1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Pipeline Inspection Enforcement Act of 2014”.
Pipeline Inspection Enforcement Act of 2014
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for the inspection of pipeline facilities that are transferred by sale and pipeline facilities that are abandoned, and for other purposes.
2. Pipeline inspections
In general— Section 60108 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(e) Inspection of transferred pipeline facilities—With respect to a pipeline facility that is transferred by sale, the Secretary shall require by regulation that—
“(1) not later than 180 days after the date of the sale, the person purchasing the facility conduct an inspection of the facility to confirm the status of any pipeline listed as active or abandoned; and
“(2) the regulatory authority responsible for inspections of the facility ensure that the inspection described in paragraph (1) is conducted.
“(f) Inspection of abandoned pipeline facilities—With respect to a pipeline facility that newly lists a pipeline as abandoned, the Secretary shall require by regulation that the regulatory authority responsible for inspections of the facility, together with the person owning or operating the facility, conduct an inspection of the facility to confirm the status of the pipeline as abandoned.”
Applicability— The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to a pipeline facility that is transferred or listed as abandoned after the date of enactment of this Act.