Sec. 6. PUBLIC EDUCATION AND AWARENESS
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## SEC. 6 PUBLIC EDUCATION AND AWARENESS ###
(a)National Pipeline Mapping System Section 60132 is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(d) Map of High-consequence Areas > > The Secretary shall— > > > #### “(1) > > maintain, as part of the National Pipeline Mapping System, a map of designated high-consequence areas (as described in section 60109(a)) in which pipelines are required to meet integrity management program regulations, excluding any proprietary or sensitive security information; and > > > #### “(2) > > update the map biennially. > > > ### “(e) Program To Promote Awareness of National Pipeline Mapping System > > Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall develop and implement a program promoting greater awareness of the existence of the National Pipeline Mapping System to State and local emergency responders and other interested parties. The program shall include guidance on how to use the National Pipeline Mapping System to locate pipelines in communities and local jurisdictions.” > . ###
(b)Information to Emergency Response Agencies **[**[49 U.S.C. 60132 note](/us/usc/t49/s60132)**]** ####
(1)Guidance Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue guidance to owners and operators of pipeline facilities on the importance of providing system-specific information about their pipeline facilities to emergency response agencies of the communities and jurisdictions in which those facilities are located. ####
(2)Consultation Before issuing guidance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with owners and operators of pipeline facilities to determine the extent to which the owners and operators are already providing system-specific information about their pipeline facilities to emergency response agencies. ###
(c)Response Plans ####
(1)In general Chapter 601 is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ## “SEC. 60138 Response plans > > **[**[49 U.S.C. 60138](/us/usc/t49/s60138)**]** > > > ### “(a) In General > > The Secretary of Transportation shall— > > > #### “(1) > > maintain on file a copy of the most recent response plan (as defined in part 194 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations) prepared by an owner or operator of a pipeline facility; and > > > #### “(2) > > provide upon written request to a person a copy of the plan, which may exclude, as the Secretary determines appropriate— > > > ##### “(A) > > proprietary information; > > > ##### “(B) > > security-sensitive information, including information described in section 1520.5(a) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations; > > > ##### “(C) > > specific response resources and tactical resource deployment plans; and > > > ##### “(D) > > the specific amount and location of worst case discharges (as defined in part 194 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations), including the process by which an owner or operator determines the worst case discharge. > > > ### “(b) Relationship to FOIA > > Nothing in this section may be construed to require disclosure of information or records that are exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 5.” > . ####
(2)Clerical amendment The analysis for chapter 601 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 60137 the following:“60138. Response plans.”.
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