49 U.S.C. § 60107 — State pipeline safety grants
submitted 32 years ago by Pub. L. 103-272 to r/title-49-TRANSPORTATION · 382 words · no verdicts yet
The Secretary pays up to 80 percent of a state authority’s pipeline safety program costs. A state authority must apply by September 30 to receive funding for the next calendar year. The Secretary may withhold payment if the authority is not carrying out its program or acting as the Secretary’s agent satisfactorily.
(a) General Authority. If a state authority applies by September 30 of a calendar year, the Secretary of Transportation must pay up to 80 percent of the reasonable cost of the people, equipment, and activities the authority needs during the next calendar year to: (1) carry out a safety program under a certification under section 60105 or an agreement under section 60106; or (2) act as the Secretary’s agent for interstate gas pipeline facilities or interstate hazardous liquid pipeline facilities.
(b) Payments. After notifying and consulting with a state authority, the Secretary may withhold any part of a payment if the Secretary decides that the authority is not carrying out a safety program satisfactorily or is not acting satisfactorily as an agent. The Secretary may pay an authority under this section only if the authority assures the Secretary that it will provide the remaining costs of the safety program, unless the Secretary waives that requirement.
(c) Apportionment and Method of Payment. The Secretary must divide the amount appropriated for this section among the states. A payment may be made in installments, in advance, or as reimbursement.
(d) Additional Authority and Considerations.
(1) The Secretary may prescribe: (A) the form of an application and how to file it; (B) reporting and financial procedures the Secretary considers necessary to account properly for government money; and (C) qualifications a state must meet to receive a payment, including qualifications for state employees who perform inspection activities under sections 60105 or 60106.
(2) The qualifications under paragraph (1)(C) may: (A) consider an employee’s experience and training; (B) require training or other requirements; and (C) allow conditional approval of qualifications until specified requirements are met.
(e) Repurposing of Funds. If a state program’s certification is rejected under section 60105(f), or the program is otherwise suspended or interrupted, the Secretary may use any undistributed, deobligated, or recovered funds authorized under this section to carry out pipeline safety activities for that state within the period of availability for those funds.
If a State authority files an application not later than September 30 of a calendar year, the Secretary of Transportation shall pay not more than 80 percent of the cost of the personnel, equipment, and activities the authority reasonably requires during the next calendar year—
to carry out a safety program under a certification under section 60105 of this title or an agreement under section 60106 of this title; or
to act as an agent of the Secretary on interstate gas pipeline facilities or interstate hazardous liquid pipeline facilities.
After notifying and consulting with a State authority, the Secretary may withhold any part of a payment when the Secretary decides that the authority is not carrying out satisfactorily a safety program or not acting satisfactorily as an agent. The Secretary may pay an authority under this section only when the authority ensures the Secretary that it will provide the remaining costs of a safety program, except when the Secretary waives this requirement.
The Secretary shall apportion the amount appropriated to carry out this section among the States. A payment may be made under this section in installments, in advance, or on a reimbursable basis.
The Secretary may prescribe—
the form of, and way of filing, an application under this section;
reporting and fiscal procedures the Secretary considers necessary to ensure the proper accounting of money of the Government; and
qualifications for a State to meet to receive a payment under this section, including qualifications for State employees who perform inspection activities under section 60105 or 60106 of this title.
The qualifications prescribed under paragraph (1)(C) of this subsection may—
consider the experience and training of the employee;
order training or other requirements; and
provide for approval of qualifications on a conditional basis until specified requirements are met.
If a State program’s certification is rejected under section 60105(f) or such program is otherwise suspended or interrupted, the Secretary may use any undistributed, deobligated, or recovered funds authorized under this section to carry out pipeline safety activities for that State within the period of availability for such funds.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1311; Pub. L. 104–304, § 20(c), Oct. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 3804; Pub. L. 109–468, § 2(c), (d), Dec. 29, 2006, 120 Stat. 3489; Pub. L. 112–90, § 19, Jan. 3, 2012, 125 Stat. 1916; Pub. L. 114–183, § 17, June 22, 2016, 130 Stat. 526.)
- 1994Enacted · Pub. L. 103-272 · 108 Stat. 1311
- 1996Amended · Pub. L. 104-304 · 110 Stat. 3804
- 2006Amended · Pub. L. 109-468 · 120 Stat. 3489
- 2012Amended · Pub. L. 112-90 · 125 Stat. 1916
- 2016Amended · Pub. L. 114-183 · 130 Stat. 526
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 103-272 on 1994-07-05.
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