Disclosure of safety data

Section 60132 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by striking subsection (a) and inserting subparagraph (A); (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subparagraph (C) and indenting appropriately; (3) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (4), in the second sentence, by striking The Secretary and inserting the following: (B) Notice requirement With respect to data requested from operators under subparagraph (A)(vi), the Secretary; (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as clauses (i), (ii), (v), and (vi), respectively, and indenting appropriately; (C) by inserting after clause (ii) (as so redesignated) the following: (iii) Information on the matters described in paragraph (2)(E). (iv) The location and type of any valves installed on the pipeline.; and (D) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so redesignated)— (i) by striking and gathering lines; (ii) by striking of Transportation; and (iii) by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through this section, the and inserting the following: (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Class location The term class location means a class location described in section 192.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation). (2) Covered facility The term covered facility means— (A) a covered pipeline (as defined in section 60109(c)(12)(A)); (B) a liquefied natural gas pipeline facility; and (C) an underground natural gas storage facility. (3) High consequence area The term high consequence area means— (A) with respect to a gas pipeline facility, a high consequence area (as defined in section 192.903 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)); and (B) with respect to a hazardous liquid pipeline facility or relevant carbon dioxide pipeline facility, a high consequence area (as defined in section 195.450 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)). (4) Maximum allowable operating pressure The term maximum allowable operating pressure has the meaning given the term in section 192.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation). (5) Maximum operating pressure The term maximum operating pressure has the meaning given the term in section 195.2 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation). (6) Moderate consequence area The term moderate consequence area has the meaning given the term in section 192.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation). (7) Potential impact area The term potential impact area means the area in which the potential failure of a pipeline may be expected to have a significant impact on persons, property, or the environment (as defined in section 2 of the Pipeline Accountability Act of 2025). (8) Potential impact radius The term potential impact radius has the meaning given the term in section 192.903 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation). (b) Information To be provided (1) Information to be provided to the Secretary (A) In general The; (4) in subsection (b) (as so designated), by adding at the end the following: (2) Information to be provided to the public (A) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Pipeline Accountability Act of 2025, each operator of a covered facility shall provide to the public, free of charge, on a publicly accessible website, in a simple and consolidated form— (i) information about the substances being transported by pipelines managed by the operator, including any blended products, any relevant odorants, and any contaminants; (ii) the plans that have been made for the decommissioning of— (I) each abandoned pipeline of the operator; and (II) each removed or remediated pipeline of the operator; (iii) contact information for the operator and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; (iv) relevant portions of operator emergency response plans needed by the public to prepare State, local, commercial, nonprofit, and personal emergency response plans; (v) information about how far buildings are required to be set back from a pipeline; and (vi) for carbon dioxide pipelines— (I) the results of any dispersion modeling performed; and (II) any estimates of the zone in which carbon dioxide concentrations could be fatal in the event of a pipeline rupture. (B) Updates The information provided under subparagraph (A) shall be updated as necessary, but not less frequently than once each year. (C) Annual notification (i) In general Each operator of a covered facility shall, not less frequently than annually, provide to the recipients described in clause (ii) a notification that includes all information described in subparagraph (A) with respect to the covered facility. (ii) Recipients described The recipients referred to in clause (i) are— (I) the Secretary; (II) the owners of all occupied residences and operational commercial structures that, in the determination of the Secretary, could be impacted by a rupture or explosion of the applicable covered facility; (III) any tenants of those structures; and (IV) relevant first responders. (iii) Requirement A notification under clause (i) shall include— (I) a description of the changes from the previous notification provided under that clause, if applicable; (II) a statement of the relevant— (aa) legal duties of the operator; and (bb) legal rights of, as applicable— (AA) the owners and residents of the occupied residences; or (BB) the owners, tenants, and manager of the operational commercial structure; and (III) a statement informing the recipient of the additional information that the recipient may request under subparagraph (D). (D) Additional information On the request of any person, an operator of a pipeline facility shall provide to that person— (i) the information described in subparagraph (A) with respect to all pipeline facilities of the operator; and (ii) pipeline safety information, including— (I) information on the matters described in subparagraph (E) with respect to each pipeline facility operated by the operator; (II) educational material relating to the matters described in that subparagraph to better inform the public about the information disclosed under subclause (I), provided in a simple and consolidated form; and (III) a description of how the information described in subclause (I) was acquired or determined, including any formulas used and any tests carried out. (E) Matters described The matters referred to in subparagraph (D)(ii)(I) and paragraph (1)(A)(iii) include— (i) high consequence areas; (ii) moderate consequence areas; (iii) potential impact radii and potential impact areas; (iv) class locations; (v) pipe size; (vi) the date of pipeline construction; (vii) the history of incidents, accidents, and repairs on the pipeline; (viii) geohazards that may impact pipeline safety; (ix) pressure information, including— (I) maximum operating pressure; and (II) maximum allowable operating pressure; (x) with respect to gathering lines, the types of gathering lines, including Type A, Type B, Type C, and Type R pipelines; (xi) the health, safety, and environment management programs of the operator; and (xii) any other matter that— (I) relates to the safety and reliability of a pipeline facility under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; and (II) in the determination of the Secretary, is in the public interest to be disclosed. (F) Deadline Not later than 90 days after receiving a request under subparagraph (D), an operator of a pipeline facility shall provide the information required to be disclosed under that subparagraph to the person making the request. (3) Rulemaking Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Pipeline Accountability Act of 2025, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations to carry out this subsection, including providing for standardized formats for operators to release information to the public.; (5) in subsection (d)— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking high-consequence and inserting high consequence; (B) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking high-consequence areas (as described in section 60109(a)) and inserting high consequence areas; and (ii) by striking and at the end; (C) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting; and; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (3) make the map available to the public on an internet website, in a machine-readable format, as part of the National Pipeline Mapping System Public Map Viewer or at an alternative location.; and (6) in subsection (f), by striking subsection (a) and inserting subsection (b)(1).