93 STAT. 1008
Funds withholding.
Funds allocation.
Payment methods.
Certification, applicability.
Notice; hearing.
Agreement termination. Publication in Federal Register.
PUBLIC LAW 96-129—NOV. 30, 1979
shall cooperate fully in any monitoring of their programs under this subsection. (d)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, if an application submitted not later than September 30 in any calendar year, the Secretary shall pay out of funds appropriated or otherwise made available up to 50 percent of the cost of the personnel, equipment, and activities of a State agency reasonably required during the following calendar year to carry out a safety program under a certification under subsection (a) or an agreement under subsection O?) of this section; or to act as agent of the Secretary with respect to interstate pipeline facilities. The Secretary may, after notice and consultation with a State agency, withhold all or any part of the funds for a particular State agency if he determines that such State agency (A) is not satisfactorily carrying out a safety program under a certification under subsection (a) or an agreement under subsection (b) of this section, or (B) is not satisfactorily acting as agent of the Secretary with respect to interstate pipeline facilities. No such payment may be made unless the State agency making application under this subsection gives assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that the State agency will provide the remaining cost of such a safety program and that the aggregate expenditures of funds of the State, exclusive of Federal grants, for hazardous liquid pipeline safety programs will be maintained at a level which does not fall below the average level of such expenditures for the last 2 fiscal years preceding the date of enactment of this section. (2) Funds authorized to be appropriated by section 214 of this title shall be allocated among the several States for payments to aid in the conduct of pipeline safety programs in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection. (3) Payments under this section may be made in installments, in advance or by way of reimbursement, with necessary adjustments on account of overpayments and underpayments. (4) The Secretary may, by regulation, provide for the form and manner of filing of applications under this section, and for such reporting and fiscal procedures as he deems necessary to assure the proper accounting for Federal funds. (e) A certification which is in effect under subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any new or amended Federal safety standard established for intrastate pipeline facilities or transportation of hazardous liquids associated with those facilities pursuant to this title after the date of such certification. The provisions of this title shall apply to any such new or amended Federal safety standard until the State agency has adopted such standard and has submitted an appropriate certification in accordance with provisions of subsection (a). (f) If after receipt of annual certification under subsection (a), the Secretary determines that the State agency is not satisfactorily enforcing compliance with Federal safety standards, he may, on reasonable notice and after opportunity for hearing, reject the certification or take such other action as he deems appropriate to achieve adequate enforcement including the assertion of Federal jurisdiction. When such notice is given by the Secretary, the burden of proof shall be upon the State agency to show that it is satisfactorily enforcing compliance with Federal safety standards. (g) Any agreement under subsection (b) may be terminated by the Secretary if, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, he finds that the State agency has failed to comply with any provision of such agreement. Such finding and termination shall be published in the
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