High-density population areas and environmentally sensitive areas

§ 60109. High-density population areas and environmentally sensitive areas (a) Identification Requirements.—Not later than October 24, 1994, the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe regulations that— (1) establish criteria for identifying— (A) by operators of gas pipeline facilities, each gas pipeline facility (except a natural gas distribution line) located in a high-density population area; and (B) by operators of hazardous liquid pipeline facilities and gathering lines— (i) each hazardous liquid pipeline facility, whether otherwise subject to this chapter, that crosses a navigable waterway (as the Secretary defines by regulation) or that is located in an area described in the criteria as a high-density population area; and (ii) each hazardous liquid pipeline facility and gathering line, whether otherwise subject to this chapter, located in an area that the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, describes as unusually sensitive to environmental damage if there is a hazardous liquid pipeline accident; and (2) provide that the identification be carried out through the inventory required under section 60102(c) of this title. (b) Areas To Be Included as Unusually Sensitive.—When describing an area that is unusually sensitive to environmental 108 STAT. 1316damage if there is a hazardous liquid pipeline accident, the Secretary shall consider including— (1) earthquake zones and areas subject to landslides and other substantial ground movements; (2) areas of likely ground water contamination if a hazardous liquid pipeline facility ruptures; (3) freshwater lakes, rivers, and waterways; and (4) river deltas and other areas subject to soil erosion or subsidence from flooding or other water action where a hazardous liquid pipeline facility is likely to become exposed or undermined.