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Code · BILL · 119th Congress · S. 2975 (Reported in Senate) — To amend title 49, United States Code, to enhance the safety of pipeline transportation, and for other purposes. · Sec. 219

Sec. 219. Maximum allowable operating pressure records

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Until the report required under subsection (b)(1) and the rulemaking required under subsection
(c)(if determined necessary by the Secretary) are completed, the Secretary shall not require an owner or operator of a pipeline facility to reconfirm the maximum allowable operating pressure of a natural gas transmission pipeline pursuant to section 192.624 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), if the owner or operator confirms the material strength of the pipeline through prior testing conducted to a sufficient minimum pressure in accordance with prevailing safety standards and practices, including any applicable class location factors, and documented in contemporaneous records. The Secretary shall direct the existing maximum allowable operating pressure working group of the Administration (referred to in this subsection as the working group ) to continue producing a report containing recommendations on the contemporaneous records that are sufficient to confirm the material strength of a natural gas transmission pipeline through prior testing. For purposes of carrying out paragraph (1), the working group shall be composed of the members of the working group as of January 1, 2025. In preparing the report required under paragraph (1), the working group— shall consider historical practices and all available research conducted regarding minimum pressure and contemporaneous records on transmission pipelines; may consider the need for any additional research or analyses necessary to demonstrate the adequacy of any strength testing performed; and shall consider the investigation, report, and recommendations of the National Transportation Safety Board following the San Bruno pipeline explosion. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the working group shall submit to the Secretary and the appropriate committees of Congress the report produced under paragraph (1), including any minority views. Not later than 1 year after receiving the report described in subsection (b)(1), if the Secretary determines necessary, the Secretary, after providing notice and opportunity for comment, shall promulgate standards revising the requirements addressing the records necessary to confirm the maximum allowable operating pressure of a natural gas transmission pipeline segment. The rulemaking under paragraph
(1)shall not delay the date by which pipeline operators must comply with maximum allowable operating pressure reconfirmation regulations with respect to their natural gas transmission pipeline segments under section 192.624 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act).
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