Sec. 21. GAS AND HAZARDOUS LIQUID GATHERING LINES

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## SEC. 21 GAS AND HAZARDOUS LIQUID GATHERING LINES ###

(a)Review The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a review of existing Federal and State regulations for gas and hazardous liquid gathering lines located onshore and offshore in the United States, including within the inlets of the Gulf of Mexico. ###

(b)Report to Congress ####

(1)In general Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the review. ####

(2)Recommendations The report shall include the Secretary’s recommendations with respect to— #####

(A)the sufficiency of existing Federal and State laws and regulations to ensure the safety of gas and hazardous liquid gathering lines; #####

(B)the economic impacts, technical practicability, and challenges of applying existing Federal regulations to gathering lines that are not currently subject to Federal regulation when compared to the public safety benefits; and #####

(C)subject to a risk-based assessment, the need to modify or revoke existing exemptions from Federal regulation for gas and hazardous liquid gathering lines. ###

(c)Offshore Gathering Lines Section 60108(c) is amended by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(8) > > If, after reviewing existing Federal and State regulations for hazardous liquid gathering lines located offshore in the United States, including within the inlets of the Gulf of Mexico, the Secretary determines it is appropriate, the Secretary shall issue regulations, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, subjecting offshore hazardous liquid gathering lines and hazardous liquid gathering lines located within the inlets of the Gulf of Mexico to the same standards and regulations as other hazardous liquid gathering lines. The regulations issued under this paragraph shall not apply to production pipelines or flow lines.” > .