49 U.S.C. § 60125 — Authorization of appropriations

(a) Gas and Hazardous Liquid. (1) General funding. Using fees collected under section 60301, Congress authorizes money for the Secretary to carry out section 12 of the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002 and the parts of this chapter covering gas and hazardous liquid pipelines. For fiscal year 2021: $156,400,000 total, with $9,000,000 of that for section 12 of the 2002 Act and $63,000,000 for grants. For fiscal year 2022: $158,500,000 total, with $9,000,000 for section 12 and $66,000,000 for grants. For fiscal year 2023: $162,700,000 total, with $9,000,000 for section 12 and $69,000,000 for grants. (2) Trust fund amounts. On top of that, Congress authorizes more money from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, to cover section 12 of the 2002 Act and the hazardous liquid parts of this chapter. For fiscal year 2021: $27,000,000 total, with $3,000,000 for section 12 and $11,000,000 for grants. For fiscal year 2022: $27,650,000 total, with $3,000,000 for section 12 and $12,000,000 for grants. For fiscal year 2023: $28,700,000 total, with $3,000,000 for section 12 and $13,000,000 for grants. (3) Underground natural gas storage facility safety account. Using fees collected under section 60302, Congress authorizes $8,000,000 for each fiscal year from 2021 through 2023, for the Secretary to carry out section 60141 (underground gas storage safety). (4) Recruitment and retention. Out of the money authorized under paragraphs (1) and (2), the Secretary must spend: (A) $1,520,000 on section 102(b)(1) of the PIPES Act of 2020 — $1,292,000 of it from paragraph (1)(A)'s money and $228,000 from paragraph (2)(A)'s money; (B) $2,300,000 on section 102(b)(2)(A) of the PIPES Act of 2020 — $1,955,000 from paragraph (1)(A) and $345,000 from paragraph (2)(A); (C) $1,600,000 on section 102(b)(2)(B) — $1,360,000 from paragraph (1)(B) and $240,000 from paragraph (2)(B); (D) $1,800,000 on section 102(b)(2)(C) — $1,530,000 from paragraph (1)(C) and $270,000 from paragraph (2)(C); (E) $2,455,000 on section 102(c) for fiscal year 2021 — $2,086,750 from paragraph (1)(A) and $368,250 from paragraph (2)(A); (F) the same $2,455,000 on section 102(c) for fiscal year 2022 — $2,086,750 from paragraph (1)(B) and $368,250 from paragraph (2)(B); and (G) the same $2,455,000 on section 102(c) for fiscal year 2023 — $2,086,750 from paragraph (1)(C) and $368,250 from paragraph (2)(C). (b) Emergency Response Grants. (1) The Secretary may set up a grant program for state, county, and local governments in "high consequence areas" (as the Secretary defines them), to fund emergency response management, training, and technical help. Any training these grants pay for must make sure emergency responders can protect nearby people, property, and the environment from gas or hazardous liquid pipeline accidents, following existing regulations. (2) Congress authorizes $10,000,000 for each fiscal year from 2021 through 2023 to run this grant program. (c) Crediting Appropriations for Expenditures for Training. The Secretary can add money the government receives from outside sources — as reimbursement for training expenses the Secretary paid — back into the budget authorized under subsection (a).