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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 60130. Pipeline safety information grants to communities
(a) Grant Authority. -
(1) In general. - The Secretary of Transportation may make
grants for technical assistance to local communities and groups
of individuals (not including for-profit entities) relating to
the safety of pipeline facilities in local communities, other
than facilities regulated under Public Law 93-153 (43 U.S.C. 1651
et seq.). The Secretary shall establish competitive procedures
for awarding grants under this section and criteria for selecting
grant recipients. The amount of any grant under this section may
not exceed $50,000 for a single grant recipient. The Secretary
shall establish appropriate procedures to ensure the proper use
of funds provided under this section.
(2) Technical assistance defined. - In this subsection, the
term "technical assistance" means engineering and other
scientific analysis of pipeline safety issues, including the
promotion of public participation in official proceedings
conducted under this chapter.
(b) Prohibited Uses. - Funds provided under this section may not
be used for lobbying or in direct support of litigation.
(c) Annual Report. -
(1) In general. - Not later than 90 days after the last day of
each fiscal year for which grants are made by the Secretary under
this section, the Secretary shall report to the Committees on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate and the Committees on Transportation and
Infrastructure and Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives on grants made under this section in the
preceding fiscal year.
(2) Contents. - The report shall include -
(A) a listing of the identity and location of each recipient
of a grant under this section in the preceding fiscal year and
the amount received by the recipient;
(B) a description of the purpose for which each grant was
made; and
(C) a description of how each grant was used by the
recipient.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations. - There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for carrying out
this section $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2003 through
2006. Such amounts shall not be derived from user fees collected
under section 60301.
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