 
chapter for such period for hazardous liquid. Each report shall include 
the following information about the prior year for gas or hazardous 
liquid, as appropriate:
        (1) a thorough compilation of the leak repairs, accidents, and 
    casualties and a statement of cause when investigated and 
    established by the National Transportation Safety Board.
        (2) a list of applicable pipeline safety standards prescribed 
    under this chapter including identification of standards prescribed 
    during the year.
        (3) a summary of the reasons for each waiver granted under 
    section 60118(c) and (d) of this title.
        (4) an evaluation of the degree of compliance with applicable 
    safety standards, including a list of enforcement actions and 
    compromises of alleged violations by location and company name.
        (5) a summary of outstanding problems in carrying out this 
    chapter, in order of priority.
        (6) an analysis and evaluation of--
            (A) research activities, including their policy 
        implications, completed as a result of the United States 
        Government and private sponsorship; and
            (B) technological progress in safety achieved.

        (7) a list, with a brief statement of the issues, of completed 
    or pending judicial actions under this chapter.
        (8) the extent to which technical information was distributed to 
    the scientific community and consumer-oriented information was made 
    available to the public.
        (9) a compilation of certifications filed under section 60105 of 
    this title that were--
            (A) in effect; or
            (B) rejected in any part by the Secretary and a summary of 
        the reasons for each rejection.

        (10) a compilation of agreements made under section 60106 of 
    this title that were--
            (A) in effect; or
            (B) ended in any part by the Secretary and a summary of the 
        reasons for ending each agreement.

        (11) a description of the number and qualifications of State 
    pipeline safety inspectors in each State for which a certification 
    under section 60105 of this title or an agreement under section 
    60106 of this title is in effect and the number and qualifications 
    of inspectors the Secretary recommends for that State.
        (12) recommendations for legislation the Secretary considers 
    necessary--
            (A) to promote cooperation among the States in improving--
                (i) gas pipeline safety; or
                (ii) hazardous liquid pipeline safety programs; and

            (B) to strengthen the national gas pipeline safety program.

    (b) Submission of One Report.--The Secretary may submit one report 
to carry out subsection (a) of this section.

(Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1326; Pub. L. 104-
66, title I, Sec. 1121(l), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 724; Pub. L. 104-
304, Sec. 15(a), Oct. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 3803.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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60124(a)..............................  49 App.:1683(a).                 Aug. 1
2, 1968, Pub. L. 90-481, Sec.
                                                                          16(a)
, 82 Stat. 728; Oct. 11, 1976,
                                                                          Pub. 
L. 94-477, Sec.  7, 90 Stat.
                                                                          2075;
 Nov. 30, 1979, Pub. L. 96-129,
                                                                          Secs.
  104(b), 107, 109(l), (m), 93
                                                                          Stat.
 992, 995, 997; Oct. 11, 1984,
                                                                          Pub. 
L. 98-464, Sec.  3(a), 98 Stat.
                                                                          1821;
 Oct. 24, 1992, Pub. L. 102-508,
                                                                          Sec. 
 110(b), 106 Stat. 3295.
                                        49 App.:1683(b).                 Aug. 1
2, 1968, Pub. L. 90-481, Sec.
                                                                          16(b)
, 82 Stat. 728; Nov. 30, 1979,
                                                                          Pub. 
L. 96-129, Sec.  104(b), 93 Stat.
                                                                          992.
                                        49 App.:2012(a).                 Nov. 3
0, 1979, Pub. L. 96-129, Sec.
                                                                          213(a
), 93 Stat. 1013; Oct. 11, 1984,
                                                                          Pub. 
L. 98-464, Sec.  3(b), 98 Stat.
                                                                          1821;
 Oct. 24, 1992, Pub. L. 102-508,
                                                                          Sec. 
 209(b), 106 Stat. 3304.
                                        49 App.:2012(b).                 Nov. 3
0, 1979, Pub. L. 96-129, Sec.
                                                                          213(b
), (c), 93 Stat. 1014.
60124(b)..............................  49 App.:2012(c).
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    In subsection (a), before clause (1), the words ``prepare and'' and 
``comprehensive'' are omitted as surplus. The words ``the following 
information'' are added for clarity. The words ``about the prior year'' 
are substituted for ``occurring in such year'', ``established or in 
effect in such year'', ``during such year'', and ``during the preceding 
calendar year'' to eliminate unnecessary words. In clause (2), the word 
``Federal'' is omitted as surplus. The word ``prescribed'' is 
substituted for ``established or in effect'' and ``established'' for 
consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United 
States Code and to eliminate unnecessary words. The word ``newly'' is 
omitted as surplus. In clause (4), the words ``for the transportation of 
gas and pipeline facilities'' in 49 App.:1683(a)(4) and ``for the 
transportation of hazardous liquids and pipeline facilities'' in 49 
App.:2012(a)(4) are omitted because of the restatement. In clause (5), 
the words ``in carrying out'' are substituted for ``confronting the 
administration of'' for consistency. In clause (9), before subclause 
(A), the words ``by State agencies (including municipalities)'' are 
omitted as surplus. In clauses (9)(B) and (10)(B), the words ``in any 
part'' are added for clarity. In clause (10), before subclause (A), the 
words ``with State agencies (including municipalities)'' are omitted as 
surplus. In clause (12), before subclause (A), the word ``additional'' 
is omitted as surplus. In subclause (A), the word ``several'' is omitted 
as surplus.
    In subsection (b), the words ``annual'' and ``the report 
requirements of'' are omitted as surplus.


                               Amendments

    1996--Pub. L. 104-304, Sec. 15(a)(1), substituted ``Biennial'' for 
``Annual'' in section catchline.
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-304, Sec. 15(a)(2), inserted first sentence 
and struck out former first sentence which read as follows: ``The 
Secretary of Transportation shall submit to Congress not later than 
August 15 of each odd-numbered year a report on carrying out this 
chapter for the prior calendar year for gas and a report on carrying out 
this chapter for the prior calendar year for hazardous liquid.''
    1995--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-66 substituted ``of each odd-numbered 
year'' for ``of each year'' in first sentence of introductory 
provisions.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 6104 of this title.
