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H.R. 2092 · 99th Congress · enacted

A bill to amend the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 and the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1986 and 1987, and for other purposes.

Became Public Law No: 99-516.

Latest official action 1986-10-22 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

Amends the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 and the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 to authorize appropriations for FY 1986 and 1987. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to take into account the extent to which a qualifying State agency exercises jurisdiction over intrastate pipeline facilities when the Secretary allocates appropriated funds. Amends the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 to repeal appropriations authorized for FY 1980 and 1981. Amends the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 and the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 to require that annual reports submitted to the Secretary of Transportation by State agencies having safety jurisdiction over intrastate pipeline transportation include property damage incidents which exceed an amount established by regulation (currently the amount, $5,000, is established by such Act).

Congressional Research Service · 1985-04-17

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