120 STAT. 3498
PUBLIC LAW 109–468—DEC. 29, 2006
(2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (b) and (c), respectively. (c) EMERGENCY RESPONSE GRANTS.—Section 60125(b) (as redesignated by subsection (b)(2) of this section) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘To the extent that such grants are used to train emergency responders, such training shall ensure that emergency responders have the ability to protect nearby persons, property, and the environment from the effects of accidents or incidents involving gas or hazardous liquid pipelines, in accordance with existing regulations.’’; and (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking ‘‘$6,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘2003 through 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘2007 through 2010’’. (d) ONE-CALL NOTIFICATION PROGRAMS.—Section 6107 is amended— (1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2003 through 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2007 through 2010’’; and (2) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘for fiscal years 2003 through 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘for fiscal years 2007 through 2010’’. (e) INSPECTOR STAFFING.—The Secretary shall ensure that the number of positions for pipeline inspection and enforcement personnel at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration does not fall below 100 for fiscal year 2007, 111 for fiscal year 2008, 123 for fiscal year 2009, and 135 for fiscal year 2010. 49 USC 60102 note. Deadline.
SEC. 19. STANDARDS TO IMPLEMENT NTSB RECOMMENDATIONS.
49 USC 60117 note.
SEC. 20. ACCIDENT REPORTING FORM.
Not later than June 1, 2008, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue standards that implement the following recommendations contained in the National Transportation Safety Board’s report entitled ‘‘Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) in Liquid Pipelines’’ and adopted November 29, 2005: (1) Implementation of the American Petroleum Institute’s Recommended Practice 165 for the use of graphics on the supervisory control and data acquisition screens. (2) Implementation of a standard for pipeline companies to review and audit alarms on monitoring equipment. (3) Implementation of standards for pipeline controller training that include simulator or noncomputerized simulations for controller recognition of abnormal pipeline operating conditions, in particular, leak events. Not later than December 31, 2007, the Secretary of Transportation shall amend accident reporting forms to require operators of gas and hazardous liquid pipelines to provide data related to controller fatigue. SEC. 21. LEAK DETECTION TECHNOLOGY STUDY.
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Not later than December 31, 2007, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to Congress a report on leak detection systems utilized by operators of hazardous liquid pipelines. The report shall include a discussion of the inadequacies of current leak detection systems, including their ability to detect ruptures and small leaks that are ongoing or intermittent, and what can be done to foster
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