H.R. 9338
Pipeline Safety Authorization Act of 2026
Sponsor: Randy K. Weber, Sr. · 0 cosponsors
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(a) Compliance and waivers. Section 60118(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
(C) Limitation on terms. The Secretary shall impose no terms on a waiver under this paragraph that do not apply to known pipeline safety risks applicable to the standard being waived under subparagraph (A).
(D) Publication. Upon completion of the application requirements under section 190.341 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulations, the Secretary shall publish notice of the application in the Federal Register.
(E) Review of application. The Secretary shall complete a review of each such application not later than 18 months after publishing a notice in the Federal Register described in subparagraph (D) with respect to the application.
(b) Report to Congress
(1) In general. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the implementation by the Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration of subparagraphs (C) through (E) of section 60118(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code.
(2) Contents. The report required under paragraph (1) shall include—
(A) a listing of each special permit application applied for under section 60118(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code;
(B) a brief summary of the purpose of each such special permit;
(C) the date on which each such application was received;
(D) the date on which each such application was completed or, in the absence of completion, the status of the application;
(E) the date on which the Secretary issued a determination on the application; and
(F) the explanation of the Secretary for any decision made outside the review period identified in section 60118(c)(1)(E) of title 49, United States Code, if applicable.
(c) GAO Report. Not later than 1 year after the submission of the report under subsection (b), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report assessing the Secretary of Transportation’s implementation of, and compliance with, subparagraphs (C) through (E) of section 60118(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code.