110 STAT. 3800 PUBLIC LAW 104-304—OCT. 12, 1996 "(e) REPORT.— Not later than March 31, 2000, the Secretary shall transmit to the Congress a report on the results of the demonstration projects carried out under this section that includes— "(1) an evaluation of each such demonstration project, including an evaluation of the performance of each participant in that project with respect to safety and environmental protection; and "(2) recommendations concerning whether the applications of risk management demonstrated under the demonstration project should be incorporated into the Federal pipeline safety progrema under this chapter on a permanent basis.". If) CONFORMING AMENDMENT. —The analysis for chapter 601 is amended by adding at the end the following: "60126. Risk management.". SEC. 6. INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE. Section 60108 is amended— (1) by striking "transporting gas or hazardous Uquid or" in subsection (a)(1) each place it appears; (2) by striking the second sentence in subsection (b)(2); (3) by striking "NAVIGABLE WATERS" in the heading for subsection (c) and inserting "OTHER WATERS"; and (4) by striking clause (ii) of subsection (c)(2)(A) and inserting the following: "(ii) any other pipeline facility crossing under, over, or through waters where a substantial likelihood of commercial navigation exists, if the Secretary decides that the location of the facility in those waters could pose a hazard to navigation or public safety.". SEC. 7. HIGH-DENSITY POPULATION AREAS AND ENVIRONMENTALY SENSITIVE AREAS. (a) IDENTIFICATION.— Section 60109(a)(l)(B)(i) is amended by striking "a navigable waterway (as the Secretary defines by regulation)" and inserting 'Svaters where a substantial likelihood of commercial navigation exists". (b) UNUSUALLY SENSITIVE AREAS.— Section 60109(b) is amended to read as follows: "(b) AREAS To BE INCLUDED AS UNUSUALLY SENSITIVE.— When describing areas that are unusually sensitive to environmental damage if there is a hazardous Uquid pipeline accident, the Secretary shall consider areas where a pipeline rupture would likely cause permanent or long-term environmental damage, including— "(1) locations near pipeline rights-of-way that are critical to drinldng water, including intake locations for community water systems and critical sole source aquifer protection areas; and "(2) locations near pipeline rights-of-way that have been identified as critical wetlands, riverine or estuarine systems, national parks, wilderness areas, wildlife preservation areas or refuges, wild and scenic rivers, or critical habitat areas for threatened and endangered species.". SEC. 8. EXCESS FLOW VALVES. Section 60110 is amended— (1) by inserting ", if any," in the first sentence of subsection (b)(1) after "circumstances";
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