UNDERWATER ABANDONED PIPELINE FACILITIES.

SEC. 216. UNDERWATER ABANDONED PIPELINE FACILITIES. Section 203(1) of the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C. App. 2002(1)) is further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(7) Abandoned pipeline facilities.— “(A) Treatment.— For the purposes of this subsection, except with respect to the initial inspection required under paragraph (1), the term ‘pipeline facilities’ includes underwater abandoned pipeline facilities. For the purposes of this subsection, in a case where such a pipeline facility has no current operator, the most recent operator of such pipeline facility shall be deemed to be the operator of such pipeline facility. “(B) Regulations.— “(i) Identification of hazards.— In issuing regulations under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall identify what constitutes a hazard to navigation with respect to underwater abandoned pipeline facilities. “(ii) Other requirements.— In issuing regulations under paragraphs (3) and (4) regarding underwater pipeline facilities abandoned after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall— “(I) include such requirements as will lessen the potential that such pipeline facilities will pose a hazard to navigation; and “(II) take into consideration the relationship between water depth and navigational safety and factors relevant to the local marine environment. “(C) Reporting requirements.— “(i) Form.— The operator of a pipeline facility abandoned after the date of the enactment of this paragraph shall report such abandonment to the Secretary in a manner specifying whether the facility has been properly abandoned according to applicable Federal and State requirements. “(ii) Pre-enactment abandoned pipelines.— Within 3 years after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the operator of a pipeline facility abandoned before the date of the enactment of this paragraph shall report to the Secretary reasonably available information, including information in the possession of third parties, relating to the abandoned pipeline facility. Such information shall include the location, size, date, and method of abandonment, whether the pipeline had been properly abandoned pursuant to applicable law, and such other relevant information as the Secretary may require. Within 18 months after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall specify the manner in which such information shall be reported. “(iii) Maintenance of records by united states.— The Secretary shall ensure that the information reported under clause (ii) is maintained by the Federal Government in a manner accessible to the appropriate Federal and State agencies. “(iv) Collisions.— The Secretary shall request that State agencies which have information on colli-106 STAT. 3307sions between vessels and underwater pipeline facilities report such information to the Secretary in a timely manner and make a reasonable effort to specify the location, date, and severity of such collisions. Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, relating to coordination of Federal information policies, shall not apply to the collection of information under this clause. “(D) Abandoned defined.— For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘abandoned’ means permanently removed from service.”.