text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Durham Woods Natural Gas Pipeline 
  Safety Act of 1994''.
  
  SEC. 2. INCREASED INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS IN HIGH-DENSITY POPULATION 
                AREAS.
  
      (a) Instrumented Internal Inspection Devices.--Section 3(g)(2) of 
  the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (49 U.S.C. App. 1672(g)(2)) 
  is amended by inserting ``, not less than once every 7 years,'' after 
  ``requiring the periodic inspection''.
      (b) Additional Inspections.--Section 3 of the Natural Gas Pipeline 
  Safety Act of 1968 (49 U.S.C. App. 1672) is amended by adding at the 
  end the following new subsection:
      ``(l) Additional Inspection Requirements.--Within 2 years after the 
  date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall issue 
  regulations requiring that each operator of transmission pipelines--
              ``(1) establish a program for observing from the air, or 
          inspecting from the ground, or both, at least once every month, 
          the surface conditions on and adjacent to the right-of-way of 
          all of such operator's transmission pipelines identified 
          pursuant to subsection (i) for indications of leaks, 
          construction, and other circumstances affecting safety or 
          operation; and
              ``(2) place line markers along the rights-of-way of all of 
          such operator's transmission pipelines identified pursuant to 
          subsection (i), unless such placement is impractical.''.
  
  SEC. 3. DAMAGE REPORTING.
  
      Section 20(g)(2) of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (49 
  U.S.C. App. 1687(g)(2)) is amended--
              (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
              (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
          and
              (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
          subparagraph:
                      ``(B) a natural gas pipeline facility and does not 
                  report the damage promptly to the operator of the 
                  pipeline facility or other appropriate authorities; 
                  or''.
  
  SEC. 4. INCREASED PENALTIES.
  
      (a) Criminal Penalties.--(1) Section 20(g) of the Natural Gas 
  Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (49 U.S.C. App. 1687(g)) is amended by 
  striking ``5 years'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``10 years''.
      (2) Section 11(c) of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 
  (49 U.S.C. App. 1679a(c)) is amended--
              (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$25,000, imprisonment 
          for a term not to exceed 5 years'' and inserting in lieu 
          thereof ``$100,000, imprisonment for a term not to exceed 10 
          years'';
              (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$25,000, imprisonment 
          for a term not to exceed 15 years'' and inserting in lieu 
          thereof ``$100,000, imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 
          years''; and
              (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``$5,000, imprisonment 
          for a term not to exceed 1 year'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
          ``$50,000, imprisonment for a term not to exceed 5 years''.
      (b) Civil Penalties.--Section 11(a) of the Natural Gas Pipeline 
  Safety Act of 1968 (49 U.S.C. App. 1679a(a)) is amended--
              (1) in paragraph (1)--
                      (A) by striking ``or section 20(h)'' and inserting 
                  in lieu thereof ``, section 20(h), or section 22(a)'';
                      (B) by striking ``$25,000'' and inserting in lieu 
                  thereof ``$50,000''; and
                      (C) by striking ``$500,000'' and inserting in lieu 
                  thereof ``$1,000,000''; and
              (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$50,000'' and inserting 
          in lieu thereof ``$100,000''.
  
  SEC. 5. PUBLIC AWARENESS.
  
      Section 18(a) of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (49 
  U.S.C. App. 1685(a)) is amended--
              (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Each person who''; and
              (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
      ``(2) The Secretary shall, to the extent provided in advance in 
  appropriations Acts, make grants to States for the promotion of public 
  awareness of the dangers of excavating near natural gas pipelines by 
  advertising in the media and other means.''.
  
  SEC. 6. PIPELINE SAFETY STUDY.
  
      (a) Study.--The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a 
  comprehensive study on the safety of all natural gas transmission 
  pipelines in the State of New Jersey. Such study shall address, at a 
  minimum--
              (1) increasing population encroachment on pipeline rights-
          of-way;
              (2) environmental concerns;
              (3) financial pressures on the pipeline industry to control 
          their costs; and
              (4) the feasibility of utilizing remotely operated or 
          automatic shut-off valves, and their appropriate spacing.
      (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
  enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit 
  to the Congress a report containing the results of the study conducted 
  under subsection (a).
  
  SEC. 7. RISK ASSESSMENT.
  
      (a) Assessment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct an 
  assessment of the risks to public safety and the environment posed by 
  the transportation of natural gas by pipeline. Such assessment shall--
              (1) rank the risks identified by the Secretary in terms of 
          their probability of occurrence and the severity of their 
          likely consequences, and in terms of any other factors the 
          Secretary considers relevant;
              (2) identify and prioritize technically feasible and 
          economically justified actions that should be taken to lessen 
          the risks identified; and
              (3) address, at a minimum--
                      (A) inspection by instrumented internal inspection 
                  devices;
                      (B) installation of emergency flow restricting 
                  devices;
                      (C) inspection and burial of underwater pipelines; 
                  and
                      (D) inspection and replacement of cast iron 
                  pipelines.
      (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
  enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit 
  to the Congress a report including the assessment required under 
  subsection (a) and a plan for actions proposed by the Secretary to 
  address each risk identified in the assessment.
  
  SEC. 8. MAPPING.
  
      The National Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (49 U.S.C. App. 1671-
  1688) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
  
  ``SEC. 22. MAPPING.
  
      ``(a) Location of Transmission Pipelines.--The owner or operator of 
  each of the Nation's transmission pipelines shall inform the Secretary 
  of the specific location of such transmission pipelines.
      ``(b) Comprehensive Mapping Program.--The Secretary, using the 
  information received under subsection (a) and any other information 
  available to the Secretary, shall develop a comprehensive mapping 
  program to identify the specific location of all of the Nation's 
  transmission pipelines. The program shall include information on the 
  proximity of transmission pipelines to high-density population areas, 
  environmentally sensitive areas, water intakes, and other appropriate 
  areas or facilities. The Secretary shall establish an electronic data 
  base for the comprehensive mapping program, and shall ensure that such 
  data base is available to the public in an appropriate manner.
      ``(c) Security.--The Secretary shall ensure the security of the 
  program developed under subsection (b) against terrorism, sabotage, and 
  other threats.''.
target: Durham Woods Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1994 - Amends the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 to instruct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations requiring: (1) periodic inspections of natural gas pipeline facilities with the use of instrumented internal inspection devices at least once every seven years in high-density population areas; and (2) transmission pipeline operators to institute a monthly inspection program for hazards and line markers along pipeline rights-of-way. 
  Declares it is a criminal offense to knowingly damage a natural gas pipeline facility and subsequently fail to report such damage. Increases the civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act. 
  Directs the Secretary to:  (1) make grants to the States to promote public awareness programs regarding the dangers of excavating near natural gas pipelines; (2) study and report to the Congress on the safety of all natural gas transmission pipelines in the State of New Jersey and on an assessment of the risks to public safety and the environment posed by natural gas pipeline transportation; and (3) develop a comprehensive mapping program to identify the specific location of all transmission pipelines in the country.
feat_title: Durham Woods Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1994